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Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card sells for record $16.5M at auction
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Logan Paul has set a new world’s record — for the auction price of a trading card. The wrestling and social media star’s rare Pickachu Illustrator Pokémon card, a “Holy Grail” for collectors, sold for $16.5 million Monday at Goldin Auctions after 41 days of bidding. Paul had purchased the card ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 22-28 includes Dakota Fanning and Drew Barrymore
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 22-28: Feb. 22: Actor Paul Dooley is 98. Actor Julie Walters (“Harry Potter” films, “Mamma Mia!”) is 76. Actor Ellen Greene (TV’s “Pushing Daisies,” film’s “Little Shop of Horrors”) is 75. Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 67. Comedian Rachel Dratch (“30 Rock,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 60. Actor Paul ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Damascus book fair draws crowds, with censorship eased in post-Assad Syria
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Abdul-Razzaq Ahmad Saryoul began publishing books in Syria in 2003 but he used to abstain from participating in the annual International Damascus Book Fair because of tight measures by the country’s security agencies and bans on many books under Bashar Assad’s rule. In the first post-Assad book fair to be held ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Producer of hit Israeli TV series ‘Tehran’ dies suddenly in Greece
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Israeli producer Dana Eden, best known for co-creating the Emmy-winning drama “Tehran,” has died suddenly in Greece, Israeli public broadcaster KAN said Monday. Eden, 52, was found dead in a hotel in the Greek capital, Athens, a Greek police official said, adding that initial indications suggested she had taken her own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazil’s Lula gets image boost at Rio Carnival, but also faces legal risks
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome hosted a glitzy parade Sunday evening celebrating Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a year he bids for his fourth inconsecutive term. However, his adversaries are crying foul and seeking legal action against the 80-year-old leader and the samba school, alleging the tribute kicked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Adolescence’ and ‘Train Dreams’ win top prizes at Film Independent Spirit Awards
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
Clint Bentley’s lyrical Denis Johnson adaptation “Train Dreams ” won the top film award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, while “Adolescence” dominated the television categories. Both were released on Netflix. Bentley also won best director for the film starring Joel Edgerton, whom he thanked profusely for “being the heartbeat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Adolescence’ and ‘Train Dreams’ win top awards at Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
Clint Bentley’s lyrical Denis Johnson adaptation “Train Dreams ” won the top film award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, while “Adolescence” dominated the television categories. Both were released on Netflix. Bentley also won best director for the film starring Joel Edgerton, whom he thanked profusely for “being the heartbeat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Powered by women, ‘Wuthering Heights’ digs up $34.8 million at the box office for a No. 1 debut
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
Emerald Fennell’s bold reimagining of “Wuthering Heights” brought crowds of women to movie theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. release topped the box office charts and nabbed the title for the year’s biggest opening with $34.8 million in ticket sales in its first three days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. According ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Independent Spirit Awards celebrate indie movies and TV in Los Angeles
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
Ethan Hawke,Rose Byrne and Keke Palmer are just a few of the actors up for prizes at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. Comedian and “Saturday Night Live” veteran Ego Nwodim is hosting the celebration of independent film and television, which will be livestreamed on YouTube starting at 5 p.m. ET. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photos of dogs in their costumes as pet lovers kick off Carnival
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
Pet lovers kicked off Carnival celebrations with dozens of dogs dressed as fairies and superheroes and others festooned in ribbons, feathers and head pieces. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Juan Karita And Silvia Izquierdo, The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mud madness at Brazil’s Carnival in photos
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
PARATY, Brazil (AP) — Mud-covered revelers took over the beach in Paraty, Brazil, on Saturday as part of a Carnival tradition that has grown steadily since it began 40 years ago. In the seaside town near the country’s historic colonial center, participants coated themselves in gray sludge, rolled through the silty shallows and emerged caked ... Read More »
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