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Movie Review: ‘Pee-wee as Himself’ unmasks Paul Reubens
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
Some bio documentaries are carried mostly by the reflective, archival footage that send you back to the subject’s heyday. But in Matt Wolf’s “Pee-wee as Himself” — as wonderful as much of the archival stuff is — nothing is more compelling than when Paul Reubens is simply himself. Before his death from cancer in 2023, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From outlaw to icon: Bambi on trans survival, fame, JK Rowling and the fight that isn’t over
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Decades before transgender became a household word and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” became a worldwide hit — before visibility brought rights and recognition — there was Bambi, the Parisian icon who danced for Hollywood. The moment that changed queer history occurred on a sweltering summer day in early 1950s Algeria. An effeminate teenage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: Kid Cudi testifies at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kid Cudi is testifying at the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. He took the witness stand Thursday after testimony from George Kaplan, a former personal assistant to the music mogul, who told the jury about the threatening world he said Combs created for his inner circle. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kiefer Sutherland to pay tribute to late father Donald at Canadian Screen Awards
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
TORONTO — Kiefer Sutherland will pay tribute to his late father, Canadian acting icon Donald Sutherland, at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards. Tammy Frick, CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, says the “24” star will present the “In Memoriam” segment of the show, during which he will honour his dad. Donald Sutherland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rapper Kid Cudi says his car was set on fire weeks after Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs broke into his home
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kid Cudi testified Thursday that Sean “Diddy” Combs broke into his Hollywood Hills home in 2011 after finding out he was dating Combs’ ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, and that someone set fire to his car weeks later. Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, took the witness stand in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newfoundland author Michael Crummey wins prestigious Dublin Literary Award
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — Newfoundland and Labrador author Michael Crummey has won this year’s Dublin Literary Award. Crummey’s winning book, “The Adversary,” is the winner of the prestigious prize, which is worth 100,000 euros or roughly $156,420. The novel was published by Knopf Canada and tells the story of two siblings who own competing trading companies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s presence in Cannes speaks volumes
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
CANNES, France (AP) — Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hadn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years. Panahi, one of the leading international directors, was banned from traveling out of Iran in 2009 for attending the funeral of a student killed in the Green Movement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sparks has been making music for more than half a century. They see no reason to retire
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — They’ve spent more than half a century together as bandmates, putting out dozens of records. But brothers Ron and Russell Mael — the duo behind the art-pop band Sparks — have no intention of retiring anytime soon. The band’s sound has been ever-evolving since its inception. Ron, 79, and Russell, 76, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rapper Kid Cudi takes the witness stand at the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kid Cudi took the witness stand Thursday at the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs and was expected to testify about his brief relationship 14 years ago with Combs’ ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie. Cudi, whose legal name is Scott Mescudi, wasn’t expected to testify for long, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: It’s Rapper Kid Cudi’s turn in the witness stand at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kid Cudi is set to testify Thursday at the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. He follows a former aide to the music mogul who told the jury about the threatening world he said Combs created for his inner circle. Prosecutors allege that Combs, a three-time Grammy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Before the word ‘transgender’ existed, icon Bambi already danced for the stars
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Decades before transgender became a household word and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” became a worldwide hit — before visibility brought rights and recognition — there was Bambi, the Parisian icon who danced for Hollywood. The moment that changed queer history occurred on a sweltering summer day in early 1950s Algeria. An effeminate teenage ... Read More »
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