Entertainment

Cautious Clay, the multi-instrumentalist whose dreamy R&B and indie-pop sound has earned him the attention of everyone from Arooj Aftab and John Mayer to Taylor Swift, embraces the passing of time on his latest EP, “The Hours: Morning.” Across eight tracks each representing an hour from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m., Clay documents the clarity, [...] Read More »

CANNES, France (AP) — The 78th Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with expectations running high for what could be a banner edition. All of the ingredients — an absurd number of stars, top-tier filmmakers, political intrigue — seem to be lined up for the French Riviera spectacular. Over the next 12 days, Cannes will play [...] Read More »

PARIS (AP) — French movie star Gérard Depardieu was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women on a set and received an 18-month suspended prison sentence in a case that was widely seen as a post-#MeToo test for the country’s film industry. The 76-year-old Depardieu, one of the most prominent figures in French cinema for [...] Read More »

Do we get to choose who we love? For Sylvie, the protagonist of Adelaide Faith’s “Happiness Forever,” the answer is surely an emphatic “No.” That’s because Sylvie is in love with her therapist, an older woman with peach-colored hair who lives within walking distance of Sylvie’s home. After 13 sessions, Sylvie spends her weeks counting [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The Eurovision Song Contest gets underway Tuesday, as representatives from 15 countries meet to perform their hearts out in pursuit of the top prize and a chance to host next year’s event. It’s a showdown of wacky, wild and wonderful songs that is hard to resist for a growing number of Canadians. For [...] Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER He was picky about the dogs he liked and the humans, too. He spent a lot of time at the veterinarian for one reason or another – porcupine quills in the nose, dew claws ripped off and ear infections ad nauseum until he was finally diagnosed with a thyroid condition. He’d [...] Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Well, it’s the May long weekend and time to relax. Or choke in smoke. I’m sure most southern Albertans didn’t have gagging on their to-do lists this weekend which is traditionally considered the start of the planting season. Instead, many were – or maybe still are – getting ready [...] Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Bieber – Lethbridge Herald Here we go again – time to see a doctor about a cataract. On Monday, I’ll be having a cataract removed from my left eye so will be out of the office for a few days. This time around I won’t be taking an entire week [...] Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD Today as many readers grab their morning coffee and read the Herald, I was planning to head west to Frank for a memorial ceremony remembering the victims of the Frank Slide on April 29, 1904. But a battle with health issues this week has changed my mind; [...] Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald I don’t know about any of you but life seems to be getting way too seriously lately. There is so much conflict in this world that it seems we are constantly bombarded with negativity from every angle. I try to be an upbeat, positive guy but sometimes [...] Read More »