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Shawn Mendes says rumours about sexuality 'felt like an intrusion.' Here's why such speculation can be harmful
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:30:27 EDT
Shawn Mendes is pictured in a white shirt and jeans performing at a concert.

Canadian singer Shawn Mendes has addressed speculation about his sexuality, saying he's 'just figuring it out.' Experts say that public scrutiny of someone's sexuality can be harmful to their mental health.


Teri Garr, co-star of Tootsie and Young Frankenstein, dead at 79
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:42:58 EDT
Teri Garr smiling and looking at the camera while holding railing next to her.

Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favourites as Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, has died of multiple sclerosis, her publicist said. She was 79.


Comedic actor Jay Johnston sentenced to 1 year in prison in Capitol riot case
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:27:35 EDT
A bearded man wearing sunglasses and a suit and tie holds a cigarette while walking outside a building beside a woman.

Jay Johnston, who appeared on Mr. Show, Arrested Development and voiced Jimmy Pesto on Bob's Burgers, was sentenced on Monday to one year in prison for his part in a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago.


Tyler, the Creator's new album Chromakopia is out. Here's what you need to know
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:51:11 EDT
A man in a mask wears a suit.

Tyler, the Creator has released his seventh studio album, Chromakopia. Fans are speculating on social media that the rapper's album may feature a new alter ego.


'AI is a crap poet': Margaret Atwood isn't worried about artificial intelligence
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:31:38 EDT
Margaret Atwood sits with one hand resting on a table next to an empty teacup.

Celebrated Canadian author Margaret Atwood says she's too old to be concerned about artificial intelligence and how it could affect her career, but admits that's not the case for younger artists. As she works on her memoir, Atwood says she wants to tell stories about the 'stupid things and catastrophes' that have happened in her life, rather than the books she's written.


Saoirse Ronan silences male stars with reaction to self-defence joke
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:55:38 EDT
An actress is pictured in a white dress

American Irish actor Saoirse Ronan highlighted violence against women after a joke about using a phone during an attack was made on BBC's The Graham Norton Show.


Puerto Rican artists, politicians angered by insults hurled at island at Trump rally
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:53:13 EDT
A dark haired man with mustache and beard is shown speaking at a podium that says Trump-Vance on it.

Bad Bunny threw his support behind Vice-President Kamala Harris on Sunday shortly after a comedian at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally made crude jokes about Latinos and called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage," angering Hispanic members of both major U.S. parties.


Are Hallmark's actors too old? Fans fire back after exec allegedly says not to cast 'old people'
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:38:11 EDT
A woman stands in front of a background that says countdown to christmas

A Hallmark Media executive allegedly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our leading ladies are aging out,” according to a lawsuit filed against the network this month and obtained by The Associated Press.


Anora and the changing depiction of sex work in Hollywood
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 10:00:00 EDT
A smiling man and woman embrace. Behind them are neon lights and fireworks.

Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning film Anora is one of a series of films changing how sex work and sex workers are depicted in film.


How Toronto band METZ made a mark on an East Coast music scene
Sun, 27 Oct 2024 10:30:00 EDT
A man stands on a stage playing a guitar.

In the early 2010s, there was a migration of alternative rock music from Ontario to St. John’s in the form of a three-piece band called METZ. Now that they're calling it a day, N.L. artists are sharing memories of the interprovincial musical relationship.


Phil Lesh, who anchored the Grateful Dead with thundering bass lines, dead at 84
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:31:31 EDT
A man plays bass guitar on stage.

Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of The Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84.


Rapper Lil Durk charged with orchestrating 2022 revenge killing
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:53:11 EDT
A man wearing sunglasses holds a Grammy award.

Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo's cousin.


Judge upholds dismissal of Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter charge
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:20:43 EDT
A man with a slight beard looks impassively out of frame.

A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.


Grieving adults are turning to a Muppet for comfort on social media. Is that a good thing?
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:21:39 EDT
A big red muppet with floppy ears, bulging eyes and an orange nose.

Elmo’s official X social media account shared a clip last week of the Muppet character talking to actor Andrew Garfield on Sesame Street about grief, with Garfield sharing feelings about the loss of his mother. It led to an outpouring of comments, with X users sharing their own stories of loss and grief.


Conclave is slick, unserious — and verging on great
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:00:07 EDT
A man wearing religious robes stands among a crowd of other men wearing the same.

Conclave is a silly film masquerading as serious social commentary — a sort of Mean Girls in robes, juggling a seemingly impactful message that instantly shatters into a thousand little pieces the moment you actually start to examine it. It's also quite good.


Internet Archive hack a signal that cultural institutions are cyber criminals' newest target
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:52:21 EDT
A man is typing on a laptop that has a screen which shows many lines of code.

Experts say cybersecurity education, training, and awareness are essential as cultural institutions have increasingly become targets for cyberattacks.


Matthew Sweet back in U.S. after suffering 'debilitating' stroke in Toronto
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:20:55 EDT
A bearded man in dark clothing plays a guitar onstage.

Matthew Sweet's management thanked fans and supporters for helping raise enough money to transport him to his hometown in Nebraska after he suffered what they had earlier described as a "debilitating" stroke in Toronto.


Abbas Akhavan will represent Canada at the Venice Biennale in 2026
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:02:24 EDT
A series of columns made of straw, soil and other natural materials stands on top of a green floor.

The multidisciplinary artist known for site-responsive work will turn his attention to the national pavilion for the next edition of the world’s most prestigious contemporary art exhibition.


Cineplex officially files appeal of $38.9M fine for drip pricing
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:24:12 EDT
Cineplex has cancelled screenings of a South Indian film following four drive-by shootings at movie theatres throughout the Greater Toronto Area the day it premiered. A Cineplex theatre at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto on Monday December 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

Cineplex has filed an appeal of a record $38.9-million fine for deceptive marketing practices imposed against it by the Competition Tribunal.