News/Arts & Entertainment Archive
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Transparent’s Jeffrey Tambor uses Emmy win to call for more roles for trans actors
Posted on 18.09.2016 | No CommentsVeep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her fifth straight Emmy on Sunday for her role in the satirical White House comedy. Veteran Jeffrey Tambor won best comedy actor for a second time for his role as a fat... -
Sully tells the untold story behind the Miracle on the Hudson
Posted on 08.09.2016 | No CommentsHe's been called a hero and strangers greet him with spontaneous hugs. But Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot behind the "Miracle on the Hudson" and now the focus of a new Hollywood movie, still isn'... -
‘I hurt a lot of women’: Filmmaker Nate Parker speaks out on prior rape allegation
Posted on 27.08.2016 | No CommentsNate Parker, whose historical biopic The Birth of a Nation will be screening at TIFF and is already receiving critical acclaim, spoke out Friday about a past rape allegation after remaining silent for w... -
The Olympic-sized mural art of Brazil’s Eduardo Kobra
Posted on 09.08.2016 | No CommentsBrazilian graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra creates larger-than-life graffiti, including a 3,000-square-metre mural created for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016. -
Actress who played TV psychic Miss Cleo in infomercials dead at 53
Posted on 27.07.2016 | No CommentsYouree Dell Harris, the actress who became famous playing the Jamaican psychic Miss Cleo, claiming to know callers' futures in ubiquitous TV infomercials and commercials 15 years ago, has died of cancer... -
Pakistani social media star murdered in ‘honour killing,’ police say
Posted on 16.07.2016 | No CommentsQandeel Baloch, a social media star whose exploits divided opinion in conservative Pakistan, was strangled, allegedly by her brother, in what appears to be a so-called "honour killing," police and her f... -
James Taylor feels compelled to help Alberta wildfire relief efforts
Posted on 09.05.2016 | No CommentsJames Taylor said in an interview Sunday it's impossible to ignore the opportunity to use his shows in Calgary and Edmonton in June to help the Canadian Red Cross in its efforts involving Fort McMurray.... -
Game of Thrones answers the burning Jon Snow question
Posted on 02.05.2016 | No CommentsThe second episode of Season 6 of Game of Thrones heavily focused on the storyline of Bran Stark, not seen at all in Season 5. -
‘I cannot in good conscience perform’: Bryan Adams cancels over Mississippi law
Posted on 11.04.2016 | No CommentsCanadian rocker Bryan Adams is canceling a performance this week in Mississippi, citing the state's new law that allows religious groups and some private businesses to refuse service to gay couples. ... -
American Idol crowns final winner as familiar faces help send show off
Posted on 08.04.2016 | No CommentsTrent Harmon was named the 15th and final American Idol winner on Thursday, over runner-up La'Porsha Renae. -
Country legend Merle Haggard dead at 79
Posted on 06.04.2016 | No CommentsMerle Haggard, the rough and tumble singer-songwriter and country music legend, has died in California at age 79, according to his manager. -
Popular magazine apologizes to George Clooney for ‘completely fabricated’ interview
Posted on 02.04.2016 | No CommentsCelebrity magazine Hello! has apologized to George Clooney for publishing an interview that the Hollywood star calls a complete fabrication.
