Halifax’s Neon Dreams captures album of the year at East Coast Music Awards
CHARLOTTETOWN – Halifax-based alt-pop duo Neon Dreams has won album of the year at the 2024 East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown. Neon Dreams, featuring singer...
Comcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff affects...
A swift rebound and unprecedented tickets sales for live music after pandemic shut venues down
Powered by big stadium tours from artists like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, ticket sales are booming and it appears likely that live acts will continue to...
Demolition of groundbreaking Iowa art installation set to begin soon
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Crews could begin ripping out a groundbreaking art installation bordering a Des Moines pond as early as next week under plans...
Disney shareholders back CEO Iger, rebuff activist shareholders who wanted to shake up the company
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Disney shareholders rallied behind longtime CEO Robert Iger, voting Wednesday to rebuff activist investor Nelson Peltz and his ally, former Disney Chief...
Movie Review: Love wins in the triumphant ‘Housekeeping for Beginners’
“Housekeeping for Beginners” begins with a shot of a painting on a wall hanging just a little askew. It’s an apt metaphor for what’s in store....
Vancouver FC looks to make a mark, help make a difference with new jersey
Vancouver FC is thinking pink this year, thanks to its new “Cherry Blossom Kit.” And hoping to look good while helping make a difference. The away...
‘The Good Wife’-verse expands with new series ‘Elsbeth’ starring Carrie Preston
It took about 14 years but Carrie Preston is finally playing her dream role full-time. Preston stars in the new CBS procedural “ Elsbeth,” as Elsbeth...
Joe Flaherty was the ‘only guy’ who could get Eugene Levy to break character
Eugene Levy says his “SCTV” castmate Joe Flaherty was the only comedian who could get him to break character on stage. Flaherty’s death Monday at age...
Playwright Christopher Durang, a Tony winner for ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,’ dies at 75
NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Christopher Durang, a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and...