Lilly Singh to host new CTV quiz show ‘Battle of the Generations’
TORONTO – Canadian entertainer Lilly Singh has been tapped to host CTV’s new prime-time quiz show “Battle of the Generations.” The YouTuber and former late-night star...
Florence Pugh shines in haunting ‘The Wonder’
It is 1862 in a remote Irish village when an English nurse is called in by a local council to observe and investigate a phenomenon in...
Alejandro Iñárritu’s freewheeling fantasia ‘Bardo’
In the swaggering, maximalist cinema of Alejandro Iñárritu, Iñárritu has, himself, never been all that far off the screen. Since his blistering debut in “Amores Perros”...
Peter Howell: Quentin Tarantino gives us more exclamation than ‘Cinema Speculation’ in his new film book
Writer/director Quentin Tarantino was just nine years old when he first hurled an obscenity at a movie screen. It was a crude sexual command, unprintable in...
How faith and commercial radio shaped Alex G’s most personal record to date
Whether by nature or by design, Alex G is one of indie rock’s most inscrutable characters. As a lyricist and songwriter, he is most comfortable as...
What are the 500 best albums? Rolling Stone has an answer
NEW YORK (AP) — Is Fleetwood Mac’s landmark album “Rumours” better than “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar? Should “Tapestry” by Carole King be ranked...
Transgender soul pioneer Jackie Shane subject of Heritage Minute
TORONTO — Groundbreaking transgender soul singer Jackie Shane is the focus of a new Heritage Minute. Historica Canada released her story as the latest in its...
Long-lost violin looted by Nazis in 1944 identified in France
Andrew Burton/Getty Images About 600 Stradivarius violins remain in the world. (File photo). A violin in France has been tentatively identified as a well-known Stradivarius that...
Qantas dismisses criticism after receiving Shonky Award for disappointing customers
It has been a tough year for Qantas and its passengers – and now the Australian flag carrier has been crowned by consumer advocacy group Choice...
Pohutukawa or shades of Mob? – Neighbours see red over bright bach in flash street
A newly-painted bach in a multi-million dollar street in Mount Maunganui has sparked controversy with a neighbour comparing the scheme to “mob colours” or a “brothel”,...