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Suzette Mayr wins $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize for 'The Sleeping Car Porter'

Suzette Mayr wins $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize for 'The Sleeping Car Porter'

TORONTO — Suzette Mayr hopes the Scotiabank Giller Prize that will soon be residing on her shelf might finally quash her persistent impostor syndrome.
Nintendo's profit climbs on Switch machine, software sales

Nintendo's profit climbs on Switch machine, software sales

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo recorded a 34% surge in its profit in the first half of the fiscal year on strong sales of products for its Switch console like “Splatoon 3,” a paint-shooting game, the company said Tuesday.
Chris Evans named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine

Chris Evans named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Evans may have put down Captain America's shield but he's got a new badge of honor: he's been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.
Weinstein accuser takes stand in LA after New York testimony

Weinstein accuser takes stand in LA after New York testimony

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York trial of Harvey Weinstein and its California sequel had a rare crossover Monday as the only accuser of the former movie magnate to testify at both took the stand in Los Angeles and said she was sexually assaulted by hi

'Hushpuppi' gets prison term for money laundering conspiracy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Nigerian social media influencer who called himself Ray Hushpuppi and flaunted a lavish lifestyle fueled by his efforts to launder millions of stolen dollars was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles to more than 11 years in federal pr
'Black Panther' cast pushes Wakanda forward after Boseman

'Black Panther' cast pushes Wakanda forward after Boseman

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Letitia Wright hit the Marvel Cinematic Universe scene as King T’Challa’s joyfully witty younger sister in 2018’s blockbuster “Black Panther.

Man sentenced in connection with Sweetie Pie's murder plot

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis insurance agent was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for helping a one-time reality TV star fraudulently obtain life insurance on a relative later shot to death in a murder-for-hire conspiracy.
A decade in Nashville, Lainey Wilson is just getting started

A decade in Nashville, Lainey Wilson is just getting started

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Last year the stars aligned for Lainey Wilson after more than a decade trying to get the doors to open for her as a country singer-songwriter.
Oscar, Tony-nominated writer-director Douglas McGrath dies

Oscar, Tony-nominated writer-director Douglas McGrath dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Stage, TV and film writer-director Douglas McGrath, who earned a Tony nomination for “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” and an Oscar nod for the “Bullets Over Broadway” screenplay he co-wrote with Woody Allen, died Thursday.
Review: Movie fans will roar, growl over ’50 MGM Films’ book

Review: Movie fans will roar, growl over ’50 MGM Films’ book

“The 50 MGM Films that Transformed Hollywood: Triumphs, Blockbusters, and Fiascos,” by Steven Bingen (Lyons Press) The title of film historian Steven Bingen’s new book is reminiscent of B-movie trailers of the 1950s that breathlessly hype “The Most I
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