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Fendi taps Dior designer Kim Jones to replace Karl Lagerfeld

Fendi taps Dior designer Kim Jones to replace Karl Lagerfeld

Rome fashion house Fendi announced Wednesday that Kim Jones is taking over from the late Karl Lagerfeld as creative director of haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur collections.
'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' will end in 2021

'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' will end in 2021

LOS ANGELES — Who do we keep up with now? After more than a decade, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” will be ending its run next year.
DeGeneres vows candour as clouded talk show charts its return

DeGeneres vows candour as clouded talk show charts its return

LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres says she'll be ready to talk when her daytime show returns this month after a staff shake-up prompted by allegations of a toxic workplace. “I can’t wait to get back to work and back to our studio.
Lupita Nyong'o says Chadwick Boseman's 'power lives on'

Lupita Nyong'o says Chadwick Boseman's 'power lives on'

LOS ANGELES — Lupita Nyong'o has written a stirring tribute to her late “Black Panther" co-star Chadwick Boseman, calling him a man whose power will ”reverberate for generations.

Netflix/Canadian Film Centre announce four series for development initiative

TORONTO — The Canadian Film Centre and Netflix have announced four projects in the TV series portion of their inaugural Project Development Accelerator initiative.

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Nonfiction 1. The Dressing Room by Whisperlodge, narrated by Amanda Wallace (Audible Studios) 2. Melania and Me by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio) 3. When You Find Me by P. J.

Grammy-nominated composer William Pursell dies at age 94

NASHVILLE — William “Bill” Pursell, a Grammy-nominated composer who worked as a Nashville studio musician with artists like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, has died. He was 94.
Canadian filmmakers hope small Toronto film fest slate will help them stand out

Canadian filmmakers hope small Toronto film fest slate will help them stand out

TORONTO — Michelle Latimer was celebrating word that her documentary "Inconvenient Indian" made it into this year's Toronto International Film Festival when she got a phone call with even bigger news.
Review: Elizabeth Cook sings about regrowth on 'Aftermath'

Review: Elizabeth Cook sings about regrowth on 'Aftermath'

Elizabeth Cook, “Aftermath” (Agent Love/Thirty Tigers) As an outlaw country disc jockey, fast-talking, y'all-ing Elizabeth Cook has a way with words, and so it goes on her new album, “Aftermath.

Ayad Akhtar named new PEN American president

NEW YORK — Playwright-novelist Ayad Akhtar has been named the new president of PEN America, the human rights and literary organization. Akhtar, who assumes the presidency Dec. 2, succeeds novelist Jennifer Egan.
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