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'Jackass' star Bam Margera to stand trial on assault charge in fight with brother, judge rules

'Jackass' star Bam Margera to stand trial on assault charge in fight with brother, judge rules

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Animation master Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' to open TIFF this year

Animation master Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' to open TIFF this year

Influential Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's first feature in 10 years will open this year's Toronto International Film Festival. "The Boy and the Heron" is a hand-drawn film, written and directed by Miyazaki.
B.C. musician recalls collaboration with 'timeless' Sinead O'Connor, spanning 8,000km

B.C. musician recalls collaboration with 'timeless' Sinead O'Connor, spanning 8,000km

British Columbia musician Rhys Fulber doesn't remember every recording session in a career stretching back to the 1980s, but a day in the studio in 2001 sticks in his mind. He recalled the privilege of working with the "transcendent" Sinead O'Connor.
Vampire dramedy, tribute to late Jean-Marc Vallée set for Venice film sidebar

Vampire dramedy, tribute to late Jean-Marc Vallée set for Venice film sidebar

VENICE, Italy — A tribute to late Quebec filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée and a dramedy about a reluctant vampire are among the Canadian highlights set for a sidebar to the Venice Film Festival.
Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening

Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening

DENVER (AP) — The case involves almost everything a victim of sexual harassment would be desperate to avoid. Multiple requests for follow-up interviews about a traumatizing episode. Bickering over legal fees.
Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening

Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening

DENVER (AP) — The case involves almost everything a victim of sexual harassment would be desperate to avoid. Dozens of emails and multiple requests for follow-up interviews about a traumatizing episode. Bickering over legal fees.
Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' to open Toronto Film Festival

Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' to open Toronto Film Festival

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Boy and the Heron," the first film in a decade by Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki, will open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday.
Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple

Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk may want to send “tweet” back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay — at least for now.
Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae says he's gay in an announcement that's been warmly received by fans

Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae says he's gay in an announcement that's been warmly received by fans

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae said he is gay in an emotional announcement at a fan event that was warmly welcomed in a country where the government does not legally recognize LGBTQ equality.
Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer-songwriter, dies at 56

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer-songwriter, dies at 56

LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56.
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