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Standing 6-foot-2-inches, Idris Elba's size helps to sell his characters. As a detective in “ Luther ,” he often averted protocol and went rogue. On “The Wire,” he played a shrewd, intimidating crime boss in the drug world.

CHICAGO (AP) — Riccardo Muti was in total control to the very end. He had signaled the last note of his final Orchestra Hall concert as Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director on Sunday when several people started to applaud.

TORONTO — Singer and TV host Keshia Chanté is set to anchor the second edition of The Black Academy's Legacy Awards this fall. The 90-minute broadcast will air live on CBC and CBC Gem on Sept.

Plumes of pink smoke. Explosions of blue. Expectant parents laughing, screaming, fainting, shooting arrows or even guns. The new documentary “Every Body” opens with footage of the often absurd practice of elaborate “gender reveals.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On a recent afternoon in San Francisco, a DoorDash driver was circling the neighborhood — first in his car, then on foot — trying to find the restaurant where he needed to pick up two orders.

NEW YORK (AP) — When producers of “Wheel of Fortune” named Ryan Seacrest — probably the most ubiquitous man on entertainment television — as its next host this week, it surprised virtually no one.

TORONTO — Taika Waititi's long-awaited soccer comedy "Next Goal Wins" will get its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. It's the first film TIFF has confirmed will play at this year's festival.

TORONTO — As a Deaf actor and artist, Dawn Jani Birley has spent much of her career challenging misconceptions and barriers.

MILAN (AP) — A still-life fresco discovered recently in the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it's not, experts at the archaeological site said Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The category? “Proper Name.” The answer? Ryan Seacrest, who will become the new “Wheel of Fortune” host after Pat Sajak's retirement next year.