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Social secretary helps 'people's house' welcome the people

Social secretary helps 'people's house' welcome the people

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cookies forgotten in purses until they crumble. Complaints about not being invited. Boycotts over political disagreements with President Joe Biden .
Review: Remake 'Ikiru'? 'Living,' with Bill Nighy, tries

Review: Remake 'Ikiru'? 'Living,' with Bill Nighy, tries

It's probably not fair, this season especially, to recoil at the remaking of a classic.
How to protect yourself against 'renoviction' as rental markets heat up

How to protect yourself against 'renoviction' as rental markets heat up

CALGARY — With Canada's already-hot rental market expected to come under even more pressure in 2023, experts say tenants should guard against "renoviction" by educating themselves about their rights.
Final tally: Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths last year

Final tally: Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths last year

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released Thursday. The official number was 106,699, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Canadian writer for 'Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire' addresses fan backlash

Canadian writer for 'Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire' addresses fan backlash

Adam O’Byrne had largely put aside acting to work behind-the-scenes in television, but he could not turn down a hair-raising cameo on AMC's “Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire.
Megan Thee Stallion 'matters,' says DA at Tory Lanez trial

Megan Thee Stallion 'matters,' says DA at Tory Lanez trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion would never have subjected herself to the torrent of public abuse she's received if she wasn't telling the truth about rapper Tory Lanez shooting h
Netflix plans $900M facility at former New Jersey Army base

Netflix plans $900M facility at former New Jersey Army base

Netflix said Wednesday it plans to build a state-of-the-art production facility at a former Army base at the Jersey Shore that will cost more than $900 million, and create thousands of jobs.
Q&A: Baumbach finds a cinematic playground in 'White Noise'

Q&A: Baumbach finds a cinematic playground in 'White Noise'

It was early in the pandemic when Noah Baumbach, for the first time in his career, found himself wondering what he was going to do next. 2019 had been a big year, both professionally and in his personal life. He lost his father.
Review: In ‘Corsage,’ a real-life empress gets a new story

Review: In ‘Corsage,’ a real-life empress gets a new story

A winsome young woman marries into the top echelon of royalty, becomes lonely in a passionless marriage, and suffers eating disorders and depression even as she fascinates the outside world.
An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars

An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars

NEW YORK (AP) — After being arrested for creating antigovernment propaganda in 2010, the Iranian director Jafar Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years. Since then, he’s made five widely acclaimed features.
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