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Kevin Costner lobbies Utah for more tax rebates for films

Kevin Costner lobbies Utah for more tax rebates for films

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Costner, the Academy Award-winning actor-director known for films such as “Dances With Wolves" and the current TV hit “Yellowstone,” is lobbying Utah lawmakers to offer more tax rebates to films that choose to shoot in rur
Troy Kotsur's road to making history at the Oscars

Troy Kotsur's road to making history at the Oscars

NEW YORK (AP) — In his Oscar-nominated performance in “CODA,” Troy Kotsur has one spoken line, but it’s a good one.
Judge blocks release of Bob Saget's autopsy records for now

Judge blocks release of Bob Saget's autopsy records for now

ORLANDO, Fla.
Researchers find potential to create universal type O blood organs for transplants

Researchers find potential to create universal type O blood organs for transplants

Elizabeth Ostrander spent two years on an organ transplant wait list, worrying about her oxygen levels any time she left home and wondering if she'd ever get the lungs she needed. The Niagara, Ont.
Home lighting update: Designers get creative, clever, cozy

Home lighting update: Designers get creative, clever, cozy

Designers and lighting companies have been busy coming up with new ways to hold a lightbulb and project light, and winter is a great time to explore their latest solutions. Some are inspired by the skies overhead.
Canadian musician Duane Lavold, whose "Hey Mister" was banned on MTV, dies at 54

Canadian musician Duane Lavold, whose "Hey Mister" was banned on MTV, dies at 54

TORONTO — Alt-rock raconteur Duane Lavold rattled MTV censors who banned his salacious "Hey Mister" music video from the airwaves, but those closest to the musician say he was a gentle giant who aspired to greater heights than the controversy he drew
Review: Sheila Heti offers a story strained by the surreal

Review: Sheila Heti offers a story strained by the surreal

“Pure Colour,” by Sheila Heti (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) A world determined by death and desire drives Sheila Heti’s “Pure Colour.
Michael Kors toasts New York nightlife in latest collection

Michael Kors toasts New York nightlife in latest collection

NEW YORK (AP) — In an ode to the energy of New York City nightlife, Michael Kors held his first live nighttime runway show, giving celebrity guests and fashion luminaries alike an excuse to dress up for a night on the town.
'Pose' star Rodriguez to receive GLAAD Media Awards honor

'Pose' star Rodriguez to receive GLAAD Media Awards honor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Pose” star Michaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguez will be honored at the GLAAD Media Awards for her efforts to advance acceptance for LGBTQ people of color.
Beverly Johnson returns to a changed catwalk

Beverly Johnson returns to a changed catwalk

NEW YORK (AP) — Beverly Johnson has a simple answer for why she decided to walk the runways of two buzzy designers showing at New York Fashion week: They asked. Johnson, 69 and a grandmother, is one of the original supermodels.
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