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Sundance Film Fest unveils lineup for hybrid 2022 edition

Sundance Film Fest unveils lineup for hybrid 2022 edition

The Sundance Film Festival is returning to the Utah mountains in January armed with documentaries about Bill Cosby, Princess Diana, Kanye West and Lucille Ball and the directorial debuts of Eva Longoria, Tig Notaro and Jesse Eisenberg.
Travis Scott says he was unaware of deaths until after show

Travis Scott says he was unaware of deaths until after show

HOUSTON (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott said in an interview that he didn't know that fans had died at his Astroworld festival in Houston until after his performance.
Drivers playing video games? US is looking into Tesla case

Drivers playing video games? US is looking into Tesla case

DETROIT (AP) — Last August, Vince Patton was watching a YouTube video of a Tesla owner who had made a startling observation: Tesla drivers could now play a video game on their car's touch-screen dashboard — while the vehicle is moving.
Sobeys sees structural shift in food consumption toward grocery away from restaurants

Sobeys sees structural shift in food consumption toward grocery away from restaurants

One of Canada's biggest food retailers says the pandemic is having a lasting impact on food consumption as consumers continue to spend more at grocery stores and cook at home rather than return to restaurants.
Canadian families will pay an extra $966 for groceries in 2022, report says

Canadian families will pay an extra $966 for groceries in 2022, report says

HALIFAX — Food prices in Canada are expected to surge to record highs next year as ongoing pandemic-fuelled supply chain disruptions, labour market issues and adverse weather events drive up grocery bills, a new report on food prices says.
Metropolitan Museum of Art cuts Sackler name amid opioid ire

Metropolitan Museum of Art cuts Sackler name amid opioid ire

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping the Sackler name from seven exhibition spaces amid growing outrage over the role the family may have played in the opioid crisis.
Sienna Miller settles phone hacking claim against tabloid

Sienna Miller settles phone hacking claim against tabloid

LONDON (AP) — Actor Sienna Miller on Thursday accepted “substantial” damages from the publisher of British tabloid newspaper The Sun, which she accuses of hacking her phone and leaking news of her pregnancy.
Reality TV’s Josh Duggar convicted of child porn possession

Reality TV’s Josh Duggar convicted of child porn possession

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was immediately taken into custody Thursday after a federal jury convicted him of downloading and possessing child pornography.
Chopin's last piano gets its 19th-century features back

Chopin's last piano gets its 19th-century features back

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The last piano on which Frederic Chopin played and composed in Paris is being renovated by a U.S. expert who is giving it back its original mid-19th century characteristics.
Review: Amanda Gorman offers inventive collection of poems

Review: Amanda Gorman offers inventive collection of poems

Asserting that “our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation” in “The Hill We Climb,” inaugural poet Amanda Gorman urged the nation to account for its history to heal the future.
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