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Novelist Percival Everett and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts

Novelist Percival Everett and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's novel "James,” his radical reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
A Trump film tariff would send Canadian screen industry into 'chaos,' say local producers

A Trump film tariff would send Canadian screen industry into 'chaos,' say local producers

When Daniel Bekerman set out to produce "The Apprentice" — last year's biopic about U.S. President Donald Trump — he figured some controversy might come from the subject, not the city it was filmed in.
Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here's what we know

Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here's what we know

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is eyeing Hollywood for his next round of tariffs , threatening to levy all films produced outside the U.S. at a steep rate of 100%.
Ann Telnaes, who quit Washington Post in protest, wins Pulitzer for 'fearlessness' in commentary

Ann Telnaes, who quit Washington Post in protest, wins Pulitzer for 'fearlessness' in commentary

NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post who quit in protest early this year after editors killed her sketch criticizing the Post owner and other media chief executives working to curry favor with Trump has won the Puli
Weyni Mengesha, d'bi.young anitafrika among Metcalf performing arts prize winners

Weyni Mengesha, d'bi.young anitafrika among Metcalf performing arts prize winners

TORONTO — Soulpepper artistic director Weyni Mengesha and dub poet d'bi.young anitafrika are among the winners of the Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes.
Toronto Music Experience aims to celebrate local music history, open a museum

Toronto Music Experience aims to celebrate local music history, open a museum

TORONTO — Toronto's storied music history may finally have a museum of its own as part of a five-year plan guided by a team of local entertainment leaders.
Brazilian judge orders arrest of man over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio

Brazilian judge orders arrest of man over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge on Monday ordered the arrest of a man suspected of being involved in an alleged plot to place explosives at a concert by singer Lady Gaga in Rio de Janeiro.
The stories behind all of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' name changes as the hip-hop mogul heads to trial

The stories behind all of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' name changes as the hip-hop mogul heads to trial

In the criminal indictment for this week’s sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs , the document lists many of the hip-hop mogul’s aliases. Most people, especially music fans, probably already know them. From “Puff Daddy” to “P.
New Met Gala exhibit 'Superfine' gives voice to emerging Black designers

New Met Gala exhibit 'Superfine' gives voice to emerging Black designers

NEW YORK (AP) — When the email came from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacques Agbobly at first didn’t quite believe it. The Brooklyn-based fashion designer had only been in the business for five years.
Book Review: Restaurateur Keith McNally opens up in candid memoir 'I Regret Almost Everything'

Book Review: Restaurateur Keith McNally opens up in candid memoir 'I Regret Almost Everything'

Keith McNally has been charming New York City diners since he opened his first restaurant, The Odeon, in 1980, helping transform a then-derelict TriBeCa into a hotspot for the “glitterati.