Who Framed Roger Rabbit animator Richard Williams dead at 86 August 17, 2019 - 12:38 PM
Richard Williams, a Canadian-British animator whose work on the bouncing cartoon bunny in Who Framed Roger Rabbit helped blur the boundaries between the animated world and our own, has died at age 86.
Women on country radio are an endangered species, new research says August 17, 2019 - 4:00 AM
A new study released by a Canadian musicologist found what female country singers have been saying for a while: Country radio plays them way less than their male counterparts. But there is an argument about why this is happening.
Mo Amer on going from refugee to comedy star and ending up on a plane next to Eric Trump August 16, 2019 - 8:52 PM
He's toured with comedy legend Dave Chappelle and is the first Arab-American to star in his own nationally televised one-hour stand-up special, but Mo Amer's life could have easily turned out very differently.
Actor Peter Fonda, who starred in Easy Rider, dead at 79 August 16, 2019 - 7:06 PM
Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right, both writing and starring in counterculture classics like Easy Rider, has died. He was 79.
Mulan star Liu Yifei sparks boycott calls amid support of Hong Kong police August 16, 2019 - 2:49 PM
The star of Disney's upcoming Mulan has become the latest entertainer to wade into the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, drawing praise from some while others call for a boycott of her anticipated live-action remake.
German court rejects girl's bid to join all-boys choir August 16, 2019 - 12:01 PM
A court in Germany has rejected a 9-year-old girl's bid to join a centuries-old Berlin boys choir.
'There'll never be another Woodstock': P.E.I. couple remembers legendary festival 50 years on August 16, 2019 - 6:00 AM
When David and Francesca Gregori each went to Woodstock in 1969 they couldn't have known eight years later they would meet, fall in love and get married.
Dildo loves Jimmy: late-night TV host named honorary mayor — if he visits August 16, 2019 - 4:40 AM
After a week-long campaign, American late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel has been named mayor of Dildo, N.L., but there’s a catch.
Montrealer among LGBTQ creators suing YouTube alleging discrimination August 15, 2019 - 8:21 PM
Chase Ross says the mere mention in videos of such words as "transgender," "gay" and "lesbian" — or the use of those words in titles and tags — can get a video flagged as sensitive, restricting their views and curtailing advertising.
'An end of a very turbulent time that was also very wonderful:' Arlo Guthrie returns for Woodstock anniversary August 15, 2019 - 6:03 PM
Tie-dyed pilgrims and white-haired Woodstock festival veterans converged at the generation-defining site to celebrate its 50th anniversary, while Arlo Guthrie came back to sing — what else? — The Times They Are a-Changin'.
