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A team of artisans brings Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ to life
October 14, 2025 - 10:22 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — When Tamara Deverell, the production designer on Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” first strode across the nearly finished set of Victor Frankenstein’s lab, she couldn’t help herself.
Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion says creative upbringing shaped his vision of innovation and freedom
October 13, 2025 - 12:02 PM

PARIS (AP) — France’s Nobel economics laureate Philippe Aghion reflected Monday on the creative roots that shaped his award-winning ideas about innovation and growth.
'The Last Frontier' TV series: A plane crash, a jailbreak and CIA secrets unfold in freezing Alaska
October 09, 2025 - 7:55 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The new Apple TV+. series “The Last Frontier” begins with a plane crash in remote Alaska and a scramble for survivors. We learn the plane was carrying a nasty bunch of federal inmates. Then we find out that the nastiest of them is part of a vast CIA conspiracy.
Alessandro Michele's Valentino collection puts 70s silhouettes in the Paris spotlight
October 05, 2025 - 10:43 AM

PARIS (AP) — Against strobe lights that suggested seedy allure more than spectacle, Alessandro Michele's Valentino collection Sunday showed restraint where once there was riot. Prim ’70s silhouettes — bows, ruching, velvet skirts — set a mood at Paris Fashion Week of controlled nostalgia.
Mugler reopens playbook with underground debut show in Paris
October 02, 2025 - 8:21 AM

PARIS (AP) — The fashion industry is deep in musical chairs this Paris season, and Thursday's spotlight swung to a Mugler debut.
'I stole a few': Director Guillermo del Toro goes wild at TIFF's Criterion Closet
September 08, 2025 - 9:16 AM

TORONTO — Guillermo del Toro slipped into the Criterion Closet at the Toronto International Film Festival and some wondered if he might ever come back out.
'What does it stand for?' TIFF at 50 is a cultural giant under heightened scrutiny
September 03, 2025 - 10:39 AM

TORONTO — When the Toronto International Film Festival launched in 1976, Hollywood barely noticed. Fifty years later, it commands the world’s attention — sometimes reluctantly.
LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike
July 04, 2025 - 1:50 PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan say they will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia.
Pharrell Williams brings India and Beyoncé to Louis Vuitton’s Pompidou runway
June 25, 2025 - 4:22 AM

PARIS (AP) — The birds scattered in every direction as the first drumbeat thundered across the plaza outside Paris’ Pompidou Center Tuesday, clearing the way for a different kind of flight: Beyoncé and Jay-Z swept into the front row.
Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books
June 24, 2025 - 1:41 PM

In a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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A team of artisans brings Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ to life

Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion says creative upbringing shaped his vision of innovation and freedom

'The Last Frontier' TV series: A plane crash, a jailbreak and CIA secrets unfold in freezing Alaska

Alessandro Michele's Valentino collection puts 70s silhouettes in the Paris spotlight

Mugler reopens playbook with underground debut show in Paris

'I stole a few': Director Guillermo del Toro goes wild at TIFF's Criterion Closet

'What does it stand for?' TIFF at 50 is a cultural giant under heightened scrutiny

LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike

Pharrell Williams brings India and Beyoncé to Louis Vuitton’s Pompidou runway

Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books

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