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Review: Roots rocker Will Hoge gets mad and waxes romantic

Review: Roots rocker Will Hoge gets mad and waxes romantic

Will Hoge, "Tiny Little Movies” (Thirty Tigers/Edlo) An entire album of angry political anthems could be exhausting, like the daily headlines.
TIFF announces first batch of films while facing financial fallout from COVID-19

TIFF announces first batch of films while facing financial fallout from COVID-19

TORONTO — Drive-in screenings, virtual red carpets, a scaled-down slate: The curtain will still rise on this year's Toronto International Film Festival but it will be a much different affair than the usual annual movie marathon, as the COVID-19 pande

Confederate store in Branson, Missouri, at protests' centre

BRANSON, Mo. — Branson, Missouri, may be known for its country music shows and wholesome entertainment, but the tourist hot spot now finds itself at the centre of a standoff over Confederate symbolism.
Back to grindstone for 'Mona Lisa' at post-lockdown Louvre

Back to grindstone for 'Mona Lisa' at post-lockdown Louvre

PARIS — The “Mona Lisa” found herself all alone. The coronavirus had emptied her room at the Louvre Museum of its usual throngs of admirers.
'World's Toughest Race' in Fiji to debut Aug. 14 on Amazon

'World's Toughest Race' in Fiji to debut Aug. 14 on Amazon

LONDON — Bear Grylls said he was brought to tears by the determination of competitors on “World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji” as they raced through jungles and over mountains to the point of exhaustion and pain.
Review: In 'Irresistible,' Stewart aims at a familiar enemy

Review: In 'Irresistible,' Stewart aims at a familiar enemy

At one point in “Irresistible,” Jon Stewart’s new political satire, a cable news anchor tosses a question to an absurdly overstuffed panel of 12 analysts, each in their own little “Brady Bunch” square.
Review: Ferrell spins a warm-hearted spoof in ‘Eurovision’

Review: Ferrell spins a warm-hearted spoof in ‘Eurovision’

“ Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” Will Ferrell’s goofy and highly quotable parody of the long-running European spectacle, is the first great comedy of 2020 and it couldn’t have come soon enough.
Nocera and McLean writing book on U.S. coronavirus response

Nocera and McLean writing book on U.S. coronavirus response

NEW YORK — Business writers Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera are collaborating on a critical take of the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Vancouver's Dana Claxton wins Scotiabank Photography Award

Vancouver's Dana Claxton wins Scotiabank Photography Award

TORONTO — Vancouver's Dana Claxton was named the winner of the Scotiabank Photography Award on Wednesday.
New film tells tale of North Korean orphans sent to Europe

New film tells tale of North Korean orphans sent to Europe

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Six decades after they returned to their homeland, traces of thousands of North Korean children orphaned by the Korean War linger for the elderly Europeans whose lives they briefly touched.