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CP NewsAlert: Canada's Villeneuve nominated for Oscar for adapting 'Dune'

CP NewsAlert: Canada's Villeneuve nominated for Oscar for adapting 'Dune'

Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has snagged an Oscar nomination for adapting the sci-fi epic "Dune." More coming. The Canadian Press
Conductor Simon Rattle receives Germany's highest honor

Conductor Simon Rattle receives Germany's highest honor

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's president on Tuesday bestowed the country's highest honor on British conductor Simon Rattle, the former head of the Berlin Philharmonic who is set to take a new job in Munich next year.
Iggy Pop, Ensemble Intercontemporain win Polar Music Prize

Iggy Pop, Ensemble Intercontemporain win Polar Music Prize

STOCKHOLM (AP) — American rocker Iggy Pop, known as “the godfather of punk” , and Ensemble Intercontemporain, a contemporary music orchestra based in Paris, have won the 2022 Polar Music Prize, a Swedish music award.
Lily King among finalists for $20,000 Story Prize

Lily King among finalists for $20,000 Story Prize

NEW YORK (AP) — Short story collections by Lily King, J. Robert Lennon and Brandon Taylor are finalists for a $20,000 award.
Senate celebrates Black artists; minister says 'do more' to promote black history

Senate celebrates Black artists; minister says 'do more' to promote black history

OTTAWA — The first art historian to be appointed to the Senate says the work of Canada’s Black artists is not sufficiently recognized or celebrated. But now Sen.
Muscogee dismayed by nearly naked statue of Georgia ancestor

Muscogee dismayed by nearly naked statue of Georgia ancestor

ATLANTA (AP) — There's a problem with putting someone on a pedestal: Exposed on all sides, a hero to some can be seen as a traitor to others.
The Who will play Cincinnati, 42 years after concert tragedy

The Who will play Cincinnati, 42 years after concert tragedy

CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — British rock band The Who will play their first concert in the Cincinnati area in over four decades, after 11 people died in a pre-show stampede in 1979.
Expanded Holocaust museum coming to Montreal in 2025 to include hologram testimonials

Expanded Holocaust museum coming to Montreal in 2025 to include hologram testimonials

MONTREAL — A bigger, more interactive and more modern Holocaust museum will be opening its doors in Montreal's Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood in 2025.
Michael Jackson film coming from Bohemian Rhapsody producer

Michael Jackson film coming from Bohemian Rhapsody producer

A biopic about Michael Jackson is in the works from Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King and “Gladiator” screenwriter John Logan.
What to watch out for when Oscar noms are announced Tuesday

What to watch out for when Oscar noms are announced Tuesday

NEW YORK (AP) — It's time again to celebrate Hollywood's grandest ambitions and most daring risk takers. No, I'm not talking about “Jackass Forever.” On Tuesday morning, nominations to the 94th annual Academy Awards will be announced.
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