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Book Review: 'Charlottesville' a dramatic account of deadly 2017 rally and history behind it

Book Review: 'Charlottesville' a dramatic account of deadly 2017 rally and history behind it

Decades before the violent Unite the Right rally in 2017 in Charlottesville that drew white nationalists protesting the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue, the city was targeted by a white supremacist who hoped to ignite a race war.
'The Apprentice,' 'Canada's Drag Race' among big winners at Canadian Screen Awards

'The Apprentice,' 'Canada's Drag Race' among big winners at Canadian Screen Awards

A film chronicling the rise of Donald Trump won best motion picture at the Canadian Screen Awards on Sunday, where its Toronto-born producer used his acceptance speech to address the U.S. president’s threats to Canadian sovereignty.
Book Review: Desi Arnaz biography highlights triumphs of Lucy’s favorite foil

Book Review: Desi Arnaz biography highlights triumphs of Lucy’s favorite foil

Once a second banana, always a second banana when in the shadow of a brighter star. For musician and actor Desi Arnaz, that shadow belonged to Lucille Ball, his wife and co-star on the ground-breaking 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy.
Book Review: A diary sends a woman on a quest to solve the cold case of 6 missing Black girls

Book Review: A diary sends a woman on a quest to solve the cold case of 6 missing Black girls

At age 13, Sydney Singleton discovered an old photograph tucked away in a drawer in her paternal grandmother’s guest room. It was a portrait of a Black girl just entering her teen years — a girl who looked a lot like Sydney.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 8-14

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 8-14

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 8-14: June 8: Singer Nancy Sinatra is 85. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 83. Singer Boz Scaggs is 81. Actor Kathy Baker (“Picket Fences”) is 75. Actor Sonia Braga is 75. Singer Bonnie Tyler is 74.
Book Review: Taylor Jenkins Reid’s ‘Atmosphere’ plays out amid the 1980s politics of NASA

Book Review: Taylor Jenkins Reid’s ‘Atmosphere’ plays out amid the 1980s politics of NASA

Is there a popular fiction writer alive who conveys falling in love better than Taylor Jenkins Reid? Consider these lines between the two central characters of her new love story, “Atmosphere,” set in the 1980s as two NASA astronauts in the space shu
This steak salad is a trattoria staple and the perfect summer lunch

This steak salad is a trattoria staple and the perfect summer lunch

Straccetti di manzo, which translates roughly from the Italian to “little rags of beef,” is a trattoria staple. The cooking is minimal and quick, making this ideal for a weeknight dinner, but the beef must be thinly sliced.
Vanessa Sears takes another run at Shakepeare's Juliet in jukebox musical '& Juliet'

Vanessa Sears takes another run at Shakepeare's Juliet in jukebox musical '& Juliet'

TORONTO — Canadian stage actress Vanessa Sears is resurrecting her role as hopeless romantic Juliet Capulet, with a playful pop music twist. Mirvish Productions says the Deep River, Ont.
'Lilo & Stitch' passes 'Sinners' to become 2nd highest grossing film of 2025

'Lilo & Stitch' passes 'Sinners' to become 2nd highest grossing film of 2025

“Lilo & Stich” and “Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” dominated the box office charts again after fueling a record-breaking Memorial Day weekend . Theaters in the U.S.
Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows

Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows

A three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients and kept disease at bay, a first-of-its-kind international experiment showed.
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