News/Entertainment (Page 28)

Entertainment MrBeast’s ambitious reality show, which the YouTube megastar hopes will expand his giant online reach and turn the corner on recent controversies, is already raising questions from consumer advocates over a partnership with a fintech company. Consumer advocates question wisdom of promoting payday loans to young audiences on BeastContinue Reading

The faces of the best films of the year, from a wordless cat, reform school students, a Winnipeg student, a sex worker and her client, plus a prison playwright. (Elevation Pictures, Amzon MGM Studios, Janus Films)Amid the constant turmoil of the entertainment industry and the encroachment of AI on screens big andContinue Reading

Entertainment Zakir Hussain was one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians. He defied genres and introduced the percussion instrument tabla to global audiences. In 2023, Hussain spoke to CBC’s Tom Power about the ‘landmark’ advice George Harrison gave him Brock Wilson · CBC News · Posted: Dec 16, 2024 11:22Continue Reading

Entertainment Netflix has put out three of its own Christmas movies this season — stepping into a market long dominated by cable channels like Hallmark and Lifetime. But experts say the streaming giant is bringing its own twist to the formulaic fare. Hot Frosty, Our Little Secret and The MerryContinue Reading

Entertainment Two classical musicians, including famed British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cancelled a sold-out show in Toronto after Air Canada refused to allow them to board their flight with a cello, even though they’d purchased a seat for the instrument.  Incident forced classical musicians to cancel their sold-out show in TorontoContinue Reading

Entertainment Beyoncé has won her first country award at the Billboard Music Awards, taking home the title of top female country artist, a victory which comes just months after her album Cowboy Carter was snubbed by the Country Music Awards. Award comes after the singer was snubbed by the CountryContinue Reading

Entertainment·REVIEW William S. Burroughs wrote his novella Queer about his own challenging history as a gay man in the 1950s. The Luca Guadagnino adaptation — though overwhelmingly faithful — changes the sentiment. Update of William S. Burroughs novella is largely faithful but possibly misunderstood Jackson Weaver · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Entertainment Three men sued Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in New York on Thursday, claiming the hip-hop mogul drugged and raped them. The lawsuits add to a wave of sexual assault litigation against the rapper, producer and record executive as he also faces federal sex trafficking charges in New York. The latestContinue Reading

Entertainment Country music star Morgan Wallen has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment. He had been charged for throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar in Nashville and nearly hitting two police officers with it. Wallen was accused of throwing a chair from theContinue Reading