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The Amazing Kreskin, a mentalist and entertainer who captivated generations of TV audiences, has died at age 89. Kreskin’s friend and former road manager, Ryan Galway, told news outlets that Kreskin — born George Joseph Kresge Jr. — died Tuesday at his home in Caldwell, N.J. Galway did not provide additional details,Continue Reading

Entertainment·REVIEW Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown treats its title like a mission statement: we hardly learn anything about our subject’s motivations or backstory. What we do get is a surprising and often impressive indictment of his desire for fame. Timothée Chalamet’s Dylan is largely a mystery in impressive butContinue Reading

Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died. She was 81. Giovanni, subjectContinue Reading

Entertainment Google has released its annual report on the top search topics and terms Canadians wanted to know about in 2024. Canadian Google searches were dominated by international topics in 2024 Brock Wilson · CBC News · Posted: Dec 10, 2024 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: December 10 GoogleContinue Reading

Entertainment Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, ending with a final show in Vancouver last night, is officially the most commercially successful tour of all time. The tour generated $2,077,618,725 US in revenue, according to the singer’s company, which reported the number to the New York Times.  Singer’s company releases number that more thanContinue Reading

Entertainment The nominations for the 82nd Golden Globes were announced on Monday by actor and comedian Mindy Kaling and actor Morris Chestnut. Among the Canadian nominees are Pamela Anderson, Gabriel LaBelle, Martin Short and director Denis Villeneuve. Canadians Gabriel LaBelle and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve also recognized Brock Wilson · CBC News · Posted: DecContinue Reading

Entertainment An amended lawsuit filed in federal court on Sunday alleges that rap mogul Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old girl along with Sean (Diddy) Combs during a party in 2000, an allegation the music mogul and husband of Beyonce vociferously denounced in a statement. Lawsuit alleges 13-year-old was raped by Jay-Z,Continue Reading

Entertainment Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz auctioned for $28M USA pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of $28 million US ($40Continue Reading

Entertainment·REVIEW A buff snowman? Male strippers for the holidays? Those are just a couple of the plot points from the new wave of holiday rom-coms showing up on Netflix. CBC’s Eli Glasner ranks Hot Frosty, Our Little Secret and The Merry Gentlemen. As Netflix moves in on the traditional HallmarkContinue Reading