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Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84. Lesh’s death was announced on his Instagram account. Lesh was the oldest member of the band thatContinue Reading

Entertainment Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin. Grammy winner arrested for attempted murder-for-hire ofContinue Reading

Entertainment A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie. New Mexico judge stands by July decision on dismissing charge over fatal shooting of a cinematographer The AssociatedContinue Reading

Entertainment·REVIEW Conclave is a silly film masquerading as serious social commentary — a sort of Mean Girls in robes, juggling a seemingly impactful message that instantly shatters into a thousand little pieces the moment you actually start to examine it. It’s also quite good. Mystery-thriller about fictional papal election isn’tContinue Reading

Entertainment Elmo’s official X social media account shared a clip last week of the Muppet character talking to actor Andrew Garfield on Sesame Street about grief, with Garfield sharing feelings about the loss of his mother. It led to an outpouring of comments, with X users sharing their own stories ofContinue Reading

Entertainment Matthew Sweet’s management thanked fans and supporters for helping raise enough money to transport him to his hometown in Nebraska after he suffered what they had earlier described as a “debilitating” stroke in Toronto. Sweet, 60, was transported from Toronto Western to rehab facility in hometown of Omaha, Neb.ChrisContinue Reading

Entertainment Elon Musk has responded to a lawsuit launched against him by a production company for Blade Runner 2049 over allegations of copyright infringement. “That movie sucked,” he said on X. Lawsuit accuses Musk, Tesla of using film sequences to generate promotional material Brock Wilson · CBC News · Posted: Oct 22, 2024Continue Reading

Entertainment Paul Di’Anno, the frontman for British heavy metal group Iron Maiden’s first two albums, has died. He was 66. One-time frontman sang on band’s debut, follow-up albumCBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2024 6:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 21 Paul Di’Anno, centre, poses with Iron Maiden bandmates inContinue Reading

Entertainment·Photos The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards have crowned Beaufille and Spencer Badu this year’s top fashion designers at a gala held in Toronto over the weekend. Beaufille named womenswear designer of the year, and Spencer Badu declared top menswear designerThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 21, 2024 4:51 PMContinue Reading