entertainment
Dolly Parton, one of country music's greatest legends, dead at 80
Dolly Parton, the country music star beloved for her music and philanthropy, has died, her family said in a statement. Source link
New cast members announced for Heated Rivalry season 2
The latest pair to join the cast are Canadian actor Daniel Diemer and Welsh actor Shaheen Jafargholi. Source link
How Hayden Panettiere's death may be inspiring celebrities to protect child actors in Hollywood
Several former child actors, including Anna Paquin and Melissa Gilbert, are speaking out about how children are treated in Hollywood following the recent deaths of Hayden Panettiere, Daveigh Chase and Michelle Trachtenberg. They say stronger protections are needed for child actors who are often prematurely sexualized and prone to exploitation and addiction issues. Source link
Obsession scares its way into box office history by surpassing $500M US worldwide
Turns out moviegoers around the world may be just as obsessed with Obsession as the film’s crazed girlfriend. The horror hit has officially crossed the $500-million US mark at the global box office, becoming the first original theatrical film of the 2020s to reach that milestone. Source link
F-bombs at the Opera? Empire of Wild does things differently
It started as a chart-topping book with sex, booze, magic and politics. Now, The Canadian Opera Company has commissioned an Indigenous-led creative team to turn the book Empire of Wild into an opera, and draw in new audiences to its world premiere. Source link
Tragically Hip band members reflect on Gord Downie and farewell tour 10 years after final show
The Tragically Hip band members Paul Langois and Rob Baker are remembering their bandmate Gord Downie and the band’s final show a decade on. CBC will rebroadcast the band’s final concert on Saturday to commemorate its 10th anniversary. Source link
Insidious: Out of the Further swaps sadness for terror. Then forgets to terrorize
Insidious: Out of the Further stumbles, falters and fails the longer it wears on — showing its age and flimsiness as its various and incompatible tones clash, all over a plot that feels just a little too rote to sustain our interest when combined with an intentional lack of actual fear. Source link
Welcome to the jungle: New Guinea snake named after Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash
Scientists with the Field Museum in Chicago have named a newly identified, non-venomous groundsnake from New Guinea Lielaphis slashi, or Slash’s groundsnake, in honour of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. Source link
Accused in Tupac Shakur murder trial says nephew fired the fatal shots in 1996 drive-by shooting
Jurors on Thursday heard Duane (Keffe D) Davis tell detectives in an audio recording of a 2008 police interview that his nephew Orlando (Baby Lane) Anderson fired the shots that killed rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of the 25-year-old hip-hop superstar. Source link