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Cirque du Soleil completes sale transaction, emerges from creditor protection

Cirque du Soleil completes sale transaction, emerges from creditor protection

MONTREAL — Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group says it has completed the sale company to a group of its creditors led by Catalyst Capital Group The company announced the closing of the transaction with its secured lenders and its emergence from cour
Review: A maximalist family romp in ‘The Croods: A New Age”

Review: A maximalist family romp in ‘The Croods: A New Age”

Remember “The Croods”? It’s understandable if the answer is a “sure, kinda?” The 2013 animated film about a cave family in a fictional prehistoric era featuring the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Cloris Leachman was pretty enjo
Disastrous first debate is one rerun Fox's Wallace avoids

Disastrous first debate is one rerun Fox's Wallace avoids

NEW YORK — Nearly two months later, Chris Wallace can't bring himself to watch a rerun of the disastrous first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
Quebec film darling Xavier Dolan to write, direct TV drama miniseries

Quebec film darling Xavier Dolan to write, direct TV drama miniseries

Arthouse darling Xavier Dolan is shifting to the small screen with a TV drama for Quebecor Content.
Renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky donates archive to Ryerson

Renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky donates archive to Ryerson

TORONTO — Esteemed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky is donating his archive to his Toronto alma mater, Ryerson University.
Apple Books-Top-10

Apple Books-Top-10

Apple Books US Bestseller List - 11/22/20 - Paid Books Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher 1. A Promised Land by Barack Obama - 9781524763183 - (Crown) 2. Daylight by David Baldacci - 9781538761687 - (Grand Central Publishing) 3.
Douglas Stuart hopes Booker win helps working-class writers

Douglas Stuart hopes Booker win helps working-class writers

LONDON — Fittingly in this year of work-from-home and lockdowns, Douglas Stuart’s life-changing moment came to him on his sofa. The Scottish writer was at home in Manhattan when he was announced as the winner of the 2020 Booker Prize last week.
Apple-Movies-Top-10

Apple-Movies-Top-10

Apple TV app - Movies US charts: 1. The New Mutants 2. Unhinged 3. Iron Mask 4. My Cousin Vinny 5. A Rainy Day in New York 6. The Nest 7. The Personal History of David Copperfield 8. Mortal 9. Elf (2003) 10.
Egyptian celeb faces backlash over photo with Israeli singer

Egyptian celeb faces backlash over photo with Israeli singer

CAIRO — An Egyptian celebrity has sparked an uproar after a photo of him with an Israeli pop star was posted online, prompting angry rants from newscasters and the actor-singer's suspension from a stage and film professionals’ union.
Darwin notebooks reported stolen from Cambridge library

Darwin notebooks reported stolen from Cambridge library

LONDON — Cambridge University launched an appeal Tuesday to find two valuable notebooks written by Charles Darwin after they were reported as stolen from the university’s library.