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Review: Sia's 'Music' soundtrack is music to our ears

Review: Sia's 'Music' soundtrack is music to our ears

Sia, “Music — Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture” (Monkey Puzzle/Atlantic) Whatever your thoughts on the new movie “Music,” there can be no argument about the music in it: It's very, very good.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield draws from real-life space thrills in debut novel

Astronaut Chris Hadfield draws from real-life space thrills in debut novel

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's next adventure will be set in the far-off world of space fiction. Random House Canada announced on Tuesday that Hadfield's debut novel, "The Apollo Murders," is scheduled to hit shelves on Oct. 12.
Review: Writer explores gay bars as revolutionary spaces

Review: Writer explores gay bars as revolutionary spaces

Jeremy Atherton Lin’s “Gay Bar” (Little, Brown & Co.) Part memoir and part anthropological exploration, Jeremy Atherton Lin’s “Gay Bar” takes readers on a grand, cross-continental adventure through the gay bars that have shaped his life.
Cuomo says indoor restaurant dining in NYC can start Friday

Cuomo says indoor restaurant dining in NYC can start Friday

NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that indoor restaurant dining can reopen in New York City at 25% capacity on Friday, two days before the Valentine's Day opening he had announced earlier.
Paris Hilton says she was abused as teen at Utah school

Paris Hilton says she was abused as teen at Utah school

SALT LAKE CITY — Paris Hilton testified about abuse she says she suffered years ago at a boarding school in Utah, as she lobbied Monday for a bill seeking to regulate the state’s troubled teen industry.
Leonardo's 'Last Supper' reopens to public with short wait

Leonardo's 'Last Supper' reopens to public with short wait

MILAN — COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” without waiting in line, and with same-day tickets possible.
COVID supervisors on the challenges of trying to keep Canadian film and TV sets safe

COVID supervisors on the challenges of trying to keep Canadian film and TV sets safe

TORONTO — On set they called her "COVID Cathy," or "CC" for short.
Album sales surge for Morgan Wallen after racist comment

Album sales surge for Morgan Wallen after racist comment

NASHVILLLE, Tenn. — Fans of Morgan Wallen are buying up the country star's latest album after a video showed him shouting a racial slur last week.
Joe Allen, whose bistro was a Broadway draw, dies at 87

Joe Allen, whose bistro was a Broadway draw, dies at 87

NEW YORK — Joe Allen, whose Times Square-adjacent bistro which bears his name has been a decadeslong draw for theatre folk and where a post-show drink is part of the Broadway experience, has died. He was 87.
Cineplex amends creditor agreement again in bid to reduce debt during COVID pandemic

Cineplex amends creditor agreement again in bid to reduce debt during COVID pandemic

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it has once again amended its credit agreement with lenders as it struggles through the financial impact of the COVID-19 virus on its operations.