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Hot in Toronto music festival postponed after headliner Lil Wayne drops out

Hot in Toronto music festival postponed after headliner Lil Wayne drops out

TORONTO — A major Toronto hip-hop music festival has been postponed after organizers say one of its headliners cancelled his appearance.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files complaint over rules for CNN's presidential debate next month

PHOENIX (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Maggie Burton, NL city councillor, wins Griffin First Canadian Book Prize

Maggie Burton, NL city councillor, wins Griffin First Canadian Book Prize

A city councillor for St. John's, N.L., has won the Canadian First Book Prize, administered by the Griffin Poetry Prize. Maggie Burton received the $10,000 award for her poetry collection "Chores.
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The art of drag is a target. With Pride Month near, performers are organizing to fight back

The art of drag is a target. With Pride Month near, performers are organizing to fight back

“Drag is joy, but it’s under attack. Our very existence, our self-expression, our art — all of it is being threatened. And we’ve had enough.
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Not a gym rat? Here’s how to get started on an outdoor exercise routine

Not a gym rat? Here’s how to get started on an outdoor exercise routine

Between the sweat smell, fluorescent lights and omnipresent television screens, April Herring has never connected with going to the gym.
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Malcolm Gladwell takes fresh look at societal trends in 'Revenge of the Tipping Point'

Malcolm Gladwell takes fresh look at societal trends in 'Revenge of the Tipping Point'

NEW YORK (AP) — Coming this fall: “The Tipping Point,” the sequel. Little, Brown and Co. announced Wednesday that Malcolm Gladwell's “Revenge Of the Tipping Point" will be published Oct. 1.
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Fire destroys part of Legoland theme park in western Denmark, melting replicas of famed buildings

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit has destroyed part of Miniland, a section of the Legoland theme park in western Denmark with replicas of famous buildings made of Lego bricks, the park said Wednesday.
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Book Review: Joyce Carol Oates' novel 'Butcher' is a reflection on women's agency over their bodies

Book Review: Joyce Carol Oates' novel 'Butcher' is a reflection on women's agency over their bodies

Now well into her 80s, prolific American author Joyce Carol Oates keeps cranking out the books, most recently the disturbing novel “Butcher.
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Book Review: So you think the culture wars are new? Shakespeare expert James Shapiro begs to differ

Book Review: So you think the culture wars are new? Shakespeare expert James Shapiro begs to differ

“The theater, when it is any good, can change things.
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OpenAI to start using news content from News Corp. as part of a multiyear deal

Joining news organizations that have chosen to collaborate rather than fight with the best-known artificial intelligence company, News Corp.
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