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From spaceships to 'Batman' props, a Hollywood model maker's creations and collection up for auction

From spaceships to 'Batman' props, a Hollywood model maker's creations and collection up for auction

DALLAS (AP) — From an early model of the iconic alien mothership from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” to a complete Stormtrooper costume from “Star Wars,” bidding opens Friday on thousands of pieces Hollywood model maker Greg Jein collected over
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Music Review: BTS baritone V makes a smooth alt-R&B landing on 'Layover,' his first solo album

Music Review: BTS baritone V makes a smooth alt-R&B landing on 'Layover,' his first solo album

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lot can go wrong when a performer endeavors outside of the group that made their career. In the case of BTS baritone V, a lot can go right, as well.
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Music Review: Tyler Childers shines on 'Rustin' in the Rain,' conceived as an audition for Elvis

Music Review: Tyler Childers shines on 'Rustin' in the Rain,' conceived as an audition for Elvis

“Rustin’ in the Rain,” Tyler Childers (Hickman Holler Records/RCA/Sony) Tyler Childers says he came up with the concept for his latest album, “Rustin' in the Rain,” by imagining song pitches to Elvis Presley .
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Unions gets red-carpet welcome as TIFF opens amid dual Hollywood strikes

Unions gets red-carpet welcome as TIFF opens amid dual Hollywood strikes

TORONTO — Fewer stars and less buzz are expected at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which kicked off Thursday under the shadow of dual strikes by Hollywood writers and actors.
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‘That ’70s Show' actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women

‘That ’70s Show' actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge sentenced “That ’70s Show” show star Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison Thursday for raping two women, giving them some relief after they spoke in court about the decades of damage he inflicted.
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Victoria's Secret overhauls its racy fashion catwalk in the company's latest move to be inclusive

Victoria's Secret overhauls its racy fashion catwalk in the company's latest move to be inclusive

NEW YORK (AP) — For more than 20 years, Victoria’s Secret had bolstered its image built on a man’s vision of sexiness with one big annual event: its fashion catwalk extravaganza, with supermodels like Naomi Campbell sashaying down the runway in Swaro
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Mark Levin, Jen Psaki get more screen time on MSNBC, Fox News

Mark Levin, Jen Psaki get more screen time on MSNBC, Fox News

NEW YORK (AP) — Two cable news personalities from the complete opposite ends of the political spectrum — Mark Levin and Jen Psaki — are increasing their presence on television.
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Donors pledge half a billion dollars to boost the struggling local news industry

NEW YORK (AP) — The MacArthur Foundation is leading a group of donors that have pledged $500 million to help the struggling local news industry, hoping to seed outlets that can make up for those that have closed or been hollowed out over the past two
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Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage

Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage

TORONTO (AP) — When the Hollywood actors union announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey, the longtime chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, dusted off his COVID-19 playbook.
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'There's no one to fill his shoes': Journalist and author Peter C. Newman dies at 94

'There's no one to fill his shoes': Journalist and author Peter C. Newman dies at 94

Veteran journalist and author Peter C. Newman, who held a mirror up to Canada, has died at the age of 94. He died in hospital in Belleville, Ont.
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