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Buju Banton calls new single with John Legend 'special'

Buju Banton calls new single with John Legend 'special'

LOS ANGELES — It’s been over a decade since reggae king Buju Banton and R&B star John Legend collaborated on a song, and the Grammy winners have reunited for a new track. Banton and Legend released the easygoing love song “Memories” on Friday.
Buju Banton calls new single with John Legend 'special'

Buju Banton calls new single with John Legend 'special'

LOS ANGELES — It’s been over a decade since reggae king Buju Banton and R&B star John Legend collaborated on a song, and the Grammy winners have reunited for a new track. Banton and Legend released the easygoing love song “Memories” on Friday.

Alaska school board postpones decision on banned books

PALMER, Alaska — An Alaska school board postponed a vote over rescinding a ban on selected English course books after taking public testimony on the issue that attracted national attention when a Grammy-winning rock group pledged to purchase the bann
Butler's prescient sci-fi resonates years after her death

Butler's prescient sci-fi resonates years after her death

NEW YORK — Novelist N.K. Jemisin was a teenager the first time she read Octavia Butler, and nothing had prepared her for it. It was the 1980s, and the book was called “Dawn,” the story of a black woman who awakens 250 years after a nuclear holocaust.
While Air Canada to implement fever scanners, they're no 'magic bullet'

While Air Canada to implement fever scanners, they're no 'magic bullet'

Only a few months ago they looked like something out of a sci-fi film, but fever scanners are now becoming regulation for some Canadian businesses such as Air Canada in the battle against COVID-19. Running a fever? You're grounded.
Two-stepping together, at a distance: Line dancing takes off as COVID-19 pastime

Two-stepping together, at a distance: Line dancing takes off as COVID-19 pastime

On a sunny afternoon, a sleepy street in Toronto's Roncesvalles neighbourhood transforms into a sidewalk hoedown as Donna McDougall leads a crew of dancers through a country-western routine of shuffles, swivels and scuffs.
California restaurants envision big changes in reopening

California restaurants envision big changes in reopening

LOS ANGELES — California restaurants have drafted a plan to allow the industry to reopen for sit-down dining with an array of safeguards while avoiding possible requirements imposed in other states that customers have their temperature taken or the n
Court: 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee' is Seinfeld's show

Court: 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee' is Seinfeld's show

NEW YORK — Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” was his creation despite copyright claims by a one-time collaborator who helped direct the first episode, an appeals court said Thursday. The 2nd U.S.
Mirvish tells ticket-holders it aims to reopen 'Hamilton' within 18 months

Mirvish tells ticket-holders it aims to reopen 'Hamilton' within 18 months

TORONTO — Mirvish Productions says it expects "Hamilton" will return to Toronto after the much-hyped musical's Canadian run was cut short because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Music Review: Jason Isbell firms up his place among the best

Music Review: Jason Isbell firms up his place among the best

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, “Reunions” (Southeastern/Thirty Tigers) Jason Isbell long ago earned his place among the finest songwriters of his generation. Now he’s just pouring it on.
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