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Cirque du Soleil and Gamefam to launch Roblox experience as part of next-gen push

Cirque du Soleil and Gamefam to launch Roblox experience as part of next-gen push

MONTREAL — Cirque de Soleil Entertainment Group is joining forces with metaverse game developer Gamefam to create an online gaming experience on Roblox.
Cannes: Alicia Vikander on playing Catherine Parr in Henry VIII drama 'Firebrand'

Cannes: Alicia Vikander on playing Catherine Parr in Henry VIII drama 'Firebrand'

CANNES, France (AP) — It's widely know that Henry VIII, the Tudor king, had a particularly grim batting average when it came to matrimony.

Kenneth Anger, influential avant-garde filmmaker and author, dies at 96

Kenneth Anger, the shocking and influential avant-garde artist who defied sexual and religious taboos in such short films as “Scorpio Rising” and “Fireworks” and dished the most lurid movie star gossip in his underground classic “Hollywood Babylon,”
Bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami wins Spanish Asturias prize for literature

Bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami wins Spanish Asturias prize for literature

MADRID (AP) — Bestselling Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for literature, the Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes said Wednesday.
Woman dies from injuries after being struck by police escort for UK royal

Woman dies from injuries after being struck by police escort for UK royal

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Edinburgh expressed her condolences Wednesday after the death of an 81-year-old woman who was struck by a motorcycle that was part of the U.K. royal’s police escort.
Bulgarian writer wins International Booker Prize for darkly comic memory novel

Bulgarian writer wins International Booker Prize for darkly comic memory novel

LONDON (AP) — Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for “Time Shelter,” a darkly comic novel about the dangerous appeal of nostalgia.
Mattea Roach advances to final of 'Jeopardy Masters' tournament

Mattea Roach advances to final of 'Jeopardy Masters' tournament

Toronto trivia titan Mattea Roach has made it to the final round of "Jeopardy Masters." The Canadian writer and podcaster came in second and third in the two games on Tuesday's show, landing a spot in Wednesday night's final.
Federal government pledges $5M to Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver

Federal government pledges $5M to Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — The Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver has received about $5 million in new federal funding ahead of its opening on July 1.
Wes Anderson on his new '50s-set film 'Asteroid City,' AI and all those TikTok videos

Wes Anderson on his new '50s-set film 'Asteroid City,' AI and all those TikTok videos

CANNES, France (AP) — When Wes Anderson comes down from Paris for the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France, he and his actors don't stay in one of Cannes' luxury hotels but more than an hour down the coast and well outside the frenzy of the fe
Netflix to charge an additional $8 month for viewers living outside US subscribers' households

Netflix to charge an additional $8 month for viewers living outside US subscribers' households

Netflix on Tuesday outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S., its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service as its growth slows.
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