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Toronto director of Oscar-nominated doc 'Navalny' on the sheer urgency of his film

Toronto director of Oscar-nominated doc 'Navalny' on the sheer urgency of his film

TORONTO — Daniel Roher, director of the Oscar-nominated documentary about imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, says that he’s far more interested in keeping Navalny breathing than he is in promoting his film.
Yiyin Li's 'The Book of Goose' among PEN/Faulkner finalists

Yiyin Li's 'The Book of Goose' among PEN/Faulkner finalists

NEW YORK (AP) — Yiyun Li's novel about the friendship of two girls in post-World War II France, “The Book of Goose,” and Dionne Irving's “The Islands,” a story collection set everywhere from London to New Jersey, are among the finalists for the PEN/F
Christopher Paolini returns to Eragon's world with 'Murtagh'

Christopher Paolini returns to Eragon's world with 'Murtagh'

NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Paolini will have new adventures out this fall from Alagaësia and the world of Eragon, featuring the Dragon Rider Murtagh.
Actor Nazanin Boniadi asks world to back Iran women protests

Actor Nazanin Boniadi asks world to back Iran women protests

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Actor Nazanin Boniadi on Wednesday urged the world to back the protests in her native Iran calling for women's rights and political change, saying despots fear nothing "more than a free and politically active wo
Fan favorite Lainey Wilson leads CMT Music Awards nominees

Fan favorite Lainey Wilson leads CMT Music Awards nominees

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Lainey Wilson is a fan favorite at this year’s CMT Music Awards , where she is the leading nominee including for “Video of the Year.
'Stranger at the Gate,' an Oscar nominee on love after hate

'Stranger at the Gate,' an Oscar nominee on love after hate

When Richard McKinney was getting married last year, friends stepped in to help. Bibi Bahrami cooked Afghan dishes — from rice with carrots and raisins to chicken and beef — for the wedding guests.
Review: 'Scream VI' goes to the big city and strikes out

Review: 'Scream VI' goes to the big city and strikes out

In “Scream VI,” the psychotic, knife-wielding serial killer known as Ghostface is set loose on the streets of New York City. Yawn.
Fox chair Murdoch says 2020 election was fair: court filings

Fox chair Murdoch says 2020 election was fair: court filings

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox Corp.
Pritzker Prize awarded to British architect Chipperfield

Pritzker Prize awarded to British architect Chipperfield

The Pritzker Architecture Prize — the highest honor in the field — has been awarded to British architect and urban planner David Alan Chipperfield, hailed on Tuesday for “a commitment to an architecture of understated but transformative civic presenc
Mexican pageant challenges standard of beauty

Mexican pageant challenges standard of beauty

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Edith Aguirre, a dance teacher and single mother of African descent, has been crowned “Miss Colonia” in a pageant that celebrates the beauty and talent of women from the lower-class neighborhoods of the Gulf coast port of Vera