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Rarely seen Shirley Jackson story is finally published

Rarely seen Shirley Jackson story is finally published

NEW YORK — Laurence Hyman, son of the late Shirley Jackson, has been on a quest for more than 20 years. Jackson was just 48 when she died, in 1965, and left behind an extensive backlog of unreleased material.
Forceful lyrics on domestic violence strike chord in China

Forceful lyrics on domestic violence strike chord in China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Quarrel, rape, adultery. Tricky, greedy, sycophantic. Chinese singer Tan Weiwei chants each word methodically in a two-line string of vulgarities and insults.
Review: A shocking, fascinating true story in ‘Assassins’

Review: A shocking, fascinating true story in ‘Assassins’

The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur’s airport in February of 2017, I’m embarrassed to say, was a blip on my radar.
BBC to launch new subscription streaming service BBC Select in Canada next year

BBC to launch new subscription streaming service BBC Select in Canada next year

BBC Studios is throwing another streaming service on the growing pile of options for Canadians. The British broadcaster's commercial division says it will launch BBC Select early next year in both Canada and the United States.
On a mission: Tom Cruise insists on social distancing on set

On a mission: Tom Cruise insists on social distancing on set

LONDON — Tom Cruise has launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the set of his latest "Mission: Impossible" movie, after he reportedly spotted two workers failing to respect social distancing rules.
Michelle Latimer among Canadians set for Sundance Film Festival

Michelle Latimer among Canadians set for Sundance Film Festival

TORONTO — Writer-director Michelle Latimer and actors Lisa Cromarty and Michael Greyeyes are among several Canadians with projects in the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer Yahya Abdul-Mateen II: Dreamer

AP Breakthrough Entertainer Yahya Abdul-Mateen II: Dreamer

NEW YORK — If Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was told nearly a decade ago that he’d trade in reading blueprints for movie scripts while he worked as a city planner in the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community, he’d start checking his watch.
Record number of journalists jailed because of their work

Record number of journalists jailed because of their work

NEW YORK — A record 274 journalists were in jail at the beginning of the month because of their work, nearly three dozen of them on charges of “false news,” the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Daisy Edgar-Jones helps connect

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Daisy Edgar-Jones helps connect

LONDON — When 22-year-old Daisy Edgar-Jones ditched her British accent for the dulcet Irish tones of Marianne in “Normal People,” the actor’s stardom hit a new trajectory.
TV and Broadway star Laura Benanti celebrates Gen Z voices

TV and Broadway star Laura Benanti celebrates Gen Z voices

NEW YORK — When the coronavirus pandemic closed high schools, Broadway and TV star Laura Benanti knew it also meant most spring high school musicals would be scrapped.