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'Red Velvet,' 'Alice in Wonderland' lead Dora Mavor Moore Awards nominations

'Red Velvet,' 'Alice in Wonderland' lead Dora Mavor Moore Awards nominations

TORONTO — "Red Velvet," a play about the first Black actor to star on a London stage, has garnered a leading six nominations in the general theatre division at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards.
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'Tony' Yasumura reveals all about his not-naked shtick and its origins in Japanese comedy

'Tony' Yasumura reveals all about his not-naked shtick and its origins in Japanese comedy

TOKYO (AP) — The shtick that’s gone viral features a soccer player, a Spice Girl, James Bond, you name it, appearing to be naked, except they’re not really naked at all.
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'Succession' finale: Fans react to end of Emmy-winning hit drama

'Succession' finale: Fans react to end of Emmy-winning hit drama

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the end of the critically acclaimed drama's fourth and final season , dedicated fans of “Succession” now know the answer to the series' central question: Which of the Murdoch-esque Roy family siblings will prevail? Oh, and — fo
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'The Little Mermaid' makes box office splash with $95.5 million opening

'The Little Mermaid' makes box office splash with $95.5 million opening

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “ The Little Mermaid ” made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend. Disney's live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.
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Jewish groups and city officials protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt

Jewish groups and city officials protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt

BERLIN (AP) — Several Jewish groups, politicians and an alliance of civil society groups gathered for a memorial ceremony and a protest rally against a concert by Roger Waters in Frankfurt on Sunday evening.
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Montreal filmmaker documents race to save vanishing North American Chinatowns

Montreal filmmaker documents race to save vanishing North American Chinatowns

MONTREAL — Chinatowns across North America don't just share a similar look — they also face similar existential threats and David-versus-Goliath-like battles for survival.
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor

Justine Triet's “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that bestowed the festival's prestigious top prize on an engrossing, rigorously plotted French courtroom drama that puts a marriage on tria
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Ed Ames, pop singer and TV star, dies at 95

Ed Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a successful actor in television and musical theater, has died. He was 95.
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Firefighters stamp out Montreal heritage building blaze 42 hours after it ignited

Firefighters stamp out Montreal heritage building blaze 42 hours after it ignited

MONTREAL — A fire that swept through a heritage building in downtown Montreal was brought under control Saturday about 42 hours after it first began, the city's fire department said.
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5 questions to consider as you get ready for the ‘Succession’ finale

5 questions to consider as you get ready for the ‘Succession’ finale

There's no Iron Throne, but the stakes feel just as high. “Succession,” the critically acclaimed drama chronicling a Murdoch-esque feuding billionaire family, wraps its four-season run on Sunday with a highly anticipated 88-minute finale.
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