Longtime Grey’s Anatomy viewers received some closure on Thursday night with the surprise return of T.R. Knight’s beloved character George O’Malley, who died at the end of the show’s fifth season. As happened previously—when Patrick Dempsey’s Dr. Derek Shepherd made an unlikely return last month—George appeared to the show’s namesake character, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo),
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Thursday afternoon, dozens of people gathered in downtown Halifax to protest India’s new agriculture laws in solidarity with the country’s farmers. Protesters could be seen down South Park Street, Spring Garden Road and University Avenue holding signs to raise awareness of what’s going on. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed new legislation earlier this year
Chris Godwin progressed nicely in his first two seasons in the NFL, but also dealt with a big problem: The receiver was experiencing persistent stomach pains that often made it difficult to even practice. After consulting several doctors, during his third season the team dietician looked deeper into what Godwin was eating and advised him
Back in January, D.C. attorney general Karl Racine sued the Trump Organization, the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee, and the Trump International Hotel in Washington, accusing the groups of funneling large amounts of inauguration cash into the first family’s pockets via its hotel. Then the world went off the rails a bit—perhaps you’ve heard of this
A film that began as a class project from students at Concordia University in Montreal is now pushing for Oscar consideration. No Crying at the Dinner Table, 22-year-old Toronto-born filmmaker Carol Nguyen’s short documentary about her own family’s grief and trauma, has resonated with audiences at multiple high-profile film festivals. “It was a very vulnerable
Most of us are fortunate enough to have never lived in a war zone or experienced the horrors of combat. It’s one thing to imagine what it’s like, but it’s quite another to actually live it. Toronto filmmaker and director Ann Shin wants to bring that visceral experience to the average person — not to
When I moved to New York six years ago, I could count on one hand the number of people who knew I was gay. A few of my family members had a smattering of the truth, but as a born-and-raised Midwesterner, I figured something like that was better…kept to myself. Then, just days after I’d
David Fincher’s new film Mank follows the rocky, boozy road to the great cinematic masterpiece that is 1941’s Citizen Kane. Though it’s a troubled male-genius narrative centered on Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman), the oft-forgotten screenwriter who fought to claim cowriting credit on the film, the person whose legacy was forever cemented by Citizen Kane
Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams is accusing the City of St. John’s of taking Christmas away from the residents of a subdivision he developed on the city’s outskirts. Williams says that just as he did last year, he recently installed a 10-metre Christmas tree in the centre of a traffic roundabout in the
[embedded content] John Mulaney hosted Saturday Night Live on Halloween of this year, just a few days before the presidential election—an event he (correctly) referred to as an “elderly man contest.” “There’s two elderly men and you’re supposed to choose your favorite of the two elderly men,” he said in his opening monologue. “You can put
Nearly four years after Donald Trump moved into the White House, there are a number of things we’ve come to expect from the administration, whose incompetence, chaos, and self-dealing is actually quite predictable. We can expect that the president will spend a significant portion of his day tweeting incomprehensible attacks on people deemed disloyal. We
Montreal entertainment destinations like movie theatres, museums and zoos have all been closed since the city entered the COVD-19 red zone. However, according to Dr. Horacio Arruda, escape rooms fall under a different category and are allowed to be open. Escape rooms like Echappe-Toi east of downtown lock you in a themed room with friends
Inflection Point is about telling stories that need to be told by the people who need to tell them. How do you identify those stories? Our objective is to tell stories of change within the journeys of influential individuals, industries and institutions, because the good part is when the shit hits the fan, because, well,
The 2021 Oscars will not be a virtual event and will be organized traditionally as an “in-person telecast,” according to a report from industry publication Variety. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences moved the 73rd Academy Awards ceremony to April 25, 2021, so that theatres could potentially open again in the spring, which
As the popularity of at-home DNA tests grows, so does the number of fertility doctors who have been accused of secretly using their own sperm to inseminate patients. There are more than two dozen such physicians in the U.S. alone, according to Baby God, a new documentary premiering December 2 on HBO. “The headlines have
The cost of digital services and goods sold by foreign companies like Netflix will go up under a taxation plan the government wants to put in place next year, experts said Tuesday. Ottawa said in its fiscal update released Monday it will require multinationals to collect GST or HST on digital products and services, which
Last night, People confirmed that Rihanna is officially off the market now, taken by her longtime friend and now-boyfriend A$AP Rocky. Now, Entertainment Tonight has a little detail about what their relationship is like from a source. “They have always had amazing chemistry and Rihanna relates to A$AP and it feels natural, easy and fun,”
The prospect of Oscars-as-usual seemed unthinkable until recently, but a new report suggests that the event in late April may look a lot more like the traditional annual gala and less of a remotely assembled event. “There will be no ‘virtual’ Oscars,” read the lede of a new story from Variety’s Clayton Davis, which quoted
By Maryclaire Dale The Associated Press Posted December 1, 2020 6:22 pm Updated December 1, 2020 6:25 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Pennsylvania’s highest court has questioned whether Bill Cosby’s alleged history of intoxicating and sexually assaulting young women amounted to a signature
December is here, which means, thank the gods, this cursed year is almost over. The year 2021 is just around the corner and in January 2021 we get not just a new president, but the return of one of the lesser recognized gems of the 2019-20 TV season: The CW’s Nancy Drew. Yes, really! This
In today’s fast-paced world, the most provocative individuals among us tend to be the multi-hyphenates, and in the case of author-motivator-model-entrepreneur-actress (and proud New Yorker) Sharon “Champagne” Terry, covering all the bases has never been optional. Champagne’s most recent work, a pair of urban fiction releases in The Goddess of Lust, Love & Infatuation Part 1 and Blissful
Yes, Cyber Monday is technically over. But many of the best Cyber Monday deals 2020 has to offer are still going strong. If you missed the boat on shopping yesterday, you can still get in on the markdowns and get everyone checked off your holiday gifts list (including yourself). There are no longer thousands upon
Jimmy Kimmel returned from the holiday weekend with some leftover zingers about President Donald Trump’s widely mocked appearance before reporters on Thanksgiving Day. On Thursday, while seated behind a small desk in the White Houses Diplomatic Room, Trump spoke to reporters for the first time since his resounding election loss to President-Elect Joe Biden. “Just
Listening to – Cacophony 1, (aka Part I), – by Greg Hoy, is the freshest breath of air I have heard in 2020 by an indie rock artist, and the west coast/Bay Area singer-songwriter is no new comer on the scene but he was when it comes to me before hearing this remarkably good EP.
In the U.S.’s fight against COVID-19, there’s good news and there’s “Forced to sit next to Don Jr. at a dinner party and listen to the intricate details of his workout regimen”–type news, i.e. the kind you never want to hear. On the good-news front, a number of drugmakers have said early data show their vaccines are
Through the dismal tapestry and empty canvas of the pandemic comes a creative barrage of hope and inspiration via the Chicago-based group called The PondHawks, through their latest release “Invisible Stranger.” This song is fueled with a fiery intensity created with the band’s melodic destiny. Immediate attention to this song is brought about by the
For the past couple of months, Katie Holmes has been dating New York City chef Emilio Vitolo Jr., with the couple being photographed out in the city regularly. Amid reports that the couple’s romance is becoming “serious,” Entertainment Tonight spoke to a source about how Katie spent the Thanksgiving holiday and what her relationship is
Britain’s culture minister thinks Netflix TV series The Crown should come with a disclaimer: It’s a work of fiction. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden weighed in amid criticism of the historical liberties taken by the drama about the British royal family. “It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction. So as with other TV productions, Netflix should
Remember last week when a mysterious metal monolith in the Utah desert captured the world’s imagination? What was it? Where did it come from? Is it a gift from aliens or a doorway to another dimension or the world’s most inaccessible art installation? Whelp, the mystery continues as the monolith has now disappeared. The federal
Court records show 18 of the 20 claims were withdrawn voluntarily without a settlement, and his lawyer left the case. Two counts remain alleging a physical altercation, and a judge will rule on whether that can move forward next month. There are people that would say, “Well, this is just another example of a wealthy,