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Gwyneth Paltrow is here to make friends—with her ex-husband’s partner. While responding to questions during an AMA session on her Instagram Story Wednesday, the 51-year-old Goop founder showed off the receipts to prove that she’s pals with ex-husband Chris Martin’s girlfriend, Dakota Johnson. She shared a photo of herself and Johnson holding hands, wearing jeans,

The popular video game-turned TV show, The Last of Us was a huge success for the Alberta economy. According to a new report by Oxford Economics, $141 million was spent across the province to ensure the show became a reality, making it the largest series ever filmed in Canada. “Including $70 million on labour and

The issue of spying has been a big one in the United States, basically since the country’s inception. With technology, the government’s ability to spy on Americans’ communications has brought this already extremely concerning topic to another level. At the heart of current concerns is something called Section 702, which is set to expire at

Shane MacGowan, the bold, Irish punk singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, has died. He was 65. The legendary musician was in poor health and had been recently hospitalized. MacGowan was receiving treatment for a diagnosis of encephalitis, a dangerous infection that causes swelling of the brain. MacGowan’s wife, Irish writer Victoria Mary Clarke, announced

When Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel Eileen was first released in 2015, she found herself having a lot of conversations about her “disgusting” title character—a young woman who works in a boys’ prison in 1964 Massachusetts, and whose bodily functions and habits are described in vivid, sometimes odorous detail. “I felt sort of misunderstood a lot of

Women are the story, Jennifer Lopez says in ELLE’s annual celebration of Women in Hollywood. “We have to be able to stand in our own power and say, ‘We’re not just on the periphery.’” As Fantasia Barrino Taylor puts it, we must tell ourselves: “I am the award. I am the trophy.” Lopez, Barrino Taylor,

What does a gardener need besides soil, sunlight, and a packet of seeds ready to be planted? A lot, it turns out. Never fear—if you’re shopping for the gardener in your life, here are the 10 best gifts to give them for the holidays! Gardening can be a tricky hobby to shop for, since it

It is not unfair to say that Henry Kissinger, who died Wednesday, November 29, at age 100, owes his role in history to one man: Richard Nixon. It is also not unfair to say that their partnership ranks as one of the most productive, complicated, paranoid, and downright weird relationships this side of Martin and

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 29, 2023 2:56 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Blue Jays radio voice Ben Wagner will not return to the team’s broadcast booth next year. In a statement, Sportsnet says it has decided not to renew his contract for next season. Related Videos

For days, outlets have reported on pieces from Omid Scobie’s Endgame that focused on the strained relationships between Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, and even King Charles. Taken out of context, it is easy to mark off the book as just another tome about royal family drama. But Endgame is a meticulously-reported,

By Searchlight Pictures/ Everett Collection. This is not the first significant role of Scott’s impressive career. His Hamlet earned widespread acclaim on the London stage. His Fleabag Hot Priest still inspires memes. But as far as toplining an Oscar-contending movie from a major Hollywood studio, it’s an obvious breakthrough. “Your hope as an actor is

If you, like me, love listening to a good Hall & Oates song, you sadly won’t be seeing them sing together any time soon. Daryl Hall currently has a temporary restraining order against John Oates that goes into effect on November 30. Why? No one was quite sure up until recently. The duo, who wrote

Over the past few years, much has been reported about Meghan Markle’s relationship with Kate Middleton, but her dynamic with Prince William, the brother of her husband Prince Harry, has been less explored. In the newly-released book Endgame, royal reporter Omid Scobie sheds some light on why William and his sister-in-law never became close. Endgame

Three years ago, Omid Scobie became one of the first journalists to get to the bottom of the mystery of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal exit when he and coauthor Carolyn Durand published the bestselling biography, Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family. Soon, the book’s sympathetic approach

Matt Smith is no stranger to television. After becoming household name with Doctor Who, Smith is adding another TV series to his credits, along with a new job title as executive producer of a Nick Cave adaptation. Smith, who most recently starred in the Game of Thrones spinoff series House of the Dragon on Max,

Shortly after beginning his speech at Monday’s Gotham Awards in New York City, Robert De Niro appeared flustered by the teleprompter—or rather, what was missing from it. The Oscar-winning actor was present to introduce the Historical Icon and Creator Tribute award to Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, in which he stars alongside Leonardo

Spoilers below for Hearstopper season 2. Fear not, Heartstopper is coming back for more. Netflix’s swoonworthy adaptation of Alice Oseman’s graphic novels has just returned for a second season, but a third is already on the horizon. Luckily, there will be more to explore with Nick and Charlie (especially after season 2’s texting cliffhanger), and

Taylor Swift on Sunday met with the family of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, the 23-year-old fan who this month died while attending the star’s concert in Brazil. Ahead of her final Eras Tour show at the Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo, Swift posed for a photo with the Machado family, Entertainment Tonight reported. In

Immortal Thor #4, written by Al Ewing and drawn by Martín Cóccolo, is out in comic book stores, and it continues the audacious story of Thor’s battle against gods even more ancient and powerful than he is. But Thor’s got allies, and he’s not afraid to recruit them! Spoilers for Immortal Thor #4 ahead! In

Minutes into a recent meeting at Régime des Fleurs’ sunlit office in lower Manhattan, founder Alia Raza holds out a white paper blotter to smell. This particular fragrance isn’t hers—an unusual opening gesture during a studio visit—but Raza, who made art films before delving into scent, is setting the scene. “This is a really popular

Taylor Swift‘s ever-popular Eras Tour is making one more stop this year: your living room. On Monday, the pop star told her Canadian fans they would be able to rent and stream her Eras Tour film just in time for her birthday on Dec. 13. Not only that, Swift also said the soon-to-be released extended

City Girls know they’re legends…just ask them. Clapping back at the haters that always have something to say, Yung Miami and JT respond to headlines and internet trolls through a little freestyle rap. No matter what the comments are, they prove that nothing can dim their shine in this episode of Burn Ballads.

For Mattel to go all-in and trademark their pink, they’d have to narrow which uses are protected. “Toys are a crowded category,” Scafidi said, making the issue even more challenging. “For example, they could say a registration for dollhouses in a particular shade of pink, and they could argue that everybody recognizes the ‘Barbie Dreamhouse,’

Taylor Swift didn’t grow up in the glamour of Beverly Hills, that’s for sure. Taylor Swift’s childhood wasn’t NYC socialite wealthy, but there’s no denying that she did grow up in relative luxury. No average American family has 11 acres of farmland lying around. Taylor’s family home was located in West Reading, Pennsylvania. It’s kind

Love comes and goes, but the going tends to be much more dramatic. It’s only spring, but the year 2023 has seen the end of several high-profile celebrity relationships, and there will likely be more to come. It’s not a wish; it’s just a fact. Check below to see if any of your favorites have

Conceptually, Peacock’s latest holiday movie Genie has everything going for it. The always entertaining Melissa McCarthy stars as a wish-granting genie who helps a harried husband and father (I May Destroy You‘s Paapa Essiedu) reconnect with his family and discover the meaning of Christmas in a feelgood holiday romp scripted by Love Actually writer/director Richard

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have had a very passionate and public relationship and were engaged after less than a year of dating in October 2021. They shared photos from the beach proposal in Montecito, California. They ended up having quite a few weddings ceremonies, one in las Vegas, one in a Santa Barbara clerk’s

Buffy Sainte-Marie is pushing back on a news report that questions her Indigenous heritage, maintaining she has never lied about her identity. The iconic singer, songwriter and activist says the recent CBC report was full of mistakes and omissions. In her first public statement since it was published, Sainte-Marie calls the story an attack on

Far-right extremist group Moms for Liberty has made a name for itself with organized attacks on sex education and LGBTQ-affirming curricula in public schools. But now they seem to be venturing into a new territory of hate and discrimination. Lead organizers with Moms for Liberty have tried to ban Scholastic book fairs, appeared on antisemitic talk

Descrease article font size Increase article font size George Cohon, the man who brought McDonald’s to Canada, and later Russia, has died according to a post on social media from his son, Mark Cohon. Cohon’s son took to X, formerly known as Twitter, Saturday morning, and said: “Last night we said farewell to my Dad.