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Tonya Williams, perhaps best-known as fan-favourite Olivia Barber Winters on soap opera The Young and the Restless, has also been doing a lot of work behind the scenes, especially for young Black Canadians and Canadians of colour interested in working in the entertainment industry. Williams, 62, has launched Access Reelworld, Canada’s largest national database dedicated

Keith Raniere, the leader of the now infamous NXIVM, will be sentenced on Tuesday after being convicted last year on charges of multiple acts of sex trafficking, multiple acts of racketeering, forced labor conspiracy, and wire fraud conspiracy. He faces a possible life sentence, and his sentencing, as the New York Times noted on Monday,

Courtesy of NetflixNetflix We could fall in love with Netflix’s upcoming show, Selena: The Series, which chronicles the life of late Tejana singer Selena Quintanilla. Nearly a year after news of the project first broke, a first trailer for the series is here, featuring a look of Christian Serratos as its leading lady. Netflix has

Last week, we found out that Jared Leto would reprise his role as the Joker for Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Now another familiar face is joining the reshoots: Joe Manganiello will return to play Deathstroke. Manganiello previously appeared in a post-credits scene in 2017’s Justice League, where he was recruited by Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor

Nicole Kidman is no stranger to a musical moment. She did, after all, belt her way into the hearts and minds of many moviegoers with her Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated turn as a doomed courtesan in Moulin Rouge! But if you are not one of the Satine faithful with the soundtrack on constant rotation since

Welcome to another edition of Grooming Gods. This week: autumnal looks, clean buzzes, and distinguished beards.   Anderson Paak knows the best canvas for lavish accessories is a bit of overgrown stubble.  David Beckham Got to love the salt and pepper. Welcome to Christian Girl Autumn: Beckham edition.  Matthew McConaughey McConaughey is clean-shaven and so

When organizers of the Monterey Pop Music Festival announced plans for a multi-day event in June 1967, there were plenty of skeptics. No one had ever done anything on this scale for rock bands. But despite terrible sound, lackluster audience amenities, and dodgy sanitation, the festival was a hit, thanks to some great performances from

To put it a way he may have liked, it was boffo. Artifacts belonging to Robert Evans, the actor, producer, and eventual head of Paramount Studios who died last year at the age of 89, went up for bid on Saturday, bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many items sold for well above the

Early voting began in New York City on Saturday, resulting in long lines across the city. Timothée Chalamet was one of thousands who rolled out of bed and into an hours-long line to wait to cast their vote. Thankfully Chalamet, who stood in line at Madison Square Garden, had some company as he waited: He

Jerry Jeff Walker, the singer-songwriter who brought a Greenwich Village folk vibe to Austin’s outlaw country scene, has died according to the Associated Press. He had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017. He was 78 years old. Born Ronald Crosby, Walker grew up in Oneonta, New York, and played in local teen bands. As

Saturday Night Live came out swinging with another U.S. election skit this week, this time spoofing the second debate between U.S. president Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. The cold open featured Alec Baldwin reprising his role as Trump and Jim Carrey as Biden, while Maya Rudolph portrayed debate moderator Kristen Welker and cast

It was only 3 months ago that we lost beloved roboticist and Mythbusters host Grant Imahara, who passed away suddenly at age 49 from a brain aneurysm. Imahara was regarded as both a brilliant scientist, and enthusiastic teacher, and an all-around terrific guy, and his absence is deeply felt. In his memory, his family and

The newest James Bond film, No Time To Die, explored the unprecedented move of a streaming service sale, according to a report in Variety. The 25th entry in the feature film franchise (no, we do not count the 1967 Casino Royale or 1983’s Never Say Never Again) which brings Daniel Craig back to the role

Even though he’s only 26, Justin Bieber has been in our lives for a long time. Over the past decade, we’ve seen him grow up from baby-faced “Baby” singer and sleek perfectly packaged popstar of the Believe era to the mangy-haired, sometimes-mustachioed and always-sweatsuited king. Which is to say: a lot can change in the

A dozen days before the United States election and we have just watched one of the last clangs in the excruciatingly-slow-moving car crash that has been the 2020 presidential campaign. Feel free to take a breath of relief because you will not need to see President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden on

Throughout the Trump era, a civil war has been brewing at various right-leaning outlets: the opinion side vs. the news side, in which stances taken by the former have been debunked, refuted, or otherwise undermined by reporting from the latter. This week’s variation on the theme can be found in the pages of Friday’s Wall

Jennifer Aniston is among the many people to vote early—and she shared who she cast her ballot for on her Instagram. The Friends star publicly endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for president, then went on to explain just why she’s voting for them with so much at stake for women, LGBTQA+, people of color

Hulk, Thor and more: the Avengers have assembled on Balmoral Street on Montreal’s south shore. The iconic gallery of DC and Marvel superheroes have come to life on the front lawn of a Saint-Hubert Halloween decorated house. The Avengers have assembled alongside other iconic characters on Balmoral St in Saint-Hubert.#Halloween #dc #Marvel pic.twitter.com/GkIGfjqaNA — BraydenJaggerHaines

David Fincher’s critically acclaimed Netflix series Mindhunter is unlikely to return for a third season, the filmmaker confirmed in a new interview. “Listen, for the viewership that it had, it was a very expensive show,” Fincher said to Vulture in a new interview about his forthcoming Netflix drama Mank. “We talked about, ‘Finish Mank and

Many genre shows don’t ever get overtly political, but that doesn’t stop us from knowing that people like Captain Picard or Admiral Adama or even The Doctor would vote against Donald Trump because they value things like decency and compassion. We can intuit that. Science fiction and fantasy make for great mediums to play out

We rounded up the best hair products for men with long hair, because as your mane gets longer, so does the list of goops and creams required to keep it looking great. In addition to keeping it clean, healthy, and dandruff free, you also want to preserve your hair’s style-ability. If you’re growing out your

The third and final presidential debate gave Donald Trump and Joe Biden the opportunity to make their final pitch to the American people before the 2020 election. For the Democratic nominee, that meant driving home the point that he believes in science, that he’ll take the COVID-19 pandemic seriously, that climate change is real, and

Dolly Parton‘s voice really is that beautiful — enough to bring late-night host Stephen Colbert to tears. During her appearance on The Late Show on Tuesday night, the legendary country singer speaks about her mother singing old folk tunes, many of which were sad — or “plum pitiful,” according to Parton. Read more: Brian Wilson

As if we weren’t already living through a pandemic-induced dystopian nightmare this year, Republicans south of the border are attempting to push through the confirmation of an anti-choice Supreme Court justice candidate who once served as a “handmaid” in a hierarchical male-dominated religious community and, in 2006, signed a public letter in favour of overturning

Transcripts released Thursday show convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend was combative and defensive under tough questioning four years ago about her now-deceased ex-boyfriend’s interactions with underage girls. In the transcripts, Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly denied hiring anyone under the age of 18 for the financier. “I never saw any inappropriate underage activities with Jeffrey ever,”

Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima are in hot water with their royal subjects after taking an ill-timed vacation to Greece last week, even as the Netherlands was in the midst of a partial lockdown. On Friday, the royal couple and their three teenage daughters left Amsterdam on a government jet to enjoy some time

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have settled into their new home in Montecito, California and are taking the next step with their Archewell foundation. Now, the landing page on foundation’s website has finally been unveiled to provide users the opportunity to be updated on the couple’s humanitarian work and charitable activities. A source close

Tegan and Sara‘s teenage hurdles are headed to the small screen. The Calgary-raised pop duo has inked a deal to adapt their 2019 memoir “High School” into a television series through Brad Pitt‘s production company Plan B Entertainment. Representatives for the musicians say the coming-of-age story will follow twin sisters as they navigate identities separate