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Experts: anxiety could rise as restrictions ease
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As provinces begin lifting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, psychology experts expect stress and anxiety to run high among those who remain wary of letting their guards down. By Melissa Couto Zuber. Words: 810, Photos: 1. Moved on the National wire.
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'Nightmare Alley' a dream for Cdn Oscar noms
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- If anyone loves shooting in Canada more than your favourite hometown filmmaker, it's Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, whose freshly Oscar-nominated film "Nightmare Alley" became his fifth feature to be shot in the country, specifically Toronto, where he also owns a home. By Sadaf Ahsan. Words: 852, Photos: 1
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Winter Games ratings down 25% in opening days
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Brampton, Ontario, Canada -- Ratings are like Winter Olympic athletes. They can go downhill, soar or go sideways; they can crash and get spun. On top of all that, they're not always easy to judge. By Bill Brioux. Words: 981, Photos: 1. This story is reserved for subscribers of premium Olympic copy.
COMING THURSDAY:
Manny Jacinto on rom-coms and representation
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UNDATED — Since NBC's "The Good Place" ended in 2020, its Canadian star Manny Jacinto has capitalized on one particular feature: his objectively pretty face. While that might not seem extraordinary, it is when it comes to the way Asian men have often been represented on screen. In his latest project, "I Want You Back," Jacinto plays an unintentionally hilarious theatre director and love interest. By Sadaf Ahsan. With photo.
ICYMI:
Canadians Villeneuve, Sequeira earn Oscar noms
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- Quebec's cinematic triple-threat Denis Villeneuve says he's found the key to navigating the intensity of Oscar nomination day: "At the very last minute before announcements, make pancakes. It helps with the stress." By Sadaf Ahsan. Words: 902, Photos: 1
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Donny Gerrard, lead singer of Skylark, dies at 75
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- Donny Gerrard's soothing voice cradled listeners on Skylark's 1972 hit "Wildflower" and drew in famous fans but despite working with Elton John and Mavis Staples, friends say he never let his immense singing talent go to his head. By David Friend. Words: 1184, Photos: 1
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Neil Young tells Spotify workers to 'get out of that place'
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NEW YORK (AP) - Not satisfied with urging fellow musicians to leave Spotify, Neil Young wants the company's employees to jump ship, too. In a message posted on his website Monday, Young said to Spotify employees that company CEO Daniel Ek is a bigger problem than Joe Rogan, who has stirred outcry over vaccine skepticism and his past use of racial slurs on his podcast. With photo.
TODAY FROM AP ENTERTAINMENT:
UPDATES with AMERICAN IDOL-CONTESTANT-DEADLY CRASH, FILM-KIMI-KRAVITZ-SODERBERGH, MAGAZINES GOING DIGITAL, OBIT-APPLETON, GREECE-TV COMEDIAN, BOOKS-SCIENCE AND LITERATURE, BRITAIN-FOLIO PRIZE, GREECE-ITALY STATUE and DENMARK-LITTLE MERMAID
OSCAR NOMINATIONS-WHERE TO WATCH — Looking to watch top Oscar nominees before the 94th Academy Awards air on March 27? There are many ways to get that done, including a trip to a theater in some cases. A guide to tracking down this year’s nominated films. By Entertainment Writer Leanne Italie. SENT: 1,715 words, photos.
FILM-COOPER HOFFMAN — Cooper Hoffman, star of “Licorice Pizza” and the son of Philip Seymour Hoffman, has been fairly reticent during the movie’s rollout. But in his first solo interview, the 18-year-old Hoffman talks about how acting for the first time gave him a new sense of connection with his late father. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 1,340 words, photos.
TV-ALLY SHEEDY — Ally Sheedy, whose movie career includes hits “The Breakfast Club” and “St. Elmo’s Fire” and acclaimed indie films, is finding satisfaction in a Freeform TV series. By Lynn Elber. SENT: 650 words, photos.
THEATER-THE MUSIC MAN — “The Music Man” revival on Broadway has had to endure the pandemic shutdown, the furor over one-time lead producer Scott Rudin and the virus ravaging its cast. Now it opens Thursday as the marquee event of the fall theater season with hopes to lead Broadway out of its winter woes. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 980 words, photos.
FILM-KIMI-KRAVITZ-SODERBERGH — Zoë Kravitz and Steven Soderbergh team up for the first time for the thriller “KIMI,” in which an agoraphobic tech analyst who works for an Amazon Alexa-type server, overhears what could be a murder. The film comes to HBO Max on Feb. 10. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 5 p.m.
MAGAZINES GOING DIGITAL — A clutch of lifestyle and pop culture magazine titles — including Entertainment Weekly, InStyle and Health — will end their print editions and go digital-only. The six magazines — also counting EatingWell, Parents and People en Español — were formerly owned by Meredith Corporation and will be available only online starting April. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 225 words.
VALENTINE’S DAY-LOVE AND LOGINS — When love goes wrong, exactly what is today’s etiquette on maintaining joint access to streaming and other online services? While many people maintain access after a breakup, cyber security experts strongly recommend a digital divorce, even when things end amicably. By Leanne Italie. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
OBIT-APPLETON — Jon Appleton, a composer and pioneer in electronic music who helped develop the Synclavier, an early digital synthesizer, has died. Appleton was 83. By Lisa Rathke. SENT: 365 words, photo.
BOOKS-SCIENCE AND LITERATURE — The National Book Foundation has teamed with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to honor books that merge technology and the arts. The winners of the Science + Literature awards, $10,000 honors for books, fiction or nonfiction: Daisy Hernández’s “The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease”; Linda Hogan’s “The Radiant Lives of Animals” and Rachel Pastan’s “In the Field: A Novel.” By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 400 words, photos.
BRITAIN-FOLIO PRIZE — Novels by Damon Galgut and Colm Toibin are among eight books contending for Britain’s Rathbones Folio Prize for literature. Galgut’s Booker Prize-winning South African story “The Promise” and Toibin’s novel about Thomas Mann, “The Magician,” are on the shortlist announced Wednesday for the 30,000 pound ($41,000) prize, open to both fiction and nonfiction. SENT: 150 words, photos.
AMERICAN IDOL-CONTESTANT-DEADLY CRASH — Authorities say a former American Idol contestant has been charged with driving under the influence resulting in death. The South Carolina State Patrol says 17-year-old Caleb Andrew Kennedy drove his pickup truck onto a private driveway and struck a residential building in Spartanburg County on Tuesday, killing a man who had been inside. SENT: 245 words, photo.
NETHERLANDS-INDONESIA INDEPENDENCE — A new exhibition opening this week at the Dutch national museum examines the violent birth of Indonesia after three centuries of colonial rule. By Mike Corder. SENT: 660 words, photos.
DENMARK-LITTLE MERMAID — An appeals court in Denmark has increased the compensation a newspaper was ordered to pay for violating the copyright of Copenhagen’s The Little Mermaid statue. SENT: 340 words, photo.
GREECE-ITALY STATUE — Greece has lent Italy an ancient statue of the goddess Athena, to be displayed in a Sicilian museum for four years in return for the long-term loan to Athens of a fragment of the celebrated Parthenon Sculptures. SENT: 290 words.
GREECE-TV COMEDIAN — A Greek TV comedian has been given a suspended prison sentence after being convicted of posting on the internet sex videos of his former partner without her consent, in a case that prompted a public debate on online privacy abuses. SENT: 187 words.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-MARRY ME — By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-DEATH ON THE NILE — By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Monday: 870 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-BLACKLIGHT — By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Thursday, film stills.
THEATER REVIEW-THE MUSIC MAN — Reviewed by Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Thursday: 700 words by 10 p.m., photos.
BOOK REVIEW-FOREVERLAND — By Heather Havrilesky. Reviewed by Ann Levin. SENT Monday: 530 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-CRONIES — By Ken Babbs. Reviewed by John Rogers. SENT Tuesday: 670 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-THE NINETTIES — By Chuck Klosterman. Reviewed by Rob Merrill. SENT Monday: 440 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-NOBODY’S MAGIC — By Destiny O. Birdsong. Reviewed by Molly Sprayregen. SENT Tuesday: 275 words, cover image.
THIS WEEK FROM AP LIFESTYLES:
VALENTINE'S DAY
Love and Logins: When love goes wrong, exactly what is today’s etiquette on maintaining joint access to streaming and other online services? While many people maintain access after a breakup, cyber security experts strongly recommend a digital divorce, even when things end amicably. By Leanne Italie. UPCOMING Wednesday, 1,000 words, photos.
Valentines Indulgences: For food lovers and cooks, Valentine’s Day is a time for indulgences. By Katie Workman. UPCOMING Monday, 900 words, photos.
Book Review-Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage. By Heather Havrilesky. Reviewed by Ann Levin. UPCOMING Monday: 530 words, cover image.
NerdWallet-Kimberly Palmer-Romantic Money Moves: How to make talking about money with your partner more enjoyable, or at least less painful — and possibly even romantic. SENT Monday.
WORK
Workplace-Relationships: For all the potential peril of a workplace romance, the most common source of trouble, experts say, is allowing it to remain a secret. A case in point was last week’s abrupt ouster of longtime CNN chief executive Jeff Zucker. By Business Writer Mae Anderson. SENT Sunday, photos.
SUPER BOWL
EXPLAINER-Betting On The Super Bowl: With the Super Bowl almost here, The Associated Press offers a guide to the basics of betting on the big game. UPCOMING Thursday, photos.
FOOD
Food-MilkStreet-Miso Pulled Pork: Recipe: Korean flavors punch up Super Bowl pulled pork. By Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street. SENT Monday, 350 words, photos.
GARDENING
Starting Seeds Indoors: When to start planting seeds indoors? Check your frost date. By Jessica Damiano. UPCOMING Tuesday, 780 words, photos.
HOW WE LIVED
Book Review-The Nineties: By Chuck Klosterman. Reviewed by Rob Merrill. UPCOMING Monday: 440 words, cover image.
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In case you missed it:
WORK AND HOME: Gen X-Millennials-Time Use; Small Business-Pandemic Entrepreneurs; Election Workers-Threats; NerdWallet-Millennial Money-Job Negotiation; On The Money-NerdWallet-DIY vs Professional.
FOOD: Super Bowl-Hot Dips; Whiskey Sales; Suds in the Sanctuary; MilkStreet-Tamarind Shrimp.
GARDENING: Amaryllis.
SCHOOLS: Virus Outbreak-Teacher Shortages; Cyberattacks.
TRAVEL: Traffic Apps-Nuisance Flooding; Transportation-Road Safety.
CLIMATE: OLY--Climate Change & Winter Sports.
RELIGION: Virtual Reality Faith.
HOLIDAYS: Lunar New Year-Photo Gallery.
FASHION: Italy-Dolce&Gabbana-Fur-Free.
MONEY: NerdWallet-Liz Weston-Inherit Debt.
OLYMPICS: Beijing Olympics-Getting a Glimpse-Photo Gallery; China in the Bubble; Glimpses-Cold Volunteers; Quarantine Hotels; Beijing Snapshot-Together-Apart; China-The Olympic Diaspora; Beijing-MeToo-Explainer.
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