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'Emilia Pérez' wouldn't work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history

'Emilia Pérez' wouldn't work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history

TORONTO (AP) — Karla Sofía Gascón’s performance in “Emilia Pérez” as a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirmation surgery to become a woman has brought her global acclaim and set Gascón on a path that may make her the first openly transgender
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From anime to fine art: Japan's Yoshitaka Amano is celebrated with a major retrospective

From anime to fine art: Japan's Yoshitaka Amano is celebrated with a major retrospective

MILAN (AP) — In a career spanning more than 50 years, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano has gained a following as an animator, illustrator, video game creator and fine artist.
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James Patterson to help lead honors program at his undergraduate alma mater, Manhattan University

James Patterson to help lead honors program at his undergraduate alma mater, Manhattan University

NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson' s latest philanthropic project marks a deepening of ties to his undergraduate alma mater.
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Missouri prosecutor says he won't charge Nelly after an August drug arrest

Missouri prosecutor says he won't charge Nelly after an August drug arrest

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rapper Nelly won't face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St. Louis-area casino, a prosecutor said. “We don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges," St.
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Daniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera's principal guest conductor

Daniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera's principal guest conductor

NEW YORK (AP) — Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No.
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John Krasinski named People magazine's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive

John Krasinski named People magazine's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick Tuesday night during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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Daniel Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera's principal guest conductor

Daniel Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera's principal guest conductor

NEW YORK (AP) — Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No.
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Missouri prosecutor says he won't charge Nelly after an August drug arrest

Missouri prosecutor says he won't charge Nelly after an August drug arrest

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rapper Nelly won't face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St. Louis-area casino, a prosecutor said. “We don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges," St.
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Niigaan Sinclair, Jordan Abel among winners of Governor General's Literary Awards

Niigaan Sinclair, Jordan Abel among winners of Governor General's Literary Awards

When Niigaan Sinclair pitched his collection of articles to a Toronto publisher, he was told “Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre” was a “regional book.
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Timothy West, acclaimed British star of stage and screen, dies aged 90

Timothy West, acclaimed British star of stage and screen, dies aged 90

LONDON (AP) — British actor Timothy West, who played wartime leader Winston Churchill on three occasions and the classic titular Shakespeare roles of Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth, has died, He was 90.
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