Charli xcx buries Brat and Elvis is reborn: have music films entered a new era?

The power of pop finds new expression in a wave of documentaries, features and high-tech gadgetry that might just leave the album in the dust.

Rose Ayling-Ellis: 'I wanted to write the book I wished I had when I was a child'

Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘I wanted to write the book I wished I had when I was a child’ - The deaf actress talks about the book she’s written for World Book Day, as the day’s director suggests how to make ...

Birth rates across the country are down. Why not in Oshawa?

For more than six decades, Canada has seen dramatically falling fertility rates. Countries around the world face the same ...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Judge Finds Third-Country Deportations Unlawful

A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday found that the Trump administration’s policy of summarily deporting immigrants to ...

This is the 2026 Portland Rose Festival’s official rose. Here’s how to find it

‘As You Wish,’ a yellow blushing pink hybrid tea rose, has been selected as the Portland Rose Festival’s 2026 official rose. The latest of the festival’s collector edition roses, ‘As You Wish’ was ...

Rose Byrne may ‘regret’ her Golden Globes speech, but she’s embracing her Oscars moment

From 'Damages' to 'Spy,' Rose Byrne's Oscar-nominated role in 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' is the culmination of a career as ...
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Storyteller’s “Color the World: Hues of Love” Gala Filled the Rosewood Miramar with Hope, Heart, and Community Impact

Santa Barbara, CA — February 22, 2026 — Storyteller welcomed more than 300 guests to its sold-out Color the World Gala at Rosewood Miramar Beach, this year themed “Hues of Love.” The evening raised ...

Is the US safer from Mexico's cartels after kingpin 'El Mencho' was killed?

The leader of Mexico's powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed this weekend by Mexican forces, which could ...