Category Archives: Entertainment
Museum must ask ‘hard questions’ after racism, toxic workplace reports, says chair
VICTORIA — The Royal British Columbia Museum has been thrust into a public modernization of its internal and external culture after reports alleging racism and toxic working conditions at the institution, says the Crown corporation's board chairman.Dan...
UK judge says newspaper invaded Meghan’s privacy with letter
LONDON — A newspaper invaded the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy by publishing a personal letter to her estranged father, a British judge ruled Thursday, in a major victory for the royal in her campaign against what she sees as media
Netflix plans to open an office in Canada and grow its relationship with its creators
TORONTO — Netflix plans to open an office in Canada in what the streaming giant calls "a big first step" toward content creation in this country. Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos says the California-based company is still figuring...
B.C. premier ‘alarmed’ by systemic racism allegations, promises anti-racism law
VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier says the government is working on anti-racism legislation that may be introduced this year. John Horgan also said Wednesday he was "alarmed" to hear allegations of racism at the Royal B.C. Museum, which should be a...
Princess Leonor, heir to Spanish throne, to study in Wales
MADRID — The heir to the Spanish throne, 15-year-old Princess Leonor, is going to study in Wales, the Spanish royal household announced Wednesday. Leonor de Borbon, the elder of two daughters of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, will attend UWC
Royal B.C. Museum CEO Jack Lohman resigns, statement cites ‘internal issues’
VICTORIA — The chief executive officer of the Royal B.C. Museum is resigning.The museum's board of directors says Jack Lohman will step down Friday after nine years as CEO.In a news release, the board says Lohman's departure was "mutually agreed"
Queer online series meets eager Russian LGBTQ audience
MOSCOW — Russian film director Andrei Fenochka says his online series about queer young people is important for LGBTQ people in a country that bans gay “propaganda” among minors. Fenochka's “Here I Come” series that debuted last fall is marked as
Paris Hilton says she was abused as teen at Utah school
SALT LAKE CITY — Paris Hilton testified about abuse she says she suffered years ago at a boarding school in Utah, as she lobbied Monday for a bill seeking to regulate the state’s troubled teen industry. Hilton was sent to Provo
Paris Hilton says she was abused as teen at Utah school
SALT LAKE CITY — Paris Hilton testified about abuse she says she suffered years ago at a boarding school in Utah, as she lobbied Monday for a bill seeking to regulate the state’s troubled teen industry. Hilton was sent to Provo
Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait
MILAN — COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” without waiting in line, and with same-day tickets possible. Access to the masterpiece housed inside the refectory of the Co...
