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Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’

Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith could have let his infamous Oscar slap be his cinematic fade out with a career bruised, marriage dissected and reputation in a free fall. But instead of retreating, he turned inward for self-reflection.
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez named creative directors at Loewe

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez named creative directors at Loewe

PARIS (AP) — Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the celebrated design duo behind Proenza Schouler, will take over as creative directors at Loewe, the Spanish luxury house announced Monday.
French actor Gérard Depardieu stands trial in Paris for alleged sexual assaults on film set

French actor Gérard Depardieu stands trial in Paris for alleged sexual assaults on film set

PARIS (AP) — French actor Gérard Depardieu went on trial Monday in Paris on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a movie set, in a case seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France.
Book Review: 'Baldwin, Styron and Me’ a valuable contribution to current debates about DEI

Book Review: 'Baldwin, Styron and Me’ a valuable contribution to current debates about DEI

The new book “Baldwin, Styron and Me” is an intellectual reflection that serves as a valuable contribution to the current debates about race, equity and identity.
Book Review: Debut poetry collection 'Scream/Queen' views trans identity through horror

Book Review: Debut poetry collection 'Scream/Queen' views trans identity through horror

The LGBTQ+ community has a long, sometimes fraught relationship with the horror genre; there’s a kinship in the Othering, in being feared and hated and cast out from society.
Book Review: 'There Is No Place For Us' shines lights on a homeless population often ignored

Book Review: 'There Is No Place For Us' shines lights on a homeless population often ignored

The public's perception and debate over homelessness is usually fixated on people living on the street, encampments or shelters.
'It's my retrospective': Sylvia Tyson reflects on her Juno-nominated final album

'It's my retrospective': Sylvia Tyson reflects on her Juno-nominated final album

TORONTO — Canadian folk legend Sylvia Tyson spent more than half a century in the music business, but lately, she’s felt a growing distance from the community she loves.
Book Review: 'Lollapalooza' is an entertaining history of festival's role in alternative rock rise

Book Review: 'Lollapalooza' is an entertaining history of festival's role in alternative rock rise

The least enjoyable part of “Lollapalooza: The Unscripted Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival” for readers might be seeing the $27.50 ticket price for the inaugural festival in 1991.
PHOTO COLLECTION: France Depardieu Trial

PHOTO COLLECTION: France Depardieu Trial

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 30-April 5

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 30-April 5

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 30-April 5: March 30: Actor John Astin is 95. Actor Warren Beatty is 88. Musician Eric Clapton is 80. Actor Paul Reiser is 69. Rapper MC Hammer is 63. Singer Tracy Chapman is 61.