As It Happens5:43Chicago’s famous sidewalk ‘rat hole’ has been removed, but its legacy lives on Winslow Dumaine doesn’t believe Chicago has seen the last of “the rat hole.” The slab of concrete sidewalk with a rat-shaped imprint had become both a source of both pride and consternation for residents. Officials removed it on Wednesday, and the sidewalk … Read more
A video of the late Limpopo radio personality, content producer and comedian Kagiso Ramoshai speaking about the possibility of his death has seemingly resurfaced on social media — this comes after he passed away on Sunday morning, 14 April morning. RIP POPE: FANS ON KAGISO RAMOSHAI’S VIDEO TALKING ABOUT DEATH Limpopo Artists Movement (LAM) recently … Read more
More than 400 Canadian artists from the worlds of music, film and literature are denouncing what they describe as “alarming and destructive” anti-trans legislation in an open letter released Sunday by music superstars Tegan and Sara. The list of stars who signed the letter includes actor Elliot Page, Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle, actress … Read more
The natural world is full of gender diversity: female hyenas have pseudo penises used for sex and urination, many species of fish and plants change their sex over their lifespan, and female lions have been known to grow manes and develop a masculine growl. Those are among many examples in a new episode of CBC’s The Nature … Read more
The publisher/editor-in-chief of YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine, Azuh Arinze, has just rounded off work on two new books. Titled “Anything And Everything Journalism and My Story Of Many Colours,” the first book is basically a journalism “Bible”, featuring 37 accomplished journalists cutting across print, broadcast and online, who shared their success stories as well as the … Read more
Olivia Munn has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, thanking her doctors and urging fans to calculate their own risk assessment. “I’m lucky. We caught it with enough time that I had options. I want the same for any woman who might have to face this one day,” the … Read more
Acclaimed comedian Richard Lewis has died. He was 76. Lewis, who revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2023, died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack, said his publicist Jeff Abraham. He was known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all black, leading to … Read more
As It Happens6:44AI used to create comedy special of dead comedian George Carlin A new comedy special starts with the quote, “I’m sorry it took me so long to come out with new material, but I do have a pretty good excuse. I was dead.” The voice sounds like comedian George Carlin, but that would be … Read more
Hot on the heels of one of the best years for movie and TV releases in recent memory, 2024 is shaping up to be an impressive year for screens both big and small. Even though there may have been strikes last year, seriously delaying the majority of projects scheduled for release, there are loads of … Read more
“The key moment in Barbie is when she goes from perfect beauty to bad breath, cellulite, and flat feet. Or what casting directors call a character actor,” he continued, to groans from the celebrity audience. Jo Koy speaks to reporters during the Golden Globe Awards Press Preview on January 4. Photo: AP The assessments of … Read more
