Ryan Gosling hasn’t had (K)enough of showing off his musical chops as Ken from Barbie quite yet. The actor teamed up with the film’s composers, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, to release an EP with three new versions of the Grammy-nominated song, “I’m Just Ken.” WATCH | Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson perform a holiday version of ‘I’m Just Ken’: … Read more
Crowds descended on malls and downtown shopping districts last weekend, pulling retailers out of their early December lull and building anticipation for some serious last-minute gift shopping through the Super Saturday weekend ahead. Rain and winds hit much of the East Coast over the weekend, impacting traveling, but barely impeding the shopping. Fifth Avenue in … Read more
A dog barked from somewhere down the hillside, and as we reached the walls of the old city, our car wheels started to spin out. “Well, you wanted to get off the beaten path,” my husband said. The walled city of Óbidos in Portugal. Photo: Shutterstock We parked the car on the side of the … Read more
Air Transat and the union representing its flight attendants, a unit of The Canadian Union of Public Employees, have reached a tentative agreement subject to a vote to renew their collective agreement, according to a press release the airline released today. Details of the agreement will be presented to members and voted on in the coming days, according … Read more
The Current11:34A hand-drawn map with no people, but 1,642 free-roaming animals Artist Anton Thomas wanted to draw a “world map of nature” that would showcase the many different species across the globe — but at one point he was a little worried he’d run out of animals. “I thought before drawing, ‘Oh, surely I would … Read more
No matter the depths of our love for our fathers, coming up with the best gifts for dads isn’t typically the easiest task. Is it just us or do they seem to already have everything they want? Some go even as far as to insist they don’t need a single solitary Christmas gift. But where’s … Read more
For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki’s decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki’s latest enchantment, The Boy and the Heron, debuted with $12.8 million US, according to studio estimates. The Boy and the Heron, the long-awaited animated fantasy from the director of Spirited Away, My Neighbor … Read more
