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Review: Metric rocks out existentially in 'Formentera'

Review: Metric rocks out existentially in 'Formentera'

“Formentera” Metric (Metric Music International) Even Canadian rock stars are looking introspectively – and existentially – at their role and the meaning of it all in today’s seemingly crumbling world. But hey, a pretty rockin’ album came out of it.
Fossils of ancient predators with three eyes shed light on evolution of insects

Fossils of ancient predators with three eyes shed light on evolution of insects

Research based on a collection of fossils from the Burgess Shale shows a bizarre-looking animal with three eyes that sheds light on the evolution of the brain and head of insects and spiders.
Prince Harry wins first stage in suit against UK tabloid

Prince Harry wins first stage in suit against UK tabloid

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry won the first stage of a libel suit against the publisher of Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper as a judge ruled Friday that parts of a story about his fight for police protection in the U.K. were defamatory.
Toronto musician Mustafa wins $20,000 Prism Prize for his music video 'Ali'

Toronto musician Mustafa wins $20,000 Prism Prize for his music video 'Ali'

Mustafa Ahmed has emerged the winner of this year's Prism Prize for his deeply personal and self-directed music video "Ali." The poet and musician, who performs under the name Mustafa, hails from Toronto's Regent Park community.
Streaming bill could mean Justin Bieber hits don't count as 'Canadian' on Spotify

Streaming bill could mean Justin Bieber hits don't count as 'Canadian' on Spotify

OTTAWA — Justin Bieber may be one of the top-selling musicians of all time, with a clutch of Grammy Awards and Junos to his name.
Hawaii museum revisits history of gender-fluid healers

Hawaii museum revisits history of gender-fluid healers

HONOLULU (AP) — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick.
Roy Moore’s defamation suit against Baron Cohen rejected

Roy Moore’s defamation suit against Baron Cohen rejected

An appeals court on Thursday rejected a $95 million defamation lawsuit against Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen filed by former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who said he was tricked into a television appearance
Lights out on Nittosha matchbooks prompts nostalgia in Japan

Lights out on Nittosha matchbooks prompts nostalgia in Japan

HIMEJI, Japan (AP) — Matches are more than just matches at century-old Nittosha.
'Yu-Gi-Oh!' manga creator Kazuki Takahashi found dead at sea

'Yu-Gi-Oh!' manga creator Kazuki Takahashi found dead at sea

TOKYO (AP) — Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” manga comic and trading card game, has died, apparently while snorkeling in southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Friday.
James Caan, Oscar nominee for 'The Godfather,' dies at 82

James Caan, Oscar nominee for 'The Godfather,' dies at 82

James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as both the dying football player in the classic weeper “Brian’s Song” and the casino boss in “Las Vegas,” has d
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