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Natalia Lafourcade’s alter ego takes center stage in ‘Cancionera’

Natalia Lafourcade’s alter ego takes center stage in ‘Cancionera’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Natalia Lafourcade sat down to craft “Cancionera,” she never expected to discover an alter ego that would lead her down a pathway of artistic enlightenment.
Airlines, rattled by trade war and spending pullback, continue to cut flights, pull outlooks

Airlines, rattled by trade war and spending pullback, continue to cut flights, pull outlooks

Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit outlooks for the year due to less domestic travel demand as sentiment about the national and global economies sours.
'We'll just make our own films': Disability rights advocates in spotlight at Hot Docs

'We'll just make our own films': Disability rights advocates in spotlight at Hot Docs

Reid Davenport says he began making documentaries to confront the ableism he faced every day.
One Tech Tip: Thinking of buying a secondhand phone? Some tips on what to look for

One Tech Tip: Thinking of buying a secondhand phone? Some tips on what to look for

LONDON (AP) — New smartphones aren’t cheap and prices could reach even higher as globe trade tensions fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats throw Asian exports into turmoil. To save money, consider buying a secondhand device.
Can 'Étoile' make ballet cool? 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' creators pirouette to ballet-themed show

Can 'Étoile' make ballet cool? 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' creators pirouette to ballet-themed show

NEW YORK (AP) — Ballet is beautiful. Ballet is ethereal. Ballet is mysterious. Can ballet also be cool? The creators of the new Prime Video show “Étoile” – Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, of “The Marvelous Mrs.
The Rolling Stones in French, Lucinda Williams and more pay tribute to Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier

The Rolling Stones in French, Lucinda Williams and more pay tribute to Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger sings in swaggering French. Louisiana native Lucinda Williams delivers a slow, slinky, swamp pop sound.
No burgers but plenty of crawfish at this iconic New Orleans music festival

No burgers but plenty of crawfish at this iconic New Orleans music festival

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off on Thursday, bringing together a smorgasbord of the city's most iconic homegrown artists for the next two weeks.
Protect 'valuable' Canadian health data from Trump's AI aspirations, experts urge

Protect 'valuable' Canadian health data from Trump's AI aspirations, experts urge

TORONTO — Medical researchers and lawyers say our rocky relationship with the U.S. creates an urgent need to protect a critical Canadian resource: patient health information that can be used to train artificial intelligence.
Bluebells and other spring flowers can be nature's antidote to stressful times

Bluebells and other spring flowers can be nature's antidote to stressful times

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise their heads each spring under the budding beech leaves of the Hallerbos forest, an annual explosion of color that draws crowds from around the world.
10 movies that defined the Vietnam War on the big screen

10 movies that defined the Vietnam War on the big screen

The Vietnam War cast a long shadow across one of the most fertile periods of American filmmaking, and has led filmmakers for the half-century since to reckon with its complicated legacy.
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