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Colin Meloy of The Decemberists working on first novel for adults, scheduled for 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Colin Meloy, frontman of The Decemberists and already a popular children's author, is now writing a novel for adults. Meloy's book, which has the working title “Cascadia,” is scheduled for 2025 (in the spring, not in December), G.P.
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Children's author Dav Pilkey has shameless title for next 'Dog Man' book, 'The Scarlet Shedder'

Children's author Dav Pilkey has shameless title for next 'Dog Man' book, 'The Scarlet Shedder'

NEW YORK (AP) — With apologies to Nathaniel Hawthorne and admirers of “The Scarlet Letter,” Dav Pilkey has a shameless name for the next installment of his multi-million selling “Dog Man” children's books series about a canine superhero: “Dog Man: Th
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Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu services and vows crackdown on password sharing

Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu services and vows crackdown on password sharing

Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on password sharing expected to extend through next year.
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Toronto doc director Daniel Roher remembers Robbie Robertson as risk-taker and artist

Toronto doc director Daniel Roher remembers Robbie Robertson as risk-taker and artist

TORONTO — An Oscar-winning Toronto director who credits Robbie Robertson with helping to launch his career remembered the legendary singer-songwriter as a risk-taker and musical talent who “created a bridge across time.
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Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

TORONTO — Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined and helped reshape American music, died Wednesday at 80.
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Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek” mined American music and folklore and helped reshape contemporary rock, died Wednesday at 80.
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Swift's T.O. stops create opportunities, risks for brands tied to show: marketers

Swift's T.O. stops create opportunities, risks for brands tied to show: marketers

TORONTO — Companies marketing themselves in connection with Taylor Swift's future swing through Toronto might feel an afterglow that outlives the pop star's handful of shows in the country — but such brands also face several risks in tying themselves
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Hollywood strike matches the 100-day mark of the last writers' strike in 2007-2008

Hollywood strike matches the 100-day mark of the last writers' strike in 2007-2008

NEW YORK (AP) — TV late-night comedy scribe Greg Iwinski, 38, was still only an aspiring writer when Hollywood writers held their landmark strike in 2007-2008.
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'It's kind of like the Hunger Games': Swift fans on the battle for tickets

'It's kind of like the Hunger Games': Swift fans on the battle for tickets

Swifties are going to great lengths to get tickets to a series of Taylor Swift concerts in Toronto next year.
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If you've ever wanted to be in 'Hamilton,' you can now do so - on Roblox

If you've ever wanted to be in 'Hamilton,' you can now do so - on Roblox

NEW YORK (AP) — The landmark Broadway musical “Hamilton” has landed on Roblox, turning the innovative stage show into an immersive online environment for a new generation. “'Hamilton' has global recognition.
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