Omar El Akkad Wins Canadian Literature Award

Ryan Reynolds is getting lots of love from his home country of Canada! The 45-year-old actor was given the Governor General's Award over the weekend and his friend, Canadian musician Steven Page, also composed a silly-yet-sweet song in his honor.«Last night Canada honoured me with a Governor General’s Award and this video. I’m not crying.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe day before the 2022 Grammy Awards nominees were announced, representatives from the Recording Academy, which oversees the awards, began informing members of the media that the four top awards — the “Big Four” of Best Album, Song, Record and New Artist — would be expanded to ten from the previous eight. While the timing of the move was unusual, it was positioned by CEO Harvey Mason jr.

here now.Speaking about ‘London’s Buring’, which arrived today (November 25), Ajudha explained: “I wrote this song on the legacy of colonialism and the irony that even when we have taken almost everything from most of the globe, ruining countries and communities throughout history to build our own, we are still so quick to close our doors to those in need, even when it is us who have played the biggest roles in destabilising the countries they come from.“It is also a nod to the youth movements

Omar Souleyman is no longer in jail after Turkish police arrested the singer on Wednesday for questioning over a charge of "terrorist propaganda." The news was first reported by Agence France-Presse and confirmed by Souleyman's manager in an email to The FADER. Originally from Syria, the 55-year-old Souleyman was arrested in his home in Şanlıurfa, a city in Tukey's southeast.

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“Who’s on First” moment. Though viewers were initially confused, Arroyo did later confirm on his Twitter that it was a pre-planned bit.Acosta then turned on Jesse Waters’ coverage of the deadly Astroworld concert tragedy, before eventually turning his ire on Tucker Carlson.“Tucker Carlson, your suggestion that Kamala Harris isn’t quite American because she spent part of her childhood in Canada has put you over the top,” Acosta said.

Omar Souleyman has been detained in Turkey and is being held on terrorism charges, according to the Syrian musician’s manager.According to a report from Agence France-Presse, Souleyman’s manager confirmed that the singer was detained due to alleged associations he has with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).The PKK is considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the European Union and the United States, and has carried out attacks on Turkish soil in recent years.

Syrian musician Omar Souleyman has been arrested on terrorism charges in Turkey, according to a report in The Guardian. The charges relate to what Turkish authorities allege is Souleyman's involvement with the Kurdistan Workers’ party, also known as the PKK.

frequently uses when he comes out on stage during his rallies.And on Thursday, Schroeder paused the proceedings to ask if any veterans were present in the courtroom, offering them applause. The one man who did identify himself as a veteran turned out to be a witness for the defense.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Netflix’s upcoming untitled CIA drama starring and executive produced by Noah Centineo has added seven series regulars and four guest stars to its cast.

Kathryn Hahn's Agatha Harkness is getting her own Marvel Studios spinoff series, , centered around her deliciously evil character. “Marvel Studios', an Original Series, coming soon to #DisneyPlus,” Disney shared on Twitter alongside updates of several other Marvel series.Marvel Studios' Agatha: House of Harkness, an Original Series, coming soon to #DisneyPlus.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA “WandaVision” spinoff about Agatha Harkness and a “Hawkeye” spinoff about Echo have officially been ordered to series at Disney Plus.The announcements were made as part of Disney Plus Day. Variety exclusively reported on the Agatha Harkness series in October, while Variety exclusively reported about the Echo series in March.The Agatha show is officially titled “Agatha: House of Harkness.” The official description of the series simply says it stars Kathryn Hahn as her

Di’Shon Bernard has been voted Hull City’s player of the month for October on the back of a string of fine performances.

“Drunken Birds,” Canada’s official selection for Best International Film at next year’s Oscars, is a love story told in a dazzling, unexpected style. Mexican drug cartel minion Willy (Jorge Antonio Guerrero, the bad boyfriend in “Roma”) has fallen in love with his boss’ wife Marlena, which nearly costs him his life.

TORONTO -- Omar El Akkad, an Egyptian-Canadian author and journalist, the author of a story of the global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child, has won Canada’s richest literary award.El Akkad won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his book “What Strange Paradise” on Monday night.

Theatres, long shuttered as COVID brought life to a standstill, are turning on their lights, opening their doors, and raising their curtains to audiences hungry for live theatre, and no one is happier to be back treading the boards than the cast of the mega-musical Hamilton.For Daniel Assetta, who plays Samuel Seabury and understudies the role of King George III, returning to Hamilton, which he calls “one of the most exciting pieces of theatre in our generation,” feels like “the beginning

Sex and the City revival, In a new interview with , both Parker and SATC producer-writer Michael Patrick King opened up about the trolling they've witnessed online over the past few months. “When we announced And Just Like That…, there were a lot of positive reactions, but one bitchy response online was people sharing pictures of the . And I was like, ‘Wow, so it’s either you’re 35, or you’re retired and living in Florida.

Astroworld festival tragedy has finally been identified by his family as 21-year-old Axel Acosta. Student Axel Acosta was identified by his father over the weekendEdgar Acosta identified his son, who had turned 21 just last month, after seeing photos police had released over the weekend.

Slamming the sexism. Sarah Jessica Parker clapped back at critics who mocked the return of Sex and the City characters in HBO Max’s And Just Like That simply because they aged.

Omar Apollo has shared ‘Bad Life’, a new single that features guest vocals from Kali Uchis.Produced by Teo Halm, the new track sees Apollo crooning above subdued electric guitar chords, addressing a former lover.