National Lifestyle

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors, lawyers, celebrities: There's a new cosmetic surgery, of sorts, for which they're all signing up. By that, we mean handing over money to hire a calligrapher for a fresh take on writing one's own name in cursive.

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Ludwig Göransson initially felt tremendous pressure in composing new music for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” with hopes of living up to his Oscar-winning score on the franchise’s 2019 epic first film.

NEW YORK (AP) — They dreamt up universes of hotdog fingers, googly-eyed rocks and “Raccaccoonie.

CALGARY — A special exhibit dedicated to Alberta rockers Nickelback is headed to Calgary's National Music Centre.

Opera Philadelphia has rescheduled three new works composed by women that were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Rene Orth’s “10 Days in a Madhouse” will be given its world premiere on Sept.

NEW YORK (AP) — They dreamt up universes of hotdog fingers, googly-eyed rocks and “Raccaccoonie.

Break out those suspenders and dancing shoes, M.M. Keeravaani’s joyously energetic anthem “ Naatu Naatu ” will be performed at the Oscars, the show’s producers said Tuesday.

VANCOUVER — When nine-year-old Viaan Deol goes to bhangra lessons twice a week, his favourite part is seeing all the friends he's made from different schools in Surrey, B.C.

NEW YORK (AP) — Director Wayne Cilento faced an uphill task leading the new Broadway revival of Bob Fosse's revue “Dancin'” — no video had been made of the original show, there was no script to study and none of the steps had been recorded.

TORONTO — Publications exploring contemporary geopolitics, the future of authoritarianism and the growing number of dictators challenging democracy are some of the finalists in the running for a Canadian award for books on global affairs.