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Charlotte Wells' 'Aftersun' dominates Toronto Film Critics Association awards

Charlotte Wells' 'Aftersun' dominates Toronto Film Critics Association awards

TORONTO — The father-daughter drama "Aftersun" by first-time director Charlotte Wells scored big with the Toronto Film Critics Association, netting four awards including best picture.
Famed Danish restaurant Noma to start new 'flavor search'

Famed Danish restaurant Noma to start new 'flavor search'

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The famed Danish restaurant Noma which has claimed the title of world’s top restaurant several times said Monday it will shut down to transform itself into “a pioneering test kitchen" dedicated to “food innovation and the d
Liz Weston: Sneaky ways inflation affects your money in 2023

Liz Weston: Sneaky ways inflation affects your money in 2023

By now, you’re probably familiar with the more obvious ways inflation affects your finances. Your money doesn’t go as far at the grocery store, for example.
New this week: Margo Price and 'Gold, Lies & Videotape'

New this week: Margo Price and 'Gold, Lies & Videotape'

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
Review: Janet Malcolm’s quasi-memoir on pictures and memory

Review: Janet Malcolm’s quasi-memoir on pictures and memory

“Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory,” by Janet Malcolm (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) When Janet Malcolm died 18 months ago at 86, her New Yorker colleague Ian Frazier wrote a eulogy for the magazine noting that the famed and feared journalist ha
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 15-21

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 15-21

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 15-21: Jan. 15: Actor Margaret O’Brien (“Meet Me in St. Louis”) is 85. Actor Andrea Martin is 76. Actor-director Mario Van Peebles is 66. Guitarist Adam Jones of Tool is 58.
CES 2023: Companies tout environmental tech innovations

CES 2023: Companies tout environmental tech innovations

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The mottled bright green leaves of a pothos plant stood out against the flashy expanse of electric vehicles and smart products at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this year.
Kimchi in grilled cheese? It’s a spicy, crunchy flavor boost

Kimchi in grilled cheese? It’s a spicy, crunchy flavor boost

We’ve upped the ante on the original pull-from-the-pantry meal — the grilled cheese — with one potent ingredient: kimchi. And we use it two ways for a double dose of flavor. Cheese with kimchi may sound odd, but the pairing is hardly new.
In polar night, Norway-Russia kids event lights up Christmas

In polar night, Norway-Russia kids event lights up Christmas

BARENTSBURG, Norway (AP) — A 15-year-old boy in a polar bear hoodie took turns reading the Gospel passage about Jesus’s birth in Russian with three girls in dresses and bows who proclaimed it in Norwegian, in a shared celebration of Orthodox Christma
Spielberg, 'Top Gun' feted by National Board of Review

Spielberg, 'Top Gun' feted by National Board of Review

NEW YORK (AP) — The prize for best film of the year at the National Board of Review Awards went to “Top Gun: Maverick." Martin McDonagh's “The Banshees of Inisherin” took home the most trophies.
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