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This image released by Sony Pictures shows Jennifer Lawrence, left, and Andrew Barth Feldman in a scene from "No Hard Feelings." (Macall Polay/Sony Pictures via AP)

What to stream this weekend: ‘No Hard Feelings,’ Madden NFL 24

A look at what’s becoming available for your entertainment pleasure

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Jennifer Lawrence, left, and Andrew Barth Feldman in a scene from "No Hard Feelings." (Macall Polay/Sony Pictures via AP)
FILE - Britney Spears and Sam Asghari appear at the Los Angeles premiere of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” on July 22, 2019. Asghari has filed for divorce from Spears, a person familiar with the filing said late Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. The person, who is close to Asghari but not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed the filing happened Wednesday, hours after several outlets including TMZ and People magazine reported the couple had separated. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Britney Spears’ husband files for divorce

Spears married Sam Asghari at her California home in June of 2022

FILE - Britney Spears and Sam Asghari appear at the Los Angeles premiere of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” on July 22, 2019. Asghari has filed for divorce from Spears, a person familiar with the filing said late Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. The person, who is close to Asghari but not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed the filing happened Wednesday, hours after several outlets including TMZ and People magazine reported the couple had separated. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Xolo Maridueña in a scene from “Blue Beetle.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

Review: ‘Blue Beetle’ puts another bug in the superhero system

Film might disappear in shifting marketplace, but charm, Hispanic flavour add worth

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Xolo Maridueña in a scene from “Blue Beetle.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Flamenco duo Lara Wong, and Melón Jimenez will grace the stage of Centre 64 on Thursday, Aug. 17 for Kimberley Kaleidoscope Festival. Photo courtesy of en.larawong.com/

Flamenco concert at Centre64 for Kimberley Kaleidoscope Festival

Kimberley Kaleidoscope Festival is officially underway and on Thursday night, there is…

Flamenco duo Lara Wong, and Melón Jimenez will grace the stage of Centre 64 on Thursday, Aug. 17 for Kimberley Kaleidoscope Festival. Photo courtesy of en.larawong.com/
FILE - Ryan Gosling, left, and Margot Robbie pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Barbie’ on July 12, 2023, in London. “Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, Aug. 10, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film — apparently over it’s alleged LGBTQ themes — has raised questions over how widely it will be released. (Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

Algeria bans ‘Barbie’ almost a month after movie’s local release

No official reason issued for the reported directive or provided a rationale for it

FILE - Ryan Gosling, left, and Margot Robbie pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Barbie’ on July 12, 2023, in London. “Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, Aug. 10, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film — apparently over it’s alleged LGBTQ themes — has raised questions over how widely it will be released. (Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
Lee Aaron, at Western Financial Place in Cranbrook for Rock The Kootenays, Saturday, Aug. 12. Barry Coulter photo

Photo feature: They rocked the Kootenays, all right

Where else would you rather have been than Western Financial Place, for the inaugural Rock the Kootenays Classic Rock Festival?

Lee Aaron, at Western Financial Place in Cranbrook for Rock The Kootenays, Saturday, Aug. 12. Barry Coulter photo
Ashley Stewart shows off her bracelets referencing Taylor Swift songs and a countdown sign until the singer’s concert. Stewart just bought two tickets to see Swift in November 2024, heading from Prince Edward Island to Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ashley Stewart

Taylor Swift cost breakdown: Thrilled fans have to start saving — a lot

But Swifties from across Canada say cost of Toronto trip is well worth it

Ashley Stewart shows off her bracelets referencing Taylor Swift songs and a countdown sign until the singer’s concert. Stewart just bought two tickets to see Swift in November 2024, heading from Prince Edward Island to Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ashley Stewart
The marquee of the Los Feliz Theatre features the films “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Barbie’ has legs, tops box office again and gives industry a midsummer surge

Movie poised to become 2023’s top film with $526.3 million US total and $1.18 billion globally

The marquee of the Los Feliz Theatre features the films “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
This image released by Netflix shows Rapsody in the series “Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop.” Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary will be celebrated by Netflix with the four-part docuseries. It starts Aug. 9. (Netflix via AP)

What to stream: Gal Gadot, and ‘Only Murders in the Building’

What’s on line for your entertainment pleasure this weekend?

This image released by Netflix shows Rapsody in the series “Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop.” Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary will be celebrated by Netflix with the four-part docuseries. It starts Aug. 9. (Netflix via AP)
This image provided by Andrea Pezzillo shows Pezzillo, a hair stylist and men’s groomer, on Aug. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles. She is among hundreds of ancillary workers in the entertainment industry impacted by the Hollywood strikes. (Andrea Pezzillo via AP).

How the Hollywood strikes have affected celebrity glam squads

Hair, makeup and nail stylists idled by entertainment labour wars on heels of pandemic struggle

This image provided by Andrea Pezzillo shows Pezzillo, a hair stylist and men’s groomer, on Aug. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles. She is among hundreds of ancillary workers in the entertainment industry impacted by the Hollywood strikes. (Andrea Pezzillo via AP).
Taylor Swift, centre, performs during the opener of her Eras tour Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ashley Landis

Why Taylor Swift? She’s ‘the voice of a couple of generations’

A look inside the overwhelming demand to get tickets for pop star’s lone Canadian show

Taylor Swift, centre, performs during the opener of her Eras tour Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ashley Landis
A Vancouver teen, Lil Tay, who rose to fame rapping and flaunting cars and money on social media is blaming reports she had died on a hack of her Instagram account. (Instagram/Lil Tay)

Lil Tay not dead, says her social media accounts were hacked

Young social media celebrity says her ‘Instagram account was compromised by a 3rd party’

A Vancouver teen, Lil Tay, who rose to fame rapping and flaunting cars and money on social media is blaming reports she had died on a hack of her Instagram account. (Instagram/Lil Tay)
FILE - The rap group Salt-N-Pepa pose for photographers upon their arrival at New York’s Radio City Music Hall for the 11th Annual MTV Video Music Awards, Sept 8, 1994. Women have fought to shape their identification in hip-hop and demand recognition. At its 50th anniversary, female rappers are taking their moment to shine – while still demanding respect and facing decades-old challenges. (AP Photo/Malcolm Clarke, file)

Women battle misogyny to send hip-hop spinning in a new direction

Early female rappers battled sexism to carve out a perspective that often wasn’t heard

FILE - The rap group Salt-N-Pepa pose for photographers upon their arrival at New York’s Radio City Music Hall for the 11th Annual MTV Video Music Awards, Sept 8, 1994. Women have fought to shape their identification in hip-hop and demand recognition. At its 50th anniversary, female rappers are taking their moment to shine – while still demanding respect and facing decades-old challenges. (AP Photo/Malcolm Clarke, file)
Kim Mitchell headlines Friday, Aug. 11, at Rocking the Kootenays Festival in Cranbrook. (Al Pettman photo)

Kim Mitchell, welcome to the neighbourhood

Canadian Rock legend, who’s helping kick off Rock The Kootenays in Cranbrook, talks about his Rock and Roll Duty, and the guitar

Kim Mitchell headlines Friday, Aug. 11, at Rocking the Kootenays Festival in Cranbrook. (Al Pettman photo)
Taylor Swift performs during her 1989 World Tour in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Companies marketing themselves in connection with Swift’s future swing through Canada might see an afterglow that outlives the pop star’s handful of shows in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Taylor Swift’s multi-billion-dollar tour meets Canadian capitalism

Pop star’s Toronto stops create opportunities, risks for brands tied to show: marketers

Taylor Swift performs during her 1989 World Tour in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Companies marketing themselves in connection with Swift’s future swing through Canada might see an afterglow that outlives the pop star’s handful of shows in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A former Vancouver teen, Lil Tay, who rose to fame rapping and flaunting cars and money on social media has died. Lil Tay, whose real name was Claire Hope, first started posting on social media in 2018 as a nine-year-old. (Instagram/Lil Tay)

Former Vancouver child, known for flaunting wealth on social media, has died

Post to Lil Tay’s Instagram says she and her brother’s deaths are under investigation

A former Vancouver teen, Lil Tay, who rose to fame rapping and flaunting cars and money on social media has died. Lil Tay, whose real name was Claire Hope, first started posting on social media in 2018 as a nine-year-old. (Instagram/Lil Tay)
FILE - Robbie Robertson attends a press conference for “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” on day one of the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Toronto. Robertson, the lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, whose classics include “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” has died at 80, according to a statement from his manager. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

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

Canadian-born musician long-acclaimed for his impact on American roots music

FILE - Robbie Robertson attends a press conference for “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” on day one of the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Toronto. Robertson, the lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, whose classics include “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” has died at 80, according to a statement from his manager. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Rapper Tory Lanez performs at HOT 97 Summer Jam 2018 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Three years have passed since hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion was shot multiple times by rapper Lanez in Los Angeles following a summer pool party at the home of Kylie Jenner. On Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, Lanez is scheduled to be sentenced, following his December conviction on three felony charges. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Lanez sentenced for 2020 Hollywood incident where he shot at singer’s heels as she walked away

FILE - Rapper Tory Lanez performs at HOT 97 Summer Jam 2018 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Three years have passed since hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion was shot multiple times by rapper Lanez in Los Angeles following a summer pool party at the home of Kylie Jenner. On Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, Lanez is scheduled to be sentenced, following his December conviction on three felony charges. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Dr. Dre performs during the halftime show during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The signs of hip-hop’s influence are now everywhere from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director to billion-dollar brands like Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones and retail mainstays like Diddy’s Sean John and the Rocawear line started by Jay-Z. It didn’t start out that way. Companies at first balked at partnering with hip-hop acts because they felt that the genre that appealed to Black and brown teens and young adults didn’t align with their brands. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

How hip-hop went from big business shunning to multimillion-dollar partner

Innovative spirit has helped push hip-hop past big business’ initial resistance

FILE - Dr. Dre performs during the halftime show during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The signs of hip-hop’s influence are now everywhere from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director to billion-dollar brands like Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones and retail mainstays like Diddy’s Sean John and the Rocawear line started by Jay-Z. It didn’t start out that way. Companies at first balked at partnering with hip-hop acts because they felt that the genre that appealed to Black and brown teens and young adults didn’t align with their brands. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)
Murals of hometown band Nickelback adorn the curling rink in Hanna, Alta., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Nickelback love remains in Alberta hometown after highway signs come down

Canadian Music Hall of Famers also named second worst band of the 1990s, by Rolling Stone

Murals of hometown band Nickelback adorn the curling rink in Hanna, Alta., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh