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Her 2006 self-titled debut and 2008’s “Fearless” had inspired both acclaim and criticism for her bold bridges and keen lyricism — these are masterful country-pop songs, critics argued, but surely a teen idol wasn’t responsible for them. Swift proved her detractors wrong on “Speak Now,” an album that arrived just before her pivot from country’s youngest hope to pop’s freshest voice.

Old-school technique and star power lead state-of-the-art action extravaganza

Neither Swift nor her management have addressed their decision to skip Canada

The television actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty for her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult-like group NXIVM, has been released from a California prison, according to a government website.

‘We are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion’

Entertainment industry facing its first two-union strike in more than six decades

Arkin wasn’t a sex symbol or superstar, but was rarely out of work

Star’s farewell to the Indiana Jones franchise a dignified sendoff to one of cinema’s best castings

Maxwel Hohn and Russell Clark revisit acclaimed Tadpoles film for international audience