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TORONTO — Quebec's cinematic triple-threat Denis Villeneuve says he's found the key to navigating the intensity of Oscar nomination day: "At the very last minute before announcements, make pancakes. It helps with the stress.

TORONTO — Donny Gerrard's soothing voice cradled listeners on Skylark's 1972 hit "Wildflower" and drew in famous fans but despite working with Elton John and Mavis Staples, friends say he never let his immense singing talent go to his head.

Nonfiction 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson, narrated by Will Smith (Penguin Audio) 3. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 4.

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is a bestseller by a Harvard-trained sociologist sometimes referred to as Winfrey's “life coach.” It's also her first selection since 2019 that was not announced in partnership with Apple.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Standout facts and notable numbers from Tuesday's Academy Award nominations .

Douglas Trumbull, a visual effects master who showed movie audiences indelible images of the future and of space in films like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Blade Runner,” has died. He was 79.

NEW YORK (AP) — Like Facebook and Twitter, Spotify is learning the limits of deflecting responsibility for what is said on its platform. Podcasting has sprouted as an industry with few standards about policing offensive or misleading content .

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nominees for the 94th Academy Awards, which were announced Tuesday. Winners will be announced on March 27 in Los Angeles.

NEW YORK (AP) — American Express on Tuesday launched a checking account that comes with a debit card that will allow its customers to accrue its popular Membership Rewards points the same way they do on its credit and charge cards.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Depending on whom you ask, Maine is in the midst of either a curse or a blessing: a shortage of Moxie. Moxie, a polarizing beverage that is the state's official soft drink, is in short supply because of supply chain woes.