National Entertainment

NEW YORK — The U.S. labour union that represents more than 51,000 theatre actors and stage managers is blasting a proposal that would raise eligibility requirements for members to receive health care during the pandemic.

NEW YORK — A new report on racial representation on New York stages has found that little has been changing — there remains an over-representation of white actors, writers and directors.

TORONTO — Eden Robinson says the actors in CBC’s upcoming mystical-thriller “Trickster” have winnowed their way into her imagination.

NEW YORK — Frederick Wiseman has spent more than half a century documenting American institutions.

NEW YORK — The image is haunting, depicting a gaunt-faced man with a familiar beard, staring ahead lifelessly. The right eye is bulging and appears disfigured from an unseen wound.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Book of Two Ways” by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine) 2. “The Coast-to-Coast Murders” by Patterson/Barker (Little, Brown) 3. “The Evening and the Morning” by Ken Follett (Viking) 4.

1. “Rage” by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster) 2. “Dog Man: Grime and Punishment” by Dav Pilkey (Graphix) 3. “The Book of Two Ways” by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine) 4. “Solutions and Other Problems” by Allie Brosh (Gallery Books) 5.

Among the pithy quips attributed to Gloria Steinem over the years is this reply to why she wasn't interested in getting married: “I can’t mate in captivity.” She did eventually marry, to her own surprise, at age 66.

LONDON — Prince Harry has spoken about his “awakening” to race issues as he and his wife, Meghan, launched an anti-racism campaign to mark Black History Month in the U.K.

Nearly eight years after his death, the final solo recording of late American jazz pianist legend Dave Brubeck is set for release next month.