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Justin Bieber to drop surprise album Swag II at midnight; Justin Bieber made a surprise announcement on Instagram on Thursday that his album Swag II, a sequel to Swag released in July, would be released at midnight\. Some of the posts promoting the new album showed Bieber holding his one-year-old son, Jack, alongside wife Hailey Bieber\.

Justin Bieber to drop surprise album Swag II at midnight

September 4 , 2025 at 12:44:34 p.m. EDT • :

Justin Bieber fans didn't have to wait long for a followup to his surprise summer album Swag — he's dropping Swag II tonight. 
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Toronto film festival kicks off with John Candy doc. Here's what else is happening on Day 1; The Toronto International Film Festival gets underway on Thursday afternoon\. The 50th edition of the 11-day festival begins with the unveiling of TIFF's own star on Canada's Walk of Fame\.

Toronto film festival kicks off with John Candy doc. Here's what else is happening on Day 1

September 4 , 2025 at 03:07:06 p.m. EDT • :

The 50th Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today with the world premiere of John Candy: I Like Me, a documentary celebrating the late Canadian comedian.
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Who is Vogue's new editor Chloe Malle, and how does she intend to put her own stamp on the magazine?; Chloe Malle, left, is the hotly anticipated successor to Anna Wintour at Vogue, after the long time editor-in-chief announced in June she would step away from the magazine to take on an expanded global role with parent company Condé Nast\.

Who is Vogue's new editor Chloe Malle, and how does she intend to put her own stamp on the magazine?

September 3 , 2025 at 06:09:35 p.m. EDT • :

Here's what we know about Vogue's new editor, Chloe Malle — a self-professed "proud nepo baby" with an extensive digital publishing background — as she takes the reins from Anna Wintour, the revered fashion magazine's legendary editor in chief.
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Mamma mia! Contested Swedish cultural heritage list includes IKEA — but not ABBA; When you think of Sweden, does IKEA come to mind\? The furniture and houseware superstore, founded by Swede Ingvar Kamprad in 1943, was included among a list of 100 cultural works, brands and ideas that are deemed to define Sweden's cultural heritage\.

Mamma mia! Contested Swedish cultural heritage list includes IKEA — but not ABBA

September 2 , 2025 at 01:35:48 p.m. EDT • :

Pippi Longstocking, IKEA and the Nobel Prize are among 100 works, brands and ideas deemed to define what it means to be Swedish, according to a cultural heritage list presented to the government on Tuesday. But one of the country's most notable exports was snubbed — the legendary pop group ABBA. 
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15-minute standing ovation for Dwayne Johnson's The Smashing Machine in Venice; Dwayne Johnson walks the red carpet Monday at the world premiere of his film The Smashing Machine during this year's Venice Film Festival\. Oscar buzz is building for Johnson and his portrayal of UFC champion Mark Kerr\.

15-minute standing ovation for Dwayne Johnson's The Smashing Machine in Venice

September 2 , 2025 at 11:10:36 a.m. EDT • :

Dwayne Johnson got emotional as his film The Smashing Machine received a 15-minute standing ovation during its world premiere Monday at the Venice Film Festival.
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Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene dead at 73; Graham Greene arrives for the special screening of Antlers in New York on Oct\. 25, 2021\. The actor died Monday at the age of 73\.  

September 1 , 2025 at 08:16:55 p.m. EDT • :

Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene dead at 73

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7 of the buzziest world premieres coming to TIFF 2025; Josh O'Connor and Daniel Craig appear in a still from Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery\. The film premieres at TIFF on Saturday, Sept\. 6\.  

September 2 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

7 of the buzziest world premieres coming to TIFF 2025

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Big shakeups coming to SNL as four cast members exit the sketch show; A composite image of \(left to right\) Emil Wakim, Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker\. All four SNL cast members have announced or are reported to be leaving the comedy show ahead of its next season\.  

August 29 , 2025 at 01:44:21 p.m. EDT • :

Big shakeups coming to SNL as four cast members exit the sketch show

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Barrie, Ont.'s Veronika Slowikowska joins SNL, sole Canadian among 5 new cast members; Veronika Slowikowska, from Barrie, Ont\., will join the cast of Saturday Night Live's upcoming 51st season, one of five new performers added to the roster of the sketch comedy show following several high-profile departures\.  

September 2 , 2025 at 02:29:21 p.m. EDT • :

Barrie, Ont.'s Veronika Slowikowska joins SNL, sole Canadian among 5 new cast members

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Lights, camera, brands: TIFF fans feel squeezed out as red carpets go corporate; Sandi Leung, left, is shown in this selfie photo with Sydney Sweeney at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024\.  

August 29 , 2025 at 09:02:23 a.m. EDT • :

Lights, camera, brands: TIFF fans feel squeezed out as red carpets go corporate

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