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TORONTO -- After 37 years playing second fiddle, famous letter-turner Vanna White is temporarily hosting “Wheel of Fortune” as long-time host Pat Sajak recovers from emergency surgery. Before the broadcast, White tweeted: “Tonight’s my first night of hosting Wheel! I’m excited and nervous! Stay tuned!” Source

With every literature prize comes some contention over which texts are most worthy of celebration. But rather than a war over words, this awards season was dominated by controversy over a writer's moral character. Protests are planned in Sweden's capital on Tuesday as Nobel Literature Prize laureate Peter Handke collects his award in the face of widespread criticism over his stance on the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia. Source

There were more than a few surprises in the nomination list for the 2020 Golden Globes — and not all of them positive. While Netflix's resounding success signalled a changing of the guard when it comes to the types of projects recognized, some of the films and series left off the list spoke more loudly to fans. Source

LOS ANGELES -- Quebec special-effects company Rodeo FX announced Monday that it will be Netflix's primary production partner for Season 4 of its hit series "Stranger Things." The company had worked on the first three seasons of the series, designing monsters and other special effects. Source

With every literature prize comes some contention over which texts are most worthy of celebration. But rather than a war over words, this awards season was dominated by controversy over a writer's moral character. Protests are planned in Sweden's capital on Tuesday as Nobel Literature Prize laureate Peter Handke collects his award in the face of widespread criticism over his stance on the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia. Source

TORONTO -- The engineer who signed off on a stage that collapsed at a Radiohead concert in Toronto in 2012, killing the band's drum technician, is arguing that a professional disciplinary panel does not have jurisdiction in the case. Source

TORONTO -- An engineer who signed off on a Radiohead concert stage that collapsed and killed a man six years ago will face a professional misconduct hearing despite his argument that he has since retired, a panel decided Monday. Source

3D-printed cocktails, a traffic jam sculpture made of hundreds of tons of sand and more celebrity sightings than a Kardashian Christmas party were all part of over-the-top festivities during the week of Art Basel Miami, but it was a banana that stole the show. Source

MIAMI -- 3D-printed cocktails, a traffic jam sculpture made of hundreds of tons of sand and more celebrity sightings than a Kardashian Christmas party were all part of over-the-top festivities during the week of Art Basel Miami, but it was a banana that stole the show. Source

TORONTO -- K-pop super group Monsta X announced last week that they will be releasing an all-English album in February of 2020, a rarity for a South Korean entertainment act – while their global fan base continue their protest over a “scandal” that caused a member to leave the group earlier this year. Source