Clint Eastwood blasts 'pussy generation' in Esquire interview

q producer Lisa Bryn Rundle, filling in for Mitch Pollock, scans the latest arts and entertainment headlines to keep you in the know. Today: 

• The Mercury Prize shortlist is out today. The prize honours the best UK albums each year. David Bowie heads the list with his final album, Blackstar. 
   
• Clint Eastwood complains that America is plagued by the "Pussy Generation" in blunt Esquire interview.
   
• The great champion of Canadian culture Mel Hurtig has died. The Edmonton publisher, bookseller, activist and publisher of The Canadian Encyclopedia died Wednesday at the age of 84.