Warner Bros. film studios said it will delay the release of its “Dune” and “The Batman” movies, setting back an entertainment industry already struggling to survive because of COVID-19 pandemic …
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Arts and entertainment news. Arts encompass a wide range of human creative activities that express imaginative, conceptual, or technical skill. This includes visual arts like painting, sculpture, and photography, performing arts like music, theater and dance, as well as literary arts such as writing and poetry. The arts serve not only as a reflection of culture and society but also as a medium for personal expression and emotional exploration
Led Zeppelin Emerges Victor in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Plagiarism Case
British rock band Led Zeppelin on Monday effectively won a long-running legal battle over claims it stole the opening guitar riff from its signature 1971 song Stairway to Heaven. The band, …
your ads here!Black Horror Films Tap into Race Relations
The new horror film “Antebellum,” by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, is the latest of several Black horror films addressing race relations in the United States. Filmmakers and critics weigh …
your ads here!Kenyans Celebrate Music Culture from Their Vehicles
Kenya hosted (Oct 3-4) its first social-distance culture and music event where people enjoyed live bands while they could sit in their vehicles so there is less risk of spreading …
your ads here!Fashion Designer Kenzo Takada Dies From COVID-19 at age 81
Kenzo Takada, the iconic Franco-Japanese fashion designer famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channeled global travel, has died. He was 81.The family said in a statement to …
your ads here!UN: 25 Years After Landmark Women’s Rights Conference, Pushback Threat Present
Leaders and activists warned Thursday of a global pushback against women’s rights, 25 years after a landmark conference in Beijing that set out an ambitious agenda for women’s equality.“We need …
your ads here!Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Grieve Their Miscarriage
Chrissy Teigen said she and John Legend are in “deep pain” following her miscarriage, which she announced in a heart wrenching social media post. Teigen wrote that they were “driving …
your ads here!‘It Belongs to Us!”: Tense French Trial Over Colonial Art
Is dislodging African artwork from a European museum a political statement, or a criminal act? That’s the question a French court weighed Wednesday in an emotionally charged trial centered around …
your ads here!Washington Mural Pays Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Many Americans are mourning the death of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Makeshift memorials to the popular liberal justice have sprung up all over the country. One of them …
your ads here!Transgender People Still Criminalized in 13 UN Member States, Report Finds
At least 13 United Nations member states still criminalize transgender people, while others use morality and indecency laws to crack down on the trans community, a report showed on Wednesday.Nigeria, …
your ads here!Reggaeton Redemption: Balvin, Bunny Top Latin Grammy Nods
At last year’s Latin Grammy Awards, popular reggaeton and Latin trap musicians such as J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Ozuna were dismissed in the show’s top categories. This year, they …
your ads here!Cross-Cultural Music Project Goes Beyond Borders, Politics
Three countries, three musical traditions, one shared dream. Slavalachia is a cross-cultural collaboration of folk musicians from Belarus, Ukraine and the Appalachian region of the US. The project was meant …
your ads here!Alexie, Pilkey Books Among Most ‘Challenged’ of Past Decade
Toni Morrison is on the list. So are John Green and Harper Lee. And John Steinbeck and Margaret Atwood. All wrote books that were among the 100 most subjected to …
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Three Bollywood actors, including top star Deepika Padukone, were questioned by India’s narcotics agency on Saturday as part of an investigation into the movie industry’s alleged links with drug peddlers …
your ads here!For Standup Comics, a Tricky COVID Comeback
From dark, crowded venues, to social-distanced back yards, stand-up comedians are adapting to life in the nation with the world’s highest death toll from COVID-19. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias found comics in the Washington, DC …
your ads here!Mythical (But Possibly Real) Creatures That Roam the USA
Mysterious creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster are more than just fun scary stories that we tell ourselves. Myths and superstitions that are passed down through the generations …
your ads here!Zimbabwe’s Rescued Wildlife Joins Jerusalema Dance Challenge
The Jerusalema Dance Challenge, a South African internet craze, is sweeping the African continent.As the Jerusalema spreads across Africa, in Zimbabwe, the wildlife is joining in. Staff at Zimbabwe’s Wild …
your ads here!Sir Harold Evans, Crusading Publisher and Author, Dies at 92
Sir Harold Evans, the charismatic publisher, author and muckraker who was a bold-faced name for decades for exposing wrongdoing in 1960s London to publishing such 1990s best-sellers as “Primary Colors,” …
your ads here!Release of Disney’s ‘Black Widow’ Delayed Again
Fans disappointed once by the delayed release of superhero movie Black Widow are now disappointed twice after The Walt Disney Co. again pushed back the opening on Wednesday.Starring Scarlett Johansson, …
your ads here!Slow Reopening for India’s Taj Mahal After 6-Month COVID Shutdown
India’s iconic 17th century Taj Mahal monument reopened Monday after its longest shutdown even as the country grapples with rising coronavirus cases.The reopening of the famed white marble Mughal-era monument …
your ads here!‘Succession,’ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Take Top Emmys
Quirky comedy “Schitt’s Creek,” media family saga “Succession,” and dystopian drama “Watchmen” dominated the Emmy Awards on Sunday in a show where the coronavirus pandemic meant most celebrities took part …
your ads here!Tadej Pogacar Wins COVID-defying Tour de France
In a stunning performance for the ages, Tour de France rookie Tadej Pogacar won cycling’s showpiece race Sunday on the eve of his 22nd birthday.Pogacar became the second-youngest winner of …
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