Oscar-winning Italian composer Ennio Morricone died in a Roman clinic Monday morning, where he was being treated for a fractured femur due to a fall. He was 91 years old. A great musician, composer and conductor, Morricone was well-known …
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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
The Louvre Partly Reopened After Being Shut Down for 16 weeks
The Louvre, Paris’ famous and the world’s most visited museum, partly reopened Monday, after being on lockdown for 16 weeks due to the spread of COVID-19. The museum has lost more than $45 million …
your ads here!Britain Says to Put Nearly $2 Billion Into Arts to Help Survival
Britain will invest nearly $2 billion in cultural institutions and the arts to help a sector that has been crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, Prime Minister Boris Johnson …
your ads here!Cosby Invokes Systemic Racism As he Fights #MeToo Conviction
In a nearly empty Philadelphia courtroom in July 2015, a lawyer for Bill Cosby implored a federal judge to keep the comedian’s testimony in an old sexual battery lawsuit under …
your ads here!Kanye West Wants the Oval Office
Kanye West announced on Twitter on Saturday that he intends to run for president of the United States this year.“We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, …
your ads here!Columbus Statue Decapitated in Waterbury Amid Protests
A statue of Christopher Columbus in Waterbury has been decapitated amid protests over racial injustice and the legacy of the 15th-century navigator.Columbus Statue Vndalized: ‘Stop Celebrating Genocide’A statue of Christopher …
your ads here!Redskins to Have ‘Thorough Review’ of Name Amid Race Debate
The Washington Redskins began a “thorough review” of their nickname Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a “dictionary-defined racial slur.”Even though owner Dan …
your ads here!Legendary US TV Personality Hugh Downs Dies at 99
Legendary U.S. broadcaster Hugh Downs, who at one time held the record for the most hours appearing on American television, has died at 99.Downs’ daughter said her father died Wednesday …
your ads here!Stonewall Jackson Removed From Richmond’s Monument Avenue
Work crews wielding a giant crane, harnesses and power tools wrested an imposing statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson from its concrete pedestal along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday, …
your ads here!South Africa Theater Puts on a Show for the World With Online Season
South Africa’s Market Theater is one of several African cultural institutions that has recently gone entirely online because of coronavirus restrictions that prevent large gatherings. But for this small institution …
your ads here!For California Theater Producers, The Show Must Go On, Even During Pandemic
As the number of COVID cases continue to rise in the United States, theater producers seek out ways to stay connected to their art and audience and keep actors employed. …
your ads here!Richmond Orders Removal of Confederate Statues on City Land
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues on city land, saying he was using his emergency powers to speed up the healing process …
your ads here!Judge Suspends Publication of Tell-All Trump Book
A New York judge is temporarily blocking publication of a tell-all book that could be tremendously embarrassing to President Donald Trump. State Supreme Court Judge Hal Greenwald put on hold Too …
your ads here!Entertainment Legend Carl Reiner Dies at 98
Legendary comedian, writer, producer, director, and actor Carl Reiner, who rose to fame in the 1950s as part of Sid Ceasar’s legendary comedy show and went on to create television …
your ads here!Korean Baseball Fans Return With Fewer Cheers and No Beer
Baseball fans may soon be able to watch games at stadiums in South Korea. But they’ll have to do it without beer, food, or their friends sitting next to them. The …
your ads here!Beyoncé’s Message, Epic Performances Stand Out at BET Awards
Beyoncé used her platform Sunday while accepting the BET humanitarian award to relay a direct appeal to viewers: Go vote. “Your voices are being heard and you’re proving to our …
your ads here!DaBaby Pays Tribute to George Floyd at BET Awards
Performing as a police officer pressed his knee on his neck, replicating the last moments of George Floyd’s life, multi-platinum rapper DaBaby rapped a verse from the Black Lives Matter remix of …
your ads here!Democrats Want John Wayne’s Name, Statue Taken Off Airport
In the latest move to change place names in light of U.S. racial history, leaders of Orange County’s Democratic Party are pushing to drop film legend John Wayne’s name, statue …
your ads here!‘The Simpsons’ Ends White Actors Voicing Characters of Color
“The Simpsons” will no longer use white actors to dub ethnic minority characters, the producers of the long-running animated series announced Friday.The decision includes a recurring character from the series, …
your ads here!Russian Court Finds Director Serebrennikov Guilty of Fraud
A Moscow court on Friday convicted acclaimed Russian theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov of fraud, in a long-running case that critics have slammed as fabricated.The judge ruled that Serebrennikov, …
your ads here!Kanye West to Bring Yeezy Brand, But Not Sneakers, to Gap
The rap superstar will design adult and kids’ clothing that will be sold at Gap’s stores next year. Yeezy is best known for pricey sneakers that sell out online quickly. …
your ads here!Country Music Reckons With Racial Stereotypes and Its Future
When country singer Rissi Palmer was working on her debut album, she wanted a song like Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck Woman,” a song that would introduce her and tell her story …
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