Arts

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

Ken Osmond, TV’s Legendary ‘Eddie Haskell’ Dies at 76

Actor Ken Osmond, who played the legendary slimy but likable Eddie Haskell on TV’s “Leave It to Beaver,” has died in Los Angeles at 76.His family did not give a …

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Michelle Obama Joined by Barack for Online Reading Series

Michelle Obama was joined by a famous fellow reader Monday on her popular online series “Mondays With Michelle Obama.” The former first lady first read “The Giraffe Problem,” by Jory John …

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Prominent French Actor Michel Piccoli, Arthouse Star, is Dead at 94

French actor Michel Piccoli, a prolific screen star who appeared in landmark films by directors such as Luis Bunuel – including in his Academy Award winning “The Discreet Charm of …

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Elvis Presley’s Graceland Set to Reopen This Week in Memphis

Elvis Presley’s Graceland says it will reopen Thursday after it shut down tours and exhibits due to the new coronavirus outbreak.The tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, said Sunday that it …

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Phyllis George, Female Sportscasting Pioneer, Dies at 70

Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’s “The NFL Today,” has died. She was 70.A family spokesperson said George died Thursday at a …

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US Prohibition at 100: The Failed Attempt to Ban Alcohol

The coronavirus pandemic lockdowns forced many bars and nightclubs across the United States to stand empty with their doors locked and chairs upside down on tables.One hundred years ago, taverns …

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Stopped Cold: ‘Frozen’ Musical on Broadway Not to Reopen

The big budget musical “Frozen” will not reopen when Broadway theaters restart, marking the first time an established show has been felled by the coronavirus pandemic.The Disney show opened in …

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Former ‘Quiz Kid’ Joel Kupperman Dies of COVID-19

A retired university philosophy professor who was, at one time, one of the most famous children in the United States but was frustrated and torn by his fame, has died …

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VIRUS DIARY: On a River, With Rod and Reel, he Finds Peace

The Catskills village that calls itself “Trout Town USA” is all but a ghost town this spring.  Fishing shops in Roscoe, New York, that should be overflowing with anglers are …

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Photographer Captures Families Sheltering at Home

The pandemic has kept many people quarantined at home with family and pets for weeks. A grassroots photography initiative called the Front Steps Project has inspired hundreds of photographers to …

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Telethon Raises $115M for New Yorkers Impacted by COVID-19

Tina Fey shed tears after announcing that more than $115 million was raised toward supporting New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19 during a virtual telethon.   “Thank you, thank you,” said …

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Fauci: US Pro Football Will Have to ‘Play It by Ear’  

The National Football League has announced its 2020 schedule and is already touting some matchups as “must-see” contests between Super Bowl contenders.But the country’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony …

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Shanghai Disneyland Reopens

Thousands of visitors in face masks Monday streamed into the Shanghai Disney Resort, the first of the Disney theme parks to reopen since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Disney is taking precautions …

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Virtual Movie Releases, a Financial Lifeline for Smaller Movie Theaters

Movie theaters have shut their doors to the public due to Covid -19. To offset lost revenues, some have teamed with distribution companies and created online platforms where viewers can …

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Actor Jerry Stiller Dies at Age 92

Comedy star of stage, film and television Jerry Stiller has died at the age of 92.His son, actor Ben Stiller, said he died early Monday of natural causes.Stiller became famous …

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Read, the Beloved Country: Literature in Locked-Down South Africa

This is a story about books in an unlikely place, and their struggle to get into the hands of people during a national lockdown. South Africa’s eased lockdown means books …

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Bundesliga Could Provide Blueprint for NFL

The National Football League has time on its side as the sports world prepares to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and will use some it to observe German soccer’s Bundesliga …

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Mother’s Day This Year Means Getting Creative from Afar 

Treats made and delivered by neighbors. Fresh garden plantings dug from a safe 6 feet away. Trips around the world set up room-to-room at home.Mother’s Day this year is a …

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Iraq’s Ancient Nineveh Re-created Via VR Technology

Stone by stone, digital artists and game developers from Mosul are rebuilding Nineveh’s heritage sites in the digital world.By looking through a virtual reality headset, a person can see the …

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Little Richard, Flamboyant Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 87

Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, has died …

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At UN, Reflections on World War II, COVID Challenge 

The U.N. Security Council reflected Friday on the lessons learned from World War II on the 75th anniversary of its end in Europe, as the world faces its biggest collective challenge since then — …

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At UN, Reflection on World War II, Current Challenge 

The U.N. Security Council reflected Friday on the lessons learned from World War II on the 75th anniversary of its end in Europe, as the world faces its biggest collective challenge since then — …

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