Saxophonist Tia Fuller was crying in bed. And praising God. She’d just received the news that she was nominated for her first-ever Grammy Award — but it’s not just …
your ads here!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
Tom Hanks to Present SAG’s Lifetime Award to Alan Alda
One of America’s sweethearts hands the torch to another when Tom Hanks presents Alan Alda with a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Award ceremony. The 82-year-old …
your ads here!Harvey Weinstein’s Sexual Assault Trial Set for May
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will go on trial in Manhattan on May 6 on charges of sexually assaulting two women, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Weinstein is accused of …
your ads here!Margot Robbie to Play Barbie in Doll’s First Live-Action Film
Australian actress Margot Robbie is to play Barbie in the first live-action feature movie about the iconic and controversial doll, who has enjoyed multiple careers in her 60-year lifetime. Toymaker …
your ads here!What Maps Reveal About America’s Hidden Past
Maps do more than show us how to get to where we want to go. They also can chart a journey into America’s past, offering insight into the everyday lives …
your ads here!Olympian Michael Phelps Honored for Mental Health Advocacy
Michael Phelps is picking up more hardware — this time for what he’s been doing outside the pool. The Boston-based Ruderman Family Foundation, a leading voice in calling for more …
your ads here!After a Tame Globes, Is a Less-Charged Awards Season Ahead?
The Golden Globe Awards looked like it had gone entirely back to frothy, bubbly business as usual, until Regina King did the impossible: She got the orchestra to stop playing …
your ads here!Sam Elliott Honored at Hollywood ‘Footprints’ Ceremony
Veteran actor Sam Elliott imprinted his hands and feet in cement on Hollywood Boulevard on Monday, as “A Star is Born” co-stars Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper shook off Golden …
your ads here!Fast Cars, Rickety Bridges as ‘The Grand Tour’ Returns
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May return for a third season of their thrill-seeking motor show “The Grand Tour,” with plenty of fast cars and stunning scenery they hope …
your ads here!‘Black Panther,’ ‘A Star Is Born’ Get Writers Guild Nominations
The scripts for Black Panther and A Star Is Born are among the five films that have been selected to compete for best adapted screenplay at the Writers Guild of …
your ads here!‘RBG,’ ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Get Directors Guild Nominations
Popular documentaries about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Fred Rogers have each snagged another key nomination from the Directors Guild of America. The DGA announced its five documentary …
your ads here!‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Wins Top Nod At Golden Globes
Golden Globes co-host Sandra Oh said she was afraid to take the job of co-hosting this year’s show with Andy Samberg, but she took it anyway. “I said yes to …
your ads here!Master of Miniatures Builds a Dream Mansion in Los Angeles
For some, castlelike mansions in Los Angeles are just pretty to look at and an unattainable dream. But for designer Chris Toledo, they are an inspiration. He makes exact, yet …
your ads here!Smithsonian Museum’s Latest Acquisitions Reflect a Diverse America
For the past 50 years, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington has been telling America’s story with images of people who helped shape the history and culture of the …
your ads here!There’s More Than One Way to Recycle a Christmas Tree
There are a number of reasons why Americans like to have a live tree for their Christmas centerpiece It just smells like Christmas, they grew up with a real tree, …
your ads here!Hollywood Ready to Party in (Possibly) Trump-free Golden Globes
The Golden Globes kick off the show business awards season on Sunday with Hollywood apparently in the mood for a party, and with plenty to celebrate. After a record $41.7 …
your ads here!Senegal Opens Museum of Black Civilizations to Public
After an official inauguration last month, Senegal finally opened the Museum of Black Civilizations to the general public this week. Ricci Shryock has more from the capital, Dakar. …
your ads here!The Other Jay-Z: South African Ex-President Jacob Zuma Releasing Album?
The man South Africans know as J-Z is dropping an album. But instead of fans, he’s hearing haters who are questioning why public dollars are being used to fund the …
your ads here!Michael B. Jordan, Ben Stiller among Golden Globe Presenters
Michael B. Jordan, Ben Stiller and Idris Elba are among the first presenters announced for next month’s Golden Globe Awards. Other presenters announced Thursday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association …
your ads here!Broadway Hits Iran with Unique Take on ‘Les Miserables’
Iranian theatre director Hossein Parsaee calls Victor Hugo’s classic a “masterpiece without borders” but his groundbreaking production of “Les Miserables” that has hit the stage in Tehran has a few …
your ads here!Centuries-Old Art of Handmade Blue-Dyed Cloth Given UNESCO Recognition
Blue was a rare, expensive color in ancient times, whether it was derived from lapis lazuli mined in Afghanistan some 6,000 years ago, made by blending copper with other elements …
your ads here!Mexico Finds Temple of the Flayed Lord
Mexican experts have found the first temple of the Flayed Lord, a pre-Hispanic fertility god depicted as a skinned human corpse, authorities said Wednesday. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and …
your ads here!