More than 46 years after it was shot, the Aretha Franklin concert film “Amazing Grace” will finally be released, ending one of the most tortured and long-running sagas in documentary …
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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
USOC Moves to Shut Down USA Gymnastics After Nassar Scandal
The U.S. Olympic Committee is moving to revoke USA Gymnastics’ status as the governing body for the sport at the Olympic level, meting out the nuclear option to an organization …
your ads here!Bosnian Musicians Keep Sephardic Jews’ Dwindling Language Alive
Sephardic Jews in Bosnia have kept their language alive ever since they were expelled from Spain in the late 15th century and found a home in Sarajevo, but today it …
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Ludacris and Migos will represent Atlanta and hip-hop culture when they perform at the EA SPORTS BOWL days before the Super Bowl next year. Electronic Arts Inc. and OnLocation Experiences …
your ads here!They’re Back, Minus Posh: Spice Girls to Tour UK Next Summer
The Spice Girls are coming back for a British stadium tour next summer. The band plans to take the stage without fashion designer Victoria Beckham, who performed as “Posh Spice” …
your ads here!Autopsy Finds Rapper Mac Miller Died From Drugs, Alcohol
A coroner has ruled rapper Mac Miller’s death an accidental overdose due to a combination of drugs and alcohol. A Los Angeles County coroner’s report released Monday named the …
your ads here!Longoria, Ferrera, Saldana and More Rally for Latino Votes
Eva Longoria, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Saldana, America Ferrera and Gina Rodriguez took to the streets of Miami, leading hundreds of people while chanting “Si se puede” or “Yes we can” …
your ads here!Bono to Congress: Thanks for Ignoring Trump on AIDS Funding
Bono has a message for the U.S. Congress: Thanks for ignoring President Donald Trump. Trump has sought to slash hundreds of millions of dollars from U.S. funding for AIDS programs …
your ads here!Camila Cabello Wins best Artist and Best Song at MTV EMAs
Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello was the big winner at the MTV EMAs gala in Spain on Sunday, while Janet Jackson used her acceptance speech for a life-time achievement award to …
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By the time Mary Keitany was pacing her way up Manhattan’s First Avenue, she had no reason to look back for challengers. The Kenyan’s lead was growing over the strong …
your ads here!Exhibition Merges Custom Cars with Underground Art Culture
A new exhibition in Los Angeles is celebrating the U.S. cult of custom cars and art culture. “Auto-Didactic: The Juxtapoz School” features art, fashion and vehicles that represent the custom …
your ads here!Natural Art: Painting With the Sun and a Magnifying Glass
When you think of art, you may imagine paints, brushes and a spacious studio with canvasses. But for a Los Angeles man, creating art means being out in the sun, …
your ads here!Grammy-Winning Jazz Trumpeter Hargrove Dies at 49
Information in this article is confirmed with other sources and may be used without attribution to the Associated Press in broadcasts — websites still must use the attribution. The News …
your ads here!Thousands of Iraqi Christians Make El Cajon, California, Home
El Cajon, California, is home to a large number of Iraqi Chaldean Christians. Over the past nearly two decades, the Chaldean population in California has become a thriving immigrant community. …
your ads here!Diversity Among Asians Divides Them on Affirmative Action
A federal judge in Boston heard closing arguments Friday in a highly publicized lawsuit alleging that elite Harvard discriminates against Asian-Americans. Much of the spotlight has been on affluent Chinese-Americans …
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Everything about the city of Barrow, Alaska, is special. The northern-most city in the U.S., it is home to indigenous carvers, fishermen, researchers and teachers doing their best to preserve …
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The road to riches in the United States can take many routes. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos became a billionaire 132 times over by creating a business few would have conceived of …
your ads here!Star Soprano Warns of Rampant Body-Shaming in Opera World
We tend to think of opera singers as a voluptuous breed: it’s not over until the fat lady sings, or so the old saying goes. But as star soprano Lisette …
your ads here!Female Afghan Graffiti Artist Seeks Change Through Murals
Thirty-year-old Shamsia Hassani is widely recognized as Afghanistan’s first, if not only, female graffiti artist. Being a graffiti artist anywhere in the world is a challenge, but in war-torn Kabul, …
your ads here!Thai Junta’s Rap Headache Beats On
The director of a viral rap video that has racked up tens of millions of views on YouTube with lyrics flaying Thailand’s military junta says the artists behind it have no intention …
your ads here!Rafael Nadal Pulls Out of Paris Masters with Abdominal Pain
Rafael Nadal pulled out of his second-round match at the Paris Masters on Wednesday because of an abdominal problem, meaning Novak Djokovic will reclaim the No. 1 ranking next week. …
your ads here!Kanye West Distancing Himself from Politics
Three weeks after a bizarre White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, rapper Kanye West said on Tuesday he was distancing himself from politics. West, Trump’s biggest celebrity supporter, …
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