Russia’s imminent return from a doping suspension won’t be derailed because its hockey players sang their national anthem, the International Olympic Committee said Monday. The Russian men’s team defied IOC …
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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
Once a College Basketball Player, Paralyzed Athlete Now Curls
Steve Emt was rolling himself up a hill to a pie shop in Falmouth, Massachusetts, when the coach of a wheelchair curling team noticed the former UConn basketball player. The …
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Michelle Obama’s memoir, one of the most highly anticipated books in recent years, is coming out Nov. 13. The former first lady tweeted Sunday that the book, to come out …
your ads here!Spying on Spies in New York Museum
It’s not easy to be a spy. The job requires a unique set of skills, including mastery of a wide range of gadgets and devices. Visitors to the new Spyscape …
your ads here!In Photos: Pyeongchang Olympics Closing Ceremony
South Korea brought the curtain down on its “Peace Games” on Sunday, with winter sports athletes dancing and singing together at a vibrant closing ceremony. …
your ads here!Olympic ‘Games of New Horizons’ Close in Pyeongchang
Hailing the Pyeongchang Olympics as “the games of new horizons”, the International Olympics Committee declared the 2018 winter games closed Sunday. In his speech at the Games’ closing ceremony, IOC …
your ads here!Farewell, Korea: Olympic Games Wrap up Triumphs, Surprises and Politics
It began with politics. It ends with … politics. In between, humanity’s most extraordinary feats of winter athletic prowess unfolded, revealing the expected triumphs but also stars most unlikely — …
your ads here!North Korean Ice Hockey Player Who Defected Lauds Effort of Joint Women’s Team
A North Korean women’s ice hockey player who defected in 1997 was flooded with memories of her tough sports training as she watched a team from North and South Korea …
your ads here!Keillor: Relationship With Accuser Simply ‘Romantic Writing’
Garrison Keillor described several sexually suggestive emails he exchanged with a former researcher who accused him of sexual misconduct as “romantic writing” that never resulted in a physical relationship, and …
your ads here!‘Touch Me Not’ Wins Top Prize at Berlin Film Festival
Touch Me Not, a film about intimacy and sex that shocked some viewers with explicit scenes, won the Golden Bear prize for best film at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival on …
your ads here!Sridevi, Famed Bollywood Actress, Dies at 54
Famed Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor, best known as Sridevi, died of a heart attack Saturday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a family member said. Sridevi was 54. She was known for her …
your ads here!New Toys Help Cultivate Emotional Intelligence in Children
There was plenty of slime and llamas in red pajamas at the International Toy Fair earlier this week in New York. Hidden among these popular playthings were a number of …
your ads here!Philippines Students Gather for Art — and a Shot at a Guinness Record
Nearly 17,000 students in the Philippines gathered in a park in the capital, Manila, on Saturday in a bid to set a record for the world’s biggest art class. Middle …
your ads here!US Men Win First Olympic Gold Medal in Curling
The American men have won the Olympic gold medal in curling in a decisive upset of Sweden. John Shuster skipped the United States to a 10-7 victory Saturday for …
your ads here!Nanette Fabray, Award-Winning Star of Stage, Film and TV, Dies at 97
Nanette Fabray, the vivacious, award-winning star of the stage, film and television, has died at 97. Fabray’s son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, told The Associated Press his mother died Thursday at …
your ads here!Shiffrin Jokes About Whether Vonn’s Olympic Career Is Over
Mikaela Shiffrin is not quite convinced Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic career is done. “Whenever I hear anybody say something about this,” Shiffrin said Friday, “it’s like, ‘most likely,’ ]’probably,’ ‘maybe,’ ‘we’ll …
your ads here!US Gymnasts Tell AP Sport Rife With Verbal, Emotional Abuse
They were little girls with dreams of Olympic gold when they started in gymnastics. Now they’re women with lifelong injuries, suffocating anxiety and debilitating eating disorders. They are the other …
your ads here!Second Russian Athlete Tests Positive for Doping at Olympics
A second Russian athlete has failed a doping test at the Pyeongchang Games, a day before the International Olympic Committee’s executive board is to decide whether to reinstate the country …
your ads here!Police: Actor Chevy Chase Kicked in Roadside Altercation in New York
New York State Police say actor and comedian Chevy Chase was kicked in the shoulder during an altercation with another driver. Police say the 74-year-old Chase was driving in South …
your ads here!Jessie Diggins Picked to Carry US Flag at Olympic Closing
Jessie Diggins has one more big Olympic moment awaiting her. Diggins — who thrust herself across the finish line to give the Americans a dazzling gold medal in the cross-country …
your ads here!Don’t Call Them ‘Garlic Girls’: South Korean Curlers Become Olympic Rock Stars
Forget Lindsey Vonn and Adam Rippon. The real rock stars of the Pyeongchang Olympics are a humble group of Korean curlers who have no idea they’ve become a global sensation. …
your ads here!Capturing Baltimore’s Violence
American cities are becoming safer as violent crime decreases nationwide. But the city of Baltimore is an exception. Amy Berbert, a local artist whose photography project “Remembering the Stains on …
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