Opinion polls show Vladimir Putin is already a shoo-in to win a fourth presidential term. But a ban on Russia taking part in the Winter Olympics is likely to make …
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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 Last Jedi’ Aims to Capture That Old Star Wars Feeling
Han Solo is dead. Luke Skywalker is back, but changed. And Leia Organa’s story will soon be coming to an end. The Star Wars that inspired four decades of passionate …
your ads here!With a Small Book, Gene Simmons Is Ready to Make you Rich
Kiss co-founder and entrepreneur Gene Simmons has a new book out in which he hopes to reveal the principles of being rich and powerful. There’s no quick fix: You’re going …
your ads here!6 Women Claim Weinstein Cover Up Was Racketeering
Six women filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday, claiming that the movie mogul’s actions to cover up assaults amounted to civil racketeering. The lawsuit was filed at a …
your ads here!AP News Break: Accusers Take on Toxic Culture in TV Newsrooms
Women who say they were sexually harassed or mistreated by powerful men in television news have banded together to form a support network aimed at changing a newsroom culture they …
your ads here!Hard History: Mississippi Museums Explore Slavery, Klan Era
In the 1950s and ’60s, segregationist whites waved Confederate flags and slapped defiant bumper stickers on cars declaring Mississippi “the most lied about state in the Union.” Those were ways …
your ads here!Chris Stapleton’s Bold But Simple Plan: To Put Music First
These last few years, Chris Stapleton is often surprised by early-morning texts of congratulations from his friends. Take, for instance, last week, when the Grammy Award nominations were announced. …
your ads here!Olympics Committee Faces Tricky Decision Over Possible Russia Ban
Under intense pressure from all sides, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide Tuesday whether to ban Russia from next year’s Winter Olympics over alleged institutionalized doping. Anti-doping agencies and …
your ads here!Bollywood Idol Shashi Kapoor Dies at 79
Longtime Bollywood actor and producer Shashi Kapoor died Monday at the age of 79. Kapoor, who starred in over 150 films, passed away in a Mumbai hospital, after suffering from …
your ads here!Met Opera Suspends Conductor James Levine Over Allegations of Sex Abuse
After shaking the halls of Congress, network newsrooms, and Hollywood, a sex abuse scandal has now reached the epitome of high culture — grand opera. New York’s Metropolitan Opera has …
your ads here!North’s Missile Frustrates South Korea’s Olympic Preparation
Just when South Korea thought it was finally creating a buzz for February’s Winter Olympics, North Korea fired its most powerful missile yet and reignited safety worries about the small …
your ads here!Recipients of Kennedy Center Honors Awards to Be Celebrated
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington will bestow the Kennedy Center Honors, the highest award in the U.S. for a performer, to five recipients Sunday …
your ads here!‘Dreams do pay off’: Black Women Cheer Royal Engagement
For some black women, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s engagement was something more. One of the world’s most eligible bachelors has chosen someone who looks like them and grew up …
your ads here!Prop From ‘The Ten Commandments’ Pulled From California Dune
Archaeologists working in sand dunes on the central California coast have dug up an intact plaster sphinx that was part of an Egyptian movie set built more than 90 years …
your ads here!Beleaguered World Cup Gets Dreary Opener: Russia-Saudi Arabia
A World Cup shrouded in corruption controversies and struggling to attract sponsors could have the dreariest of starts on the field: a meeting of the lowest-ranked teams in the 32-team …
your ads here!Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 2
We’re gathering the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending December 2, 2017. The hit list seems comfortable with offering one …
your ads here!Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Greet Fans in English City
Chanting “Harry, Harry!” and “Meghan, Meghan!” hundreds of people lined the streets of a central English city Friday to welcome Britain’s Prince Harry and his American fiancee, actress Meghan Markle. …
your ads here!Country Star Shelton Comforts Mourning Massachusetts School
Blake Shelton recorded a minute-long message that was included in a longer tribute video to the Quaboag Regional Middle/High School students who died in a November 6 car crash in …
your ads here!Dozens of Runners Compete in Antarctica’s Only Marathon
Something extraordinary happened last week at the bottom of the world: 55 very determined, possibly crazy people participated in a marathon on the continent of Antarctica. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. …
your ads here!UN: 17 World Heritage Sites in Arab World in Danger
The new head of the U.N. cultural agency has called for greater protection for cultural heritage sites, especially in conflict zones. Audrey Azoulay told a U.N. Security Council meeting Thursday …
your ads here!National Christmas Tree Lit by Trump and Family
U.S. President Donald Trump and his family have lit the National Christmas Tree at the White House. The White House tree lighting took place on the White House Ellipse, where …
your ads here!‘Lady Bird’ Named Best Picture by New York Film Critics
Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird has been named best picture by the New York Film Critics Circle, which also awarded Gerwig best director and its star, Saoirse Ronan, best actress. The …
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