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

Documentary ‘Zero Days’ Warns of Wide Scale Cyberattacks 

The recent WannaCry computer virus infected more than 230,000 computers in more than 150 countries. It is not yet clear who was behind the ransomware attack that affected organizations, hospitals …

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Film ‘Beatriz at Dinner’ Serves Up Immigration Conflicts

The new film “Beatriz at Dinner” puts immigration squarely on the table. Director Miguel Arteta and actress Salma Hayek do the same on a press tour promoting the dark comedy, …

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Earth, Wind & Fire Take to the Road With Hits — and Sadness

Earth, Wind & Fire goes on the road this summer with some classic hits, a new touring partner and lingering heartache.   The hits include “September,” “Shining Star” and “Boogie …

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Frank Lloyd Wright Phoenix Home Given to Architecture School

A Frank Lloyd Wright house in Phoenix that the famous architect designed for his son and was saved from demolition by its current owner was donated Thursday to the architecture …

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Jury May Soon Hear From Cosby, Possibly From Deposition Videos

A jury that heard seven hours of testimony from a woman who says Bill Cosby drugged and assaulted her may soon hear from Cosby himself — even if he doesn’t …

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Israel’s in Love With Its Homegrown Wonder Woman Gal Gadot

For a country that takes pride in even the smallest successes of its international celebrities, the debut of Wonder Woman has sparked an Israeli lovefest for homegrown hero Gal Gadot. …

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Cruise Dances With Undead in ‘The Mummy’

Of all the supernatural forces slung in Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy (and, believe me, there are a lot), none can compete with the spectacle of Tom Cruise, at 54.   …

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Archaeologists Discover Aztec Ball Court in Heart of Mexico City

The remains of a major Aztec temple and a ceremonial ball court have been discovered in downtown Mexico City, shedding new light on the sacred spaces of the metropolis that …

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DC Bars to Open Early for Comey Viewing Parties

While it’s unclear how much the rest of the country is eagerly awaiting Thursday’s testimony from former FBI Director James Comey, for Washingtonians, the event is must-see TV, prompting some …

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US Sculptor Focuses London Exhibit on Iraq, Syria Conflicts

A replica of an Assyrian statue destroyed by Islamic State militants in Iraq in 2014 will soar over tourists in London’s Trafalgar Square beginning in March, courtesy of a vision …

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Elvis Presley’s Graceland Estate Opened to Public on This Day in ’82

As a child growing up poor in Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis Presley promised his parents that one day he would earn a lot of money and use it to buy the family …

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Graceland: Elvis Presley’s Lavish Mansion Opened to Public

Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists walk through Presley’s mansion, bought for $102,500.00 in 1957 …

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Chuck Berry’s Final Album Made on His Own Terms

Chuck Berry did things his own way, right up to his final album, a 10-song set nearly four decades in the making.   The St. Louis native widely hailed as …

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New National WWII Museum Exhibit Looks at Fight on Homefront

A rusted fragment of the battleship USS Arizona sunk at Pearl Harbor, a woman’s munitions plant uniform and ration books all tell the complex story of life on the homefront …

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Is ‘Wonder Woman’ a Break Away From Hollywood Sexism?

With Wonder Woman blazing a trail at theaters across the United States, the female superhero is being hailed as a powerful new role model for girls and a break away …

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Aykroyd’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Comment Draws Retort From Studio

Sony Pictures is firing back at Dan Aykroyd after the actor criticized the director of last year’s Ghostbusters remake for spending too much money on the film. Aykroyd said on …

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Turning a Climbing Wall Into a Video Game

Exercising can be boring. Really, really boring. That’s why the video game industry has attempted to incorporate game technology into an otherwise boring routine. They’ve had some success, but here’s …

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Bob Dylan Delivers Nobel Lecture

Bob Dylan has completed his Nobel course requirements. The Swedish Academy announced Monday that it has received the mandatory lecture from the 2016 literature winner, enabling Dylan to collect 8 …

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‘Wonder Woman’ Gross Revised Up to $103.1 Million

Wonder Woman was even mightier than expected. Warner Bros. has revised the film’s weekend estimate up to $103.1 million. The studio on Monday said the tickets sold on Sunday turned …

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Saint’s Relics Are Miraculous Must-see in Secular Russia

In the three weeks since St. Nicholas came to Moscow, more than 300,000 people have stood in huge lines for up to 10 hours to visit a gilded ark thought …

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Bill Cosby Goes on Trial, His Legacy and Freedom at Stake

Bill Cosby went on trial Monday on charges he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman more than a decade ago, with prosecutors immediately introducing evidence the 79-year-old TV star once …

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Ariana Grande Returns to Manchester to Honor Victims With Concert

Ariana Grande returned to the city to pay tribute with an energetic, all-star concert featuring Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Liam Gallagher two weeks after a suicide bombing killed 22 …

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