The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led nominations to the 95th Academy Awards as Hollywood heaped honors on big-screen spectacles like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: …
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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
Lisa Marie Presley Mourned in Memorial Service at Graceland
Hundreds of mourners gathered at Graceland on Sunday morning to pay their respects to singer Lisa Marie Presley in a memorial service at the mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, she inherited …
your ads here!Big Waves to Deliver Storied Hawaii Surf Contest The Eddie
One of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests is expected to be held Sunday in Hawaii for the first time in seven years. And this year female surfers …
your ads here!India Blocks ‘Hostile’ BBC Documentary on PM Modi
India’s government said it has blocked videos and tweets sharing links to a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role during deadly 2002 sectarian riots, calling it “hostile propaganda …
your ads here!Why Vietnam Is Celebrating the Year of the Cat, Not the Rabbit
As China gears up to welcome the Year of the Rabbit, Lunar New Year looks slightly different in Vietnam, where the Year of the Cat is about to begin. Across …
your ads here!At Lunar New Year, Desserts Can Be Customary or ‘Cute-ified’
Every Lunar New Year without fail, Kat Lieu’s mother would make her steamed nian gao, which is a sweet rice — or mochi — cake. It was a tasty tradition …
your ads here!AI Tools Can Create New Images, But Who Is the Real Artist?
Countless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on …
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British actor Julian Sands, best known for his appearance in the film A Room with a View, has been missing for several days after hiking in a Southern California mountain …
your ads here!Singer-songwriter David Crosby Dies at 81
David Crosby, one of the most influential rock singers of the 1960s and ’70s with the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died at age 81, Variety reported …
your ads here!Video of 10-Year-Old Singing ‘Beautiful Day’ Goes Viral
The latest viral video capturing the hearts of millions of users on social media is of a 10-year-old Jamaican boy singing about beauty and gratitude. The song, “Beautiful Day,” along …
your ads here!Italian Film Legend Gina Lollobrigida Dies at Age 95
Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida, who achieved international film stardom during the 1950s and was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world” after the title of one her movies, …
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R’Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas who competition officials said is the first Filipino American to win Miss USA, was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday …
your ads here!Let’s Waltz! Vienna Ball Season Back in Full Swing
After COVID-19 restrictions had wiped out Vienna’s glamorous winter ball season for two years in a row, 50-year-old Wahyuni couldn’t wait any longer to get dolled up and put on …
your ads here!Iranian Chess Referee Spars with Governing Body Over Women’s Solidarity
Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat says a gesture of solidarity with female compatriots at a tournament in Iceland has caused a feud with the game’s global body and seen her …
your ads here!China’s Reopened Borders Raise Hopes for Soccer Resurgence
After three years of isolation and financial struggles in Chinese soccer, the country is reopening its borders and economy to the outside world. With it, frustrated fans, financially challenged clubs …
your ads here!Lisa Marie Presley, Singer and Daughter of Elvis, Dies at 54
Lisa Marie Presley, a singer-songwriter, Elvis’ only daughter, and a dedicated keeper of her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54. Her death …
your ads here!‘Woman King’ Statue Has Role in North Korea Sanctions Controversy
A statue in Benin of one of the female warriors of Dahomey, which appeared in the Hollywood film ‘The Woman King,’ was likely built by a sanctioned North Korean company, …
your ads here!Jeff Beck, Star Guitarist Who Influenced Generations, Dies at 78
Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s …
your ads here!Steven Spielberg Autobiographical Drama Wins Top Honors at Annual Golden Globes
U.S. filmmaker Steven Spielberg was among the honorees at the annual Golden Globes awards ceremony Tuesday night. The director of such classics as “Jaws,” “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan” …
your ads here!‘M3gan’ Dolls Up With $30.2 Million While ‘Avatar’ Stays No. 1
The Blumhouse evil-doll horror film “M3gan” got off to a killer start, debuting with $30.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates, while “Avatar: The Way of Water” continued …
your ads here!Nature Photographers’ Images Highlight Beauty, Fragility of Mother Earth
Nature photographers from around the world expressed their sentiments about an ever-changing planet in a contest sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, a U.S.-based environmental nonprofit. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more …
your ads here!Bills’ Hamlin Breathing on His Own, Joins Team Via Video
It was uplifting enough for the Buffalo Bills staff and players to see Damar Hamlin appear on the video screen in the team’s meeting room Friday — “larger than life,” …
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