Arts & Culture

MARIANAS Variety editor Zaldy Dandan’s fourth book, “If He Isn’t Insane Then He Should Be: Stories & Poems from Saipan,” is available at the Joeten Shopping Center in Susupe.

LONDON (Reuters) — Two-time Oscar winner George Clooney drew from his own life to play a Hollywood legend in his new movie “Jay Kelly.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Tron: Ares” powered up the box office grid in the top spot this weekend, but Disney’s third entry in the sci-fi franchise fell short of expectations.

        S.ympathy A.ltruism D.etermination SOUP   All major religions preach love and forgivenessAll philosophers try to help us reach understandingPositivity and negativity are part of our daily alivenessProgress through life’s ups and downs is demanding  Sympathy for the Devil is an old Rolling S…

MARIANAS Variety editor Zaldy Dandan’s fourth book, “If He Isn’t Insane Then He Should Be: Stories & Poems from Saipan,” is available at the Joeten Shopping Center in Susupe.

(REUTERS) — Diane Keaton, the quirky U.S. actress who won an Academy Award and captured hearts with her performance as Woody Allen’s eccentric, insecure girlfriend in the 1977 romantic comedy “Annie Hall,” has died at the age of 79.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) — Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”

AUTUMNAL ATTITUDES AND PLATITUDES   Fantasy On the Road To Kagandahan Loob Twas Marahuyo Muffet’s day off from schoolShe on the road looking for a big toad stoolA journey she had begun under a cloudy sunShe avoided a large confederacy of duncesWho in turn were all surrounded by foolsWith and withou…

MARIANAS Variety editor Zaldy Dandan’s fourth book, “If He Isn’t Insane Then He Should Be: Stories & Poems from Saipan,” is available at the Joeten Shopping Center in Susupe.

ROME (Reuters) — A once-secret passageway in the Colosseum, named after the fearsome ancient Roman emperor who features in the Hollywood blockbuster “Gladiator,” has opened to the public for the first time.