Arts & Culture

IT was a picture-perfect weekend in The Marianas for the 21ST Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival held on Feb. 14-15, 2025. Clear skies and an enthusiastic crowd made for a festive weekend of homage to the island’s diminutive hot pepper “donne sali,” which played prominently in the festival’s contest…

Docomo Pacific at the Tinian Pika Festival DOCOMO Pacific, the regional leader in innovation, telecommunications, and entertainment, is proud to continue its support of the 21st Annual Tinian Pika Festival as an Exclusive Diamond Pika Sponsor. The festival, held on February 14-15, 2025, in San Jose…

IN John 4:34, Jesus told his disciples, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to accomplish His work.” In Verse 35, Jesus said, “Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.” This was the central message of Rev. Raymond Kinsella’s remarks to the co…

THE Northern Marianas Humanities Council has awarded 10 grants totaling $95,807 in 2024 under its Community Grant Program to financially support community-centered humanities projects that advance the Council’s strategic goals. The Council offers up to $15,000 in grant funds bi-annually to eligible…

Taylor Swift performs as her record-breaking “The Eras Tour” comes to an end with the first of her three concerts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Dec. 6, 2024. LONDON (Reuters) — Taylor Swift has been named global recording artist of the year for 2024 by the IFPI, the fifth time she has w…

Director Dylan Southern, cast members Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Boxall and Henry Boxall attend a photocall to promote the film “The Thing with Feathers” at the 75th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany on Feb. 18, 2025. REUTERS BERLIN (Reuters) — Benedict Cumberbatch was ove…

People stand near a giant screen showing a trailer for the Chinese movie Nezha 2, at a cinema in Beijing, China, Feb. 6, 2025. BEIJING (Reuters) — Chinese animated blockbuster Nezha 2 overtook Pixar’s Inside Out 2 on Tuesday to become the highest-grossing animated film globally, according to …

Cast member Rose Byrne attends a photocall to promote the movie “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” at the 75th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 17, 2025. BERLIN (Reuters) — Actor Rose Byrne said her new comedy drama “If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You,” whic…