Arts & Culture

HELSINKI (Reuters) — Finland’s capital Helsinki has spent billions of euros on public transport and bicycle lanes — and plans more — despite mixed reactions from residents.

Joey “Pepe Batbon” Connolly is a retired educator who taught in the CNMI, NOLA, and LVNV. He is the Poet Laureate of Tinian and enjoys stargazing.

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.

VIENNA (Reuters) — The Eurovision Song Contest got off ​to a tense start in Vienna on Tuesday as Israel competed in the first semifinal amid a boycott by ‌five countries over the Gaza war.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Comedian Conan O’Brien will return to host the Academy Awards ​in 2027 for a third straight year, ‌broadcaster ABC said on Tuesday, after the former late-night TV host drew positive reviews and helped lift ​Oscars viewership from pandemic‑era lows.

Joey “Pepe Batbon” Connolly is a retired educator who taught in the CNMI, NOLA, and LVNV. He is the Poet Laureate of Tinian and enjoys stargazing.

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.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — A television series ​based on the blockbuster “Fast & Furious” movie franchise is being developed for the Peacock ‌streaming service, NBCUniversal said on Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Jarbas Meneghini has made more than 3,000 plaster replicas of the soccer World Cup trophy from his workshop ​in Rio de Janeiro, to help fans root for Brazil to ‌bring home the golden original from North America in July.

Joey “Pepe Batbon” Connolly is a retired educator who taught in the CNMI, NOLA, and LVNV. He is the Poet Laureate of Tinian and enjoys stargazing.