Arts & Culture

This album cover images shows “Bouquet” by Gwen Stefani. (AP) — Words and phrases like “nostalgia” or “back to her roots” come to mind when listening to Gwen Stefani’s fifth studio album, “Bouquet” — and it is in no way negative. Across 10-tracks, the powerhouse singer leans into the mellow rock of…

The winner, Ben Shabad, stands in front to cheers while attendees vote during a Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest at Humboldt Park, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 in Chicago. CHICAGO (AP) — “The Bear” has a mirror image. More than 50 contestants turned out Saturday in a Chicago park to compete in a loo…

WITH an entire decade of experience under its hulls, 500 Sails is set to continue sailing into new horizons as a nonprofit organization.   Incorporated in 2014, 500 Sails has since set up a boatyard facility in Lower Base to locally fabricate sailing canoes, among other notable accomplishments. In …

CANOES are at the heart of 500 Sails’ organization. The nonprofit was established in 2014 and has since sought to make canoes a part of the everyday lives of the people of the Marianas. According to its organizational strategic plan, 500 Sails’ name was inspired by the arrival of the Spanish galleo…

FOR 10 years now, 500 Sails has been on a mission to restore, promote, and perpetuate the maritime traditions of the Mariana Islands. What follows is a highlight of their programs and activities.    Peter Perez, 500 Sails cofounder, right, teaches how to lash a leklek, or 26-foot-long canoe, during…

John Krasinski arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick Tuesday…

(UFO) — “Paskong Pinoy 2024” will be held in the Marianas Business Plaza parking area in Susupe on Dec. 8, Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. With this event, the United Filipino Organization aims to uplift the holiday spirit by providing a whole day of fun-filled activities that highlight the traditiona…

Samantha Harvey poses with the trophy and her book “Orbital” after winning the Booker Prize in London, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. LONDON (AP) — British writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Sta…

The ancient geoglyph of “El Gigante de Tarapaca” placed on “Unita” hill close to “Huara” town area, in Atacama desert, Iquique, Chile, Oct. 28, 2024. IQUIQUE, Chile (Reuters) — Over a thousand years ago, the hundreds of giant geoglyphs carved into the desert in northern Chile were a bustling scene.…

Cast members, from left, Wes Bentley, Gil Birmingham, Kelly Reilly, Kevin Costner, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille and Luke Grimes pose at a premiere party for season 2 of the television series “Yellowstone” in Los Angeles, California, May 30, 2019. (Reuters) — Actor Cole Hauser has listene…