Arts & Culture

From left, first row, Humanities Council Executive Director Leo Pangelinan, Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, and Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang. THE Northern Marianas Humanities Council, Gov. Arnold I. Palacios and Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang proclaimed October as Humanities Month at the San Vicente roundhouse on…

Models present creations by designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Spring/Summer 2025 Women’s ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, Oct. 1, 2024. PARIS (Reuters) — Louis Vuitton womenswear designer Nicolas Ghesquiere show…

Country stars Johnny Cash, left, and Kris Kristofferson sing during the Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 1983. LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Kris Kristofferson’s life were fiction, it would feel a little implausible. He was a Texas-born Golden Gloves boxer and star football player, a Rhodes S…

(AP) — It’s been nearly 25 years since Malcolm Gladwell published “The Tipping Point,” and it’s still easy to catch it being read on airplanes, displayed prominently on executives’ bookshelves or hear its jargon slipped into conversations. It’s no surprise that a sequel was the next logical step. I…

John Ashton arrives at the premiere of “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” on June 20, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif. NEW YORK (AP) — John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, has died. He was 76. Asht…

FRANKO Deleon Guerrero’s rendition of ABBA’s “The Winner Takes It All” earned him first place in the Voices of the Marianas Season 2 grand finale at the Crowne Plaza Resort’s Hibiscus Hall on Saturday. Deleon Guerrero changed outfits on stage while performing his song number with heartfelt in…

Leigh Gill attends the UK premiere of the film “Joker: Folie A Deux,” at Leicester Square in London, Britain, Sept. 25, 2024. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — When Joaquin Phoenix reprised his role as the Joker in the new movie sequel about the DC Comics villain he learned that the filmmakers wa…

Kate Winslet and Lee Miller’s son Antony Penrose attend the UK premiere of the film “Lee” at Leicester Square in London, Britain, Sept. 3, 2024. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Kate Winslet felt a deep connection to her role as the real-life World War Two photographer Elizabeth “Lee” Mill…

Katy Perry with Pesto. SYDNEY (Reuters) — Pesto the huge king penguin chick has drawn hundreds of visitors to an Australian aquarium, and now the bird can count Katy Perry as one of his biggest fans. The U.S. pop star, in Melbourne to perform at the Australian Football League Grand Final on Saturda…

A mosaic of Christ Pantocrator is seen inside the Monreale Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site that combines Western, Islamic and Byzantine styles, in Monreale, Sicily, Italy, Aug. 25, 2024. MONREALE, Italy (Reuters) — The mosaics of a mediaeval cathedral in Sicily, built by the island’s …