Arts & Culture

An An, a giant panda, arrives at the Hong Kong International Airport as a gift from China ahead of China’s 75th National Day, in Hong Kong, Sept. 26, 2024. HONG KONG (Reuters) — Pandas An An and Ke Ke, a gift from Beijing to Hong Kong, arrived in the Chinese territory on Thursday to much fanf…

Valentina Rivera A LOCAL artist has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for her series, “What’s T Got to Do with It?” The series, to be shot on Saipan, will tell the “often overlooked stories of transgender individuals around the world,” said its creator Valentina Rivera. She said the se…

A rendering of a 3D-printed residence at El Cosmico hotel and campground in Marfa, Texas in this undated handout image. MARFA, Texas (Reuters) — It looks like any other 3D printer — except it’s the size of a crane and is, layer by layer, building a hotel in the Texan desert. El Cosmico, an ex…

Sindile Mavundla known as Cape Town’s “Bicycle Mayor” reacts to a rider during her first lesson in Pinelands where he is leading an initiative to promote the culture of cycling in Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 13, 2024. CAPE TOWN (Reuters) — As Sindile Mavundla guided young girls on their bi…

A general view of the Nintendo Museum during a press preview in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, Sept. 25, 2024. UJI, Japan (Reuters) — Japanese firm Nintendo will next week open a museum showcasing its history, where fans of “Super Mario,” “The Legend of Zelda” and the…

Sherri Shepherd, actress and television personality, speaks during an Abbott Laboratories keynote address at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 6, 2022. NEW YORK (Reuters) — As a popular talk show host, Sherri Shepherd’s job is to get celebrities to share their personal stories. But the most…

Meghann Fahy, left, and Eve Hewson. (AP) — Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix’s whodunit “The Perfect Couple,” have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They’ve been working in this business for more than a decade. Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of “G…

Writer and activist Arundhati Roy participates in a protest at the press club of India in New Delhi, India on Oct. 4, 2023. NEW YORK (AP) — Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy’s first memoir is coming out next fall, a book inspired by the death of her mother. Scribner announced Friday that the Indian…

Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala and Salute to Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vast music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his arrest last week and the unsealing of an indictment aga…