Arts & Culture

Sea lions congregate at San Carlos Beach while local authorities decided to temporarily close the beach due to the large crowd of these marine mammals in Monterey, California, Aug. 22, 2024. MONTEREY, California (Reuters) — Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monter…

(AP) — A procession of books in recent years have explored the UFO phenomenon but few perhaps with the authority Luis Elizondo brings as a Defense Department insider, laboring for decades to learn who the visitors are, where they are from and what they want. In the 275 pages of “Imminent: Inside th…

Stephen Nedoroscik of the United States celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the men’s artistic gymnastics individual pommel finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off the Olympics, U.S. breakout star and medalist Stephen Ned…

Jason Schwartzman, left, and Carol Kane in a scene from “Between the Temples.” (AP) — Carol Kane’s name came to filmmaker Nathan Silver in a fever dream. He’d come down with a case of Covid-19 while trying to get his new film together. The story he and co-writer C. Mason Wells envisioned was about …

Influencers pose near the social media area of the venue ahead of Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center, in Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 20, 2024. CHICAGO (Reuters) — Scores of social media influencers are fighting journalists for access, prestige and workspace at a national c…

People walk on the “Swiftie Steps” ahead of a Taylor Swift concert at Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, Aug. 15, 2024. LONDON (Reuters) — Taylor Swift was joined by surprise guest Florence Welch for her first live performance of “Florida!!!” during the final European date of her Eras …

Lee Min-ho attends the premiere of “Pachinko” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, March 16, 2022. LONDON (Reuters) — Critically acclaimed TV series “Pachinko” returns for a second season with a much bigger cast and higher stakes for some of i…

An undated handout image shows musician Manizha.  LONDON (Reuters) — Manizha, the last musician to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest but unable, she says, to perform live in her adoptive country, has released a defiant anti-war track. “Gun,” a reworking of a track she wrot…

Phil Donahue blows a kiss to Oprah Winfrey as she presents him with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy in New York on May 22, 1996. LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly two decades, Phil Donahue was virtually the only TV talk show host to roam his audience with microphone and mak…

Director Zoe Kravitz, center, and cast members Channing Tatum, left, and Naomi Ackie attend the European premiere of the film “Blink Twice” at Leicester Square in London, Britain, Aug. 19, 2024. LONDON (Reuters) — Zoe Kravitz says her directorial debut “Blink Twice,” which s…