Arts & Culture

Cast member Cailee Spaeny poses for photographers during the 80th Venice Film Festival premiere for the movie “Priscilla” in Venice, Italy, Sept. 4, 2023. SAN DIEGO (Reuters) — “Pacific Rim Uprising” actor Cailee Spaeny had to admit that things became bleak while filming the Disney movi…

A family looks at a Taylor Swift merchandise kiosk at Wembley Stadium in London, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, ahead of a series of concerts starting Thursday. LONDON (AP) — For Herve Tram, being a Taylor Swift fan isn’t just about the music. The 28-year-old computer network engineer from Paris sees hi…

LONDON (Reuters) — “Daughters,” a documentary about young girls and their incarcerated fathers, is both a healing tool for its subjects and a change-maker for communities, its directors say. The feature film follows four young Black girls; Aubrey, Santana, Razia and Ja’Ana, as the…

A view of the new Banksy artwork at the London Zoo, in London, Britain, Aug. 13, 2024. LONDON (Reuters) — Street artist Banksy on Tuesday claimed the ninth — and perhaps final — mural of his animal-themed art trail across London, with a painting on the shutters of the capital’s zoo showing a …

A drone view of a park transformed into a replica of Vincent Van Gogh’s famous painting, “The Starry Night,” featuring fields of lavender, shrubs, and lakes connected by an array of paths — a project that mirrors the celebrated artwork in a natural setting in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, A…

Lilly Collias in a scene from “Good One.” (AP) — A 17-year-old’s perception of her father is forever altered on a three-day backpacking trip in India Donaldson’s excellent debut “Good One.” Something happens. And then something doesn’t happen. But that’s more of the tear point on the al…

(AP) — For generations raised on dinosaur toys, “Jurassic Park” films and characters like Barney, it’s hard to imagine a world where dinos and their fossils didn’t exist — or, more accurately, weren’t discovered yet. That world is exactly where Edward Dolnick takes readers in “Dinosaurs at the Dinn…

Blake Lively, left, and husband Ryan Reynolds attend the world premiere of Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool & Wolverine” at the David H. Koch Theater on July 22, 2024 in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — In the Ryan Reynolds-Blake Lively box-office showdown, both husband and wife came out winners. Reynolds’ M…

Panda bear Xin Bao eats in the Panda Ridge enclosure at San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California, Aug. 7, 2024. SAN DIEGO (Reuters) — Two Chinese giant pandas are now California residents as their enclosure at the San Diego Zoo opened to the public on Thursday in an international ceremony. The pandas…

ISLAND residents flocked to the Royal Taga Hall at Saipan World Resort on Saturday, Aug. 10 for “It’s Not That Serious Par!,” a comedy event organized by PalmTrio 670.  According to PalmTrio’s Lloyd Lely, an audience of nearly 500 attended the event, which featured stand-up comedy performances from…