Arts & Culture

A yogi and an adoptable puppy share mat at stress-relieving outdoor Puppy Yoga hosted by Laughing Frog Yoga Studio, in Santa Monica, California, Aug. 1, 2024. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — For yogis looking for some puppy love to go with their mindfulness, a yoga class in Los Angeles offers gentle stretc…

Snoop Dogg thumbs up as he watches the dressage team Grand Prix final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Versailles, France. PARIS (AP) — Snoop Dogg steps out of a sleek black SUV, his entourage in tow, as a Parisian crowd erupts into chants of “Snoop, Snoop, Snoop!” outside th…

Singer Britney Spears performs during her concert in Taipei, Taiwan, June 13, 2017. NEW YORK (AP) — Universal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” and will develop a biopic of the pop star to be directed by Jon M. Chu, the studio announced Thursday. After a com…

An amphibious vehicle cruises canals in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Aug. 1, 2024. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — A colorful parade of amphibious cars glided through Amsterdam’s canals on Thursday, but it was the last time the event will be held in the city, at least until batteries become lighter. Sta…

(IAO) — Learn more about the future of Oleai! The CNMI Indigenous Affairs Office invites the community to a townhall meeting to discuss the Oleai Cultural Events Center Development Project. • Date and time: Aug. 14, Wednesday, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. • Location: Civic Center Utt, Susupe, Saipan, Katt…

IKNM/KAM President Isidoro T. Cabrera is pleased to announce that Inetnun Kutturan Natibun Marianas/Kkoor Aramasal Marianas continues to upload on its website (natibunmarianas.org) some of the Chamorro-English Dictionary entries by Topping, Ogo and Dungca, 1975, as revised, expanded, edited by the …

Tourist walk in Saint Marks Square on the day Venice municipality introduces a limit for tourist groups to 25 people to protect the fragile lagoon city and reduce the pressure of mass tourism in Venice, Italy, Aug. 1, 2024. VENICE, Italy (Reuters) — Venetians and visitors alike welcomed new rules i…

BUST out the coolers and cozies! August 2nd is International Beer Day. Today’s the day you’re encouraged to responsibly enjoy a crisp, cool, refreshing, bubbly beverage, however you like it. Whether by a beach with some pars, or at the picnic table in your backyard, a can full of some liquid happin…

IF there was a hall of fame for beers that our taotao Marianas love, we all know that Budweiser products would be first ballot, no contest!     Open any ice chest around this island, close your eyes, and reach in. The chances are pretty high you’re pulling out a Budweiser, Bud Light, Busch, Busch I…

Zachary Levi, background left, Benjamin Bottani, left, Lil Rel Howery, background right, and Zooey Deschanel in a scene from “Harold and the Purple Crayon.” (AP) — “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” the famed 1955 children’s picture book, is getting the three-dimensional treatment nearly 70 years afte…