Arts & Culture

On July 10, 1944, a flag-raising ceremony was held on Saipan by U.S. forces led by Adm. Raymond A. Spruance, Gen. Holland M. Smith and Maj. Gen. Harry Schmidt. According to World War II survivor David “Uncle Dave” Sablan, the flag was raised outside a Japanese building that later became the Office …

Golden retrievers Bond and Bree wait to eat their wedding cake placed atop a traditional marriage “double happiness” paper cutout, as they get married in Shanghai, China June 29, 2024. SHANGHAI (Reuters) — It was a dream wedding, complete with picturesque outdoor setting, white lace gow…

YOUR vote could determine this year’s top business, beach, restaurant, and more in the Best of the Marianas contest, which will be collecting votes until Aug. 25. This is the second iteration of the contest, which collects votes online and in person to highlight the very best that the Marianas has …

(JKPL) — The Joeten-Kiyu Public Library is pleased to announce that thanks to the generous support and assistance of Joeten Motors Inc. the repair of the Bookmobile and Technology Mobile Express was expedited and completed in time for the Bookmobile Summer Reading Program and the resumption of outr…

Actor Brad Pitt during the filming of an F1-inspired movie at Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain on July 9, 2023. SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) — The suspense around the name of Brad Pitt’s previously untitled Formula One movie, being filmed at racetracks around the world for release …

Pho Tam Vietnamese Cuisine Richer Ta’s parents, Ta Bun Kuy, center, and Nenita Ta, third right, pose with restaurant manager Joseph Solmarin and their staff last week. Pull Quote In celebrating three years of loyalty and cherished connections, we thank you for being a part of our Pho Tam fami…

LONDON (Reuters) — On a night of sweeping change across British politics, one thing at the heart of the government remained the same on Friday morning: Larry the Downing Street cat. The white and tabby cat, who bears the official title Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, was seen padding around the…

Richard Roundtree, left, and Jane Squibb in a scene from the film “Thelma.” (AP) — There are a lot of bad comedies about, and supposedly for, senior citizens. It’s especially depressing because the worst offenders, the ones that don’t just feel cheap and lazy but exploitative too, often feature our…

(AP) — There was a scene in Season 10 of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” — before the real-life cheating fiasco dubbed Scandoval was revealed — where Ariana Madix and her then-boyfriend Tom Sandoval acknowledged they weren’t spending enough quality time together. Sandoval wanted to party like a rock sta…

Takashi Shimura in a scene from the 1954 film “Seven Samurai.” NEW YORK (AP) — Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. But despite its age, the vitality and fleet-footed movement of Kurosawa’s epic is still breathtaking. To watch it again is to be swept along…