Arts & Culture

Canadian actor and comedian Veronika Slowikowska poses for a portrait on May 17, 2024 in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Veronika Slowikowska graduated from college in 2015, she did what conventional wisdom says aspiring actors should do: Work odd jobs to pay the bills while auditioning for co…

AS part of the Inafa’maolik-Tipiyééw Matters project, the Northern Marianas Humanities Council is conducting a survey to examine cultural values, perspectives, and experiences as they relate to biases and conflicts between various social groups within our community. All CNMI residents currently liv…

Glassmaker Eduardo Viciana blows molten glass in his atelier in Havana, Cuba, June 21, 2024. HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuban Eduardo Viciana taught himself to blow glass using the most basic of tools and raw materials, one of a handful of artisans to master the art on the Caribbean island nation. Viciana,…

Saruwaka Kiyoshie, 74, a member of Japan’s only breakdancing club made up of elderly citizens, Ara Style Senior, practices a dance move known as “chair freeze” during a practice session in Tokyo, Japan April 26, 2024. TOKYO (Reuters) — A 74-year-old surfer and master of classical Japanese dan…

Liza Lapira, June Squibb, Yvette Nicole Brown, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Amy Poehler, Ayo Edebiri, Tony Hale and Lewis Black attend the world premiere of the film “Inside Out 2” in Los Angeles, California,  June 10, 2024. (Reuters) — Animated Pixar movie “Inside Out 2”…

Judge Reinhold, Eddie Murphy and John Ashton attend the World premiere of “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, June 20, 2024. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Thirty years since his third and last outing, Eddie Murphy…

(Special Advertising Feature) — Mari Bar is celebrating the month of Philippine Independence with the Mabuhay Street Market on Thursday, June 27, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan. Bring your friends, family, and loved ones to enjoy an evening filled with some of the …

Taylor Swift with Prince William and his children, Charlotte and George. LONDON (Reuters) — Britain’s Prince William posed for a photo with U.S. music star Taylor Swift and two of his children, Charlotte and George, at the first night of Swift’s Eras tour in London on Friday. A photo po…

Voice of Baceprot Band performs at Soundsfest Experience in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 22, 2024. JAKARTA (Reuters) — With their Islamic headscarves and high-octane metal music, the women of the Indonesian band Voice of Baceprot have played stages from the United States to France. But they are nervous…

Governor Arnold I. Palacios, together with Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang, proclaimed June 23 to 29, 2024 as CNMI Nurses Week, in celebration of the ways in which nurses strive to provide safe and quality patient care and map out the way to improve the Commonwealth’s healthcare system. Governor Pa…