Arts & Culture

A dog waits in the comfort area to board a plane during a press event introducing BARK Air, an airline for dogs, at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, New York, May 21, 2024. EAST FARMINGDALE, New York (Reuters) — With this airline, dogs are ditching the kennels and flying first class. BARK Air …

Director Sean Baker, Palme d’Or award winner for the film “Anora,” poses for a family photo next to George Lucas, Greta Gerwig, jury president of the 77th Cannes Film Festival and other winners at the end of the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 25, 2024…

A photographer takes pictures of the painting “Ecce Homo” (Behold the Man) by Italian artist Caravaggio during a media presentation at Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, May 27, 2024. MADRID (Reuters) — Madrid’s Prado Museum unveiled a painting by Italian baroque master Caravaggio on …

Third grade students of Tinian Elementary School in learn firsthand about tourism as “Tourists for a Day” on May 23, 2024. Tourific Tinian’s tour guide and operator Deborah Fleming, standing right, teaches during a historic sites tour organized by the Marianas Visitors Authority as part of Marianas…

THE conclusion of this year’s Taste of the Marianas international food festival on Saturday, May 25 at American Memorial Park was highlighted by Antonette Cabrera taking home the top prize in the 2nd Annual HANMI-NMTech Pastry Chef Competition. She beat seven other teams in a lantiyas-making contes…

The Marianas was named the “Most Popular Booth” at the 39th Seoul International Travel Fair held on May 9-12, 2024, at CODEX in Seoul, South Korea.  The fair attracted 42,000 attendees, and the Marianas Visitors Authority’s booth featured indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian dancers and information a…

THE Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands and Northern Marianas Technical Institute are teaming up for the HANMI-NMTech Pastry Chef Competition this Saturday evening, May 25, at the 25th Annual Taste of the Marianas International Food Festival at American Memorial Park in Saipan. Eleven…

Singer Shirley Bassey attends the Bal de la Rose (Rose Ball), in Monaco, July 8, 2022. LONDON (Reuters) — Dame Shirley Bassey, who famously sang “Diamonds Are Forever” in the James Bond film of the same name, is selling some of her jewelry and watches at auction, with proceeds from the …

Taylor Swift attends a premiere for “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” in Los Angeles, California, Oct. 11, 2023. (Reuters) — Music superstar Taylor Swift’s latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” was released just two weeks before the end of Target’s quarter — and yet sal…

Cast member Chris Pratt attends the world premiere of the film “The Garfield Movie” at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, May 19, 2024. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Voicing the iconic lazy, orange cat in “The Garfield Movie” reminded Chris Pratt of himself when he was in his lat…