Arts & Culture

SAG-AFTRA union President Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, and union members gesture at SAG-AFTRA offices after negotiations ended with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, triggering an actors’ strike, in Los An…

(MVA) —  A male chorus group from Japan will arrive in the Marianas on Monday, July 17, to perform at World War II memorial sites on Saipan and Tinian. The visiting group is comprised of 20 members of Roppongi Male Chorus ZIG-ZAG which consists of politicians, entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, artis…

Educators Angela Valenzuela and Kim Policap are among the participants in Saipan’s Land and Sea: Battle Scars & Sites of Resilience program Aileen Level and Varley Paul are two off-island educators taking part in Saipan’s Land and Sea: Battle Scars & Sites of Resilience program. BEFORE midd…

Hayley Atwell, left, and Tom Cruise in a scene from “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, Part One.” (AP) — Wondering if you should choose to accept the latest “Mission: Impossible” entry? Maybe you’re sick of all the bombast at the movie theater lately? Well, put it another way: Do you really wan…

The cast of “Succession” poses backstage with their Best Television Series for Drama award at the 77th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, Jan. 5, 2020. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) —  HBO drama “Succession,” the story of a cutthroat fight for control of a family̵…

THE  Northern Marianas   Humanities  Council  is releasing  a  new  children’s  show,  “Island  Time,”  on  its YouTube channel: @670humanities on July 20, 2023. “Island Time,” “Inventions,” is an episode of the children’s show  that  teaches the Chamorro language and celebrates   the  Chamor…

Milan Kundera PRAGUE (Reuters) — Czech-born novelist Milan Kundera, who satirized totalitarian regimes and mixed dark irony with philosophical musings to explore the human condition, has died, a library he worked with said on Wednesday. He was 94. The author of “The Unbearable Lightness of Be…

From left, Brent Deleon Guerrero, brand manager, Docomo Pacific; JJ Concepcion, president, Music of the Marianas Association; Justin Yu, customer service representative, Docomo Pacific; Ross Manglona, resident executive, Indigenous Affairs Office; and Gus Litulumar, treasurer, Music of the Marianas…

Ask anyone who has a sibling whether they think their brother or sister is attractive, and you’ll probably get a hard “no.” (Maybe even a disgusted “no.”) That’s not a surprising answer, and it’s just biology to not be romantically attached to family members. Yet the phrase “opposites attract” seem…

TWO enchanting feline companions are capturing hearts with their unique stories and extraordinary personalities. Mirza, a regal prince with captivating blue eyes, and Hafsa, a little lioness with a heart of gold, are on a quest to find their forever homes. Are you ready to welcome these remarkable …