Arts & Culture

(Special Advertising Feature) — Come join us at the Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan for an evening packed with flavor, music, and creativity! Join us at Mari Bar’s Loco Local BBQ Street Market with the chance to view an exclusive Art Show and Young Writers Showcase by the talented students at Saip…

The Japanese Society of the Northern Mariana Islands paid a visit to Saipan Mayor RB Camacho recently to formally introduce themselves and their new members. They thanked the mayor for his support, and asked that he continue his support for the Japanese Society. Photo shows the mayor receiving a ce…

Chef Jody O’Sullivan’s plant-based pecan pie — indulgence without the guilt. (Special Advertising Feature) — As part of its commitment to advance self-care, the culinary team at Hyatt Regency Saipan has been proactive in addressing the changing preferences and dietary restrictions of guests while o…

(MVA) — The Marianas Visitors Authority is inviting 10 contestants to eat fresh and eat plenty during the Subway Sandwich Challenge on May 4, 2024, during the 25th Annual Taste of the Marianas International Food Festival in Saipan. The Subway Eating Contest will challenge competitors to finish 15 f…

THE National Park Service, in partnership with Guampedia Foundation, presents “Marianas Storytelling: Land & Lineage” at American Memorial Park on April 18, 2024, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The program will feature heart centered stories that reflect the significance and connections of land and lin…

Kirsten Dunst in a scene from “Civil War.” (AP) — The United States is crumbling in Alex Garland’s sharp new film “Civil War,” a bellowing and haunting big screen experience. The country has been at war with itself for years by the time we’re invited in, through the gaze of a few journalists docume…

ISIDORO T. Cabrera, president of Inetnun Kutturan Natibun Marianas/Kkoor Aramasal Marianas, said they have begun uploading on their website natibunmarianas.org some of the revised Chamorro-English Dictionary entries by Topping, Ogo and Dungca, 1975, as revised, expanded, edited by the Dictionary Wo…

Jarvis Falow MANGILAO, Guam (UOG) — Dive into the vibrant world of Micronesian culture at the annual Micronesian Culture and Traditions Day event on April 20th in the University of Guam Calvo Field House from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Organized by students from the UOG Residence Halls Governing Council, th…

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Prince Harry and wife Meghan are producing two upcoming Netflix shows that will focus on cooking and a U.S. polo championship, the streaming service said on Thursday. The projects are part of a multi-year deal between Netflix and Archewell Productions, which was founded by t…

(Reuters) — Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok, even as the Chinese short-video app and singer’s record label Universal Music are at loggerheads, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Swift’s return to TikTok had been in the works for some time, the report added, citing pe…