Arts & Culture

Gloriana Teuira “HEALING, Bridging, Prosperity” is the 43rd Annual Flame Tree Arts Festival’s theme, Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture Director Gloriana Teuira said. “Healing — it’s a combination of healing through all the hardships that we’ve endured, the Covid-19 pandemic, the disasters. …

NEW YORK (Reuters) — A book from Egypt that was written at the dawn of Christianity and is considered one of the oldest books in existence will go up for auction in June in London. The Crosby-Schoyen Codex — written in Coptic on papyrus around 250-350 AD, and produced in one of the first Christian …

Fu Bao eats bamboo at Everland amusement park on March 3, 2024 in Yongin, South Korea. Fu Bao, a female giant panda born in Everland amusement park and turning four years old this year, will be transferred to the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan Province in earl…

Formula One paper model made with Ise Katagami by Kenji Tanaka is pictured at his house in Suzuka, Japan on March 27, 2024. SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) — Across town from Japan’s Suzuka Circuit, host to this week’s Grand Prix, Kenji Tanaka has been perfecting his latest Formula One paper mo…

Loco Local BBQ Street Market’s red rice, potato salad and pork BBQ sticks. (Special Advertising Feature) —  Mari Bar at Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan is thrilled to announce our Loco Local BBQ Street Market, happening this month on Thursdays, April 4 and 18, from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Join us for a memo…

(Joeten-Kiyu Public Library) — Please join us virtually @dioceseofchalankanoa or in-person at the Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa on Saipan on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 9 a.m. as Fr. Rey Rosal celebrates National Library Week (April 7-13, 2024) with a dedication prayer in honor of National Library …

Godzilla, left, and Kong in a scene from “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates. The monste…

Tyla poses for a portrait in New York on March 22, 2024, to promote her self-titled album. NEW YORK (AP) — Tyla grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, practicing acceptance speeches in the mirror, envisioning herself on the grandest award stages. But as she found out, a dream is one thing — reality…

Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell pose for photographers upon arrival at the world premiere of “Scoop” on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 in London. LONDON (AP) — As the past few weeks have shown, British royalty and the media can be an explosive mix. The absence of the Princess of Wales after abdominal …

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. poses at the Golden Screen Awards in Los Angeles, California, Nov. 3, 2016. (Reuters) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win an Academy Award as best supporting actor, has died aged 87, a family statement confirmed on Friday without revealing the cause of death. The…