Arts & Culture

(Marianas Writers Movement) — Our stories commemorate the past, preserve our cultural identity, and entertain our family and friends! While we have a rich memory for stories from the past, and active imaginations to create fiction, the best way to ensure these stories live on in the future is to wr…

Meg Medina (JKPL) — National Library Week is April 7-13, 2024, and the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, San Antonio Branch Library, Antonio C. Atalig Memorial Library (Rota), Tinian Public Library, and our Bookmobiles encourage everyone in the Northern Mariana Islands to visit your library to take part …

Kate, Princess of Wales, in London in November 2023. LONDON (AP) — The late Queen Elizabeth II used to say that the royal family has to be seen to be believed. That became glaringly evident as the absence of Kate, the Princess of Wales, from public view unleashed an escalating frenzy of wild specul…

Ariana Grande arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are now divorced. A Los Angeles Superior Court judgment dissolving their marriage of nearly three years became official Tuesday last week, six months…

A scene from “Arthur the King.” (AP) — The new Mark Wahlberg movie “Arthur the King” is the cinematic version of an inspirational classroom poster. It means well and has something worthwhile to say, but for the most part, it’s also rather generic — an underdog story that hits the expected beats. Wa…

Paintings are among the highlights of Bridge Capital’s annual art competition. Wood carvings and other 3-D artworks are also featured by Bridge Capital’s annual arts competition. THE deadline for the Bridge Capital 11th Annual Art Competition is on April 3 as organizers continue to encourage artist…

Po, voiced by Jack Black, left, and Zhen, voiced by Awkwafina, in a scene from “Kung Fu Panda 4.” (AP) — “Kung Fu Panda 4” stayed at the top of the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and DreamWorks Animation movie earned $30 million in ticket sales, according…

HAGÅTÑA (Press Release) — New Century Forum, Inc. announces the release of the 40th anniversary edition of Dr. Laura M. Torres Souder’s book, “Daughters of the Island: CHamoru Women Organizers of Guåhan and Other Writings.” The book will be launched on March 24, 2024 at the Academy of Our Lady of G…

THE Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture is encouraging visual, traditional, and performing artists as well as food vendors to register for the 43rd Annual Flame Tree Arts Festival slated for April 19-21, 2024, at the Garapan Fishing Base. Registration fees for this year’s festival are as foll…

Gwyneth Paltrow attends the 26th annual ELLE Women in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, Oct. 14, 2019. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Actor and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow has felt the intense glare of the Hollywood spotlight from a young age. And by her own admission, Paltrow tends to worry — a lot.…