Arts & Culture

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) — A New Mexico jury on Wednesday found “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez guilty of involuntary manslaughter, ending a trial over Hollywood’s first on-set fatal shooting in nearly 30 years. Ten days of testimony had focused on whether the relatively ine…

Director Guy Ritchie and cast members Michael Vu, Joely Richardson, Max Beesley, Daniel Ings, Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Ray Winstone and Giancarlo Esposito attend the premiere of the TV series “The Gentlemen” in London, Britain, March 5, 2024. (Reuters) — Cast from Guy Ritchie’s new …

Barbie dolls are on display for sale in the Huber & Kosak antiquarian store in Vienna, Austria, August 2, 2023. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — At 65 years of age, Barbie shows no signs of retiring from her 250 different jobs as a plastic and fantastic doll whose small feet have left a big cultural mar…

Copies of “En agosto nos vemos” (Until August), the posthumous book by Colombian author and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez, are displayed during its presentation, in Madrid, Spain, March 5, 2024. MADRID (Reuters) — Gabriel Garcia Marquez died a decade ago, but a previously un…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Pop megastar Taylor Swift encouraged her millions of fans on Tuesday to vote in Super Tuesday primary contests across the U.S., but did not endorse any specific candidate. The 14-time Grammy award winner, whose ongoing “Eras” tour is the world’s highest-grossi…

A section of a limestone statue of Ramses II unearthed by an Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission in El Ashmunein, south of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt in this handout image released on March 4, 2024. CAIRO (Reuters) — A joint Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission has uncovered the upper part …

Cillian Murphy, nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role, for “Oppenheimer,” Robert Downey Jr., nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for “Oppenheimer,” and Emily Blunt, nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for “Oppenheimer,” which is also n…

Dancers from Acosta Danza perform “The Nutcracker” at La Guarida, in Havana, Cuba, in this undated handout picture. LONDON (Reuters) — Ballet star Carlos Acosta is giving “The Nutcracker” a colorful makeover with a new production inspired by his Cuban roots and traditions. The 50-year-o…

Florence Pugh, from left, Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Austin Butler pose for photographers at the photo call for the film “Dune: Part Two” on Feb. 14, 2024 in London. (AP) — Movie theaters were looking for a savior and “ Dune: Part Two ” is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big sc…

Hernando Guanlao, also known as Mang Nanie, 72, poses in front of his communal library at his home in Makati, Metro Manila, the Philippines, Feb. 7, 2024. MANILA (Reuters) — “A good book is easy to find” reads the sign on Hernando Guanlao’s two-story home located on the outskirts …