Arts & Culture

MARIANAS Variety editor Zaldy Dandan’s fourth book, “If He Isn’t Insane Then He Should Be: Stories & Poems from Saipan,” is available at the Joeten Shopping Center in Susupe.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Disney Animation is giving some of its most iconic songs a new voice — one spoken through hands, faces and movement — ​reimagining classic numbers in American Sign Language to mark National Deaf History Month.

SAN JAVIER DE LONCOMILLA, Chile (Reuters) — In Chile’s picturesque Maule Valley winemaking region, idyllic scenes of the year’s harvest mask a stark reality, as winemakers ​confront plummeting global consumption.

Joey “Pepe Batbon” Connolly is a retired educator who taught in the CNMI, NOLA, and LVNV. He is the Poet Laureate of Tinian and enjoys stargazing.

MARIANAS Variety editor Zaldy Dandan’s fourth book, “If He Isn’t Insane Then He Should Be: Stories & Poems from Saipan,” is available at the Joeten Shopping Center in Susupe.

LONDON (Reuters) — Celebrations to mark the 100th birthday of renowned British naturalist David Attenborough start next week with a show delving deeper into his milestone 1979 TV series “Life ​on Earth.”

DE PANNE, Belgium (Reuters) — Contestants faced off in the Belgian coastal town of ​De Panne on Sunday at the ‌annual European seagull screeching championship, which brought together more than 70 participants seeking to ​produce the best imitation of the ​bird’s distinctive shriek.

Joey “Pepe Batbon” Connolly is a retired educator who taught in the CNMI, NOLA, and LVNV. He is the Poet Laureate of Tinian and enjoys stargazing.

MARIANAS Variety editor Zaldy Dandan’s fourth book, “If He Isn’t Insane Then He Should Be: Stories & Poems from Saipan,” is available at the Joeten Shopping Center in Susupe.

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