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.

 (MVA) — The Marianas Visitors Authority is pleased to announce the return of the 27th Annual Taste of The Marianas International Food Festival, to be held every Saturday evening in May 2026 at American Memorial Park in Garapan, Saipan.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Bad Bunny, the Latino rap star whose forthcoming Super Bowl gig has ignited a culture wars controversy, won the top Grammy prize on Sunday, a first for a Spanish-language album, with “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” a celebration of his Puerto Rican roots.

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.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — With tensions in Minneapolis still high and a possible U.S. military strike on Iran looming, movers and shakers in the Trump administration took a timeout on Thursday to attend a lavish event celebrating a big-budget documentary about first lady Melania Trump.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) — In metal cages installed on the sea floor around the small island of Locos in northern Chile, divers stock bottles of wine as part of a new underwater storage program.

Poetry by Joey Connolly To help celebrate Black Heritage Month the U S Post Office issued a Phyllis Wheatley FOREVER stamp on, Jan.29, 2026. The stamp is issued to honor Phyllis Wheatley, the poet who became the first author of African descent in the American colonies to publish a book. It is the 4…

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) — A group of artists is shining a light on the impact of climate change, rising sea levels and nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands after traveling to the remote Pacific nation as part of an expedition.