Arts & Culture

BEIJING (Reuters) — China expects a record 9.50 billion passenger trips to be made during the 40-day spring festival holiday travel period, higher than the 9.02 billion domestic trips last year, a state planning official said on Thursday.

Poetry by Joey Connolly To help celebrate Black Heritage Month the U S Post Office is issuing 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 t…

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) — First lady Melania Trump hosted a private White House screening on Saturday of a new film documenting her life in the 20 days leading up to President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the White House said.

LONDON (Reuters) — Action-packed dark comedy “One Battle After Another” led nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards on Tuesday, with vampire thriller and box office smash “Sinners” also widely recognized at Britain’s top movie honors.

Poetry by Joey Connolly To help celebrate Black Heritage Month the U S Post Office is issuing 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 t…

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) — Paris Hilton is known for being a socialite, reality TV star, model, and occasional actor. Now the 44-year-old American wants to show audiences she can be a musician and activist, too.

YIWU, China (Reuters) — At Yiwu International Trade City, China’s largest wholesale market, customers crowd into a small shop searching for an unlikely bestseller ahead of the Lunar New Year.

Poem by Joey Connolly IN A PIKA FEST DAZE FOR DAYS  Three weeks before Tinian Pika Fest we mustcut and chop plenty of tangantangan treesto burn and spit roast bulala lechon babuiin weeks before Pika Fest we have to begin tonightly pumupeska para bai bulala ayuyuand the first day of Pika Fest who di…