Arts & Culture

(JKPL) — Thousands of book lovers joined the Library of Congress National Book Festival in-person on Sept. 6, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C. This year’s festival theme “Uniting Book Lovers for 25 Years” celebrated the transformative power of books in all of us. …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Ben Stiller didn’t think about how his family would react to his deeply personal documentary about his parents, “Stiller and Meara: Nothing is Lost,” until after it was finished.

S.ympathy A.ltruism D.etermination SOUP All major religions preach love and forgivenessAll philosophers try to help us reach understandingPositivity and negativity are part of our daily alivenessProgress through life’s ups and downs is demanding  Sympathy for the Devil is an old Rolling Stones song…

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. From the blurb: “These stories about Filipino contract workers on the Pacific island of Saipan depict their all-too huma…

(PIUI) — The air is turning festive, and the colors of creativity are ready to shine once more. It’s that time of year when imagination meets tradition — and when our community comes together to celebrate both.

(AP) — D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51.

S.ympathy A.ltruism D.etermination SOUP All major religions preach love and forgivenessAll philosophers try to help us reach understandingPositivity and negativity are part of our daily alivenessProgress through life’s ups and downs is demanding  Sympathy for the Devil is an old Rolling Stones song…

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.

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — That’s show business for you! Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” has officially sold 4.002 million equivalent album units — which includes album sales and streaming activity — in its first week in the U.S. That is the biggest first week in modern music histo…