Arts & Culture

Cast member Dakota Johnson poses during a photocall for film “Splitsville” presented as part of Cannes Premiere at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 19, 2025. REUTERS LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — For Dakota Johnson, it was important to showcase both her acting and producin…

Cast member Austin Butler attends the UK gala screening of “Caught Stealing” at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, in London, Britain, Aug. 19, 2025. REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) — Austin Butler tackles an action-heavy lead role in Darren Aronofsky’s dark comedy crime caper “Caugh…

Bob Mothersbaugh, from left, Mark Mothersbaugh, Josh Hager, Gerald Casale from Devo attend the “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” on Feb. 14, 2025, in New York. AP NEW YORK (AP) — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind the s…

(AP) — A poor country woman and her kids are being terrorized by Porky, a rampaging hog that keeps breaking out of a neighbor’s pen. For help, she turns to Hap Collins and Leonard Pine in Joel R. Lansdale’s 14th darkly comic novel about the duo, “The Hatchet Girls.” Hap and Leonard aren’t animal co…

(MÅGI) — The Marianas Alliance for Growth of Islanders is pleased to announce the Second Annual Marianas Festival, taking place Aug. 22–24, 2025, in Vancouver, WA, and Fairview, OR. We warmly invite communities throughout the Pacific Northwest to join us in celebrating the rich cultural heritage an…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Weapons” scared its way to the top of the box office in its debut and managed to stay there during its second weekend, beating out “Freakier Friday” and newcomer “Nobody 2.” Zach Cregger’s horror film earned $25 million in 3,450 North American theaters, a 43% drop from its first…

This photo taken in Bayeux, Normandy, France on Sept. 18, 2019 shows a detail of the 11th century Bayeux tapestry chronicling the Norman conquest of England. AP BAYEUX, France (AP) — For centuries, the storytelling masterpiece has been a source of wonder and fascination. In vivid and gruesome detai…

People visit the exhibition “Era of Uglies Has Arrived” by Alibaba’s Taobao, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Aug. 13, 2025. REUTERS HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) — From sandals inspired by cabbage leaves to a tower of misshapen cat pillows, a new exhibition in Hangzhou is celebrating the…

Taylor Swift speaks on stage during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, Feb. 2, 2025. REUTERS LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift said her forthcoming album, the upbeat “The Life of a Showgirl,” was inspired by the joy she felt when she was performin…

(AP) — Japan is infamous for its gender inequality. Few women occupy positions of political and corporate leadership. They overwhelmingly shoulder the burden of housework and child care. This year, the World Economic Forum ranked Japan 118 out of 148 nations for gender parity. The short-story colle…