Arts & Culture

NEW YORK (AP) — Historian Ron Chernow’s latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the musical “Hamilton” and for his biographies of George Washington and Ulysses Grant. The 1,200-page “Mark Twain” is Chernow’s first release since his Grant biography came out in …

A view of a casabe dish being prepared at a farm in Quivican, Cuba April 18, 2025. REUTERS HAVANA (Reuters) — A bustling restaurant in old Havana offers diners a blast from the distant past — small circular flatbreads made from ground yucca served alone or topped with any combination of onion, toma…

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who pose for a picture at Wembley Stadium in London, Britain March 13, 2019. REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) — Legendary rock band The Who announced their final tour of North America on Thursday, saying after six decades of making music, all good things must come to…

When invaders crossed our sacred shore, Their guns and greed brought something more— The theft of names our people bore, And brothers buried on our floor. Our mother island wept that day, As oceans watched them have their way. Yet through five centuries of chains, Our stories coursed through ancien…

To the hands that have held us through storms and sunshine, To the hearts that love without condition or limit. To the eyes that see our potential when we cannot. You shaped us with your whispered encouragements and steadfast belief. You picked us up when we fell and celebrated every small victory …

Smokey Robinson attends the screening for “The Apollo” during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2019, in New York. AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped the…

Jennifer Aniston arrives at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man was arrested after crashing a car into the front gate at Jennifer Aniston’s home in Los Angeles, authorities said Tuesday. Police told KABC-TV that the “F…