Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Acclaimed video artist Bill Viola dies at 73, created landmark `Tristan und Isolde' production

Bill Viola, a video artist who combined with director Peter Sellars on a groundbreaking production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” originally seen in Los Angeles, Paris and New York, has died at age 73

Acclaimed video artist Bill Viola dies at 73, created landmark `Tristan und Isolde' production
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What to stream this weekend: Childish Gambino, 'Love Lies Bleeding,' 'Cobra Kai' and 'Skywalkers'

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a final album under Donald Glover’s Childish Gambino moniker, Kerry Washington’s comedy “UnPrisoned” returning for a second season and daredevils who scale the world’s tallest buildings fall in love in “Skywalkers: A Love Story.”

What to stream this weekend: Childish Gambino, 'Love Lies Bleeding,' 'Cobra Kai' and 'Skywalkers'
Arts|Entertainment

A journey through the films of Powell and Pressburger, courtesy of Scorsese and Schoonmaker

“Made in England: The Films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger" is a poignant crescendo in one of the great love affairs in movies

A journey through the films of Powell and Pressburger, courtesy of Scorsese and Schoonmaker
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Influential Blues musician John Mayall has died at 90

Influential Blues musician John Mayall has died at 90

Influential Blues musician John Mayall has died at 90
Arts|Entertainment

Can a lottery winner run an effective foundation? Meet Roy Cockrum

In the early 1980s, soon after graduating from college, Roy Cockrum was trying to make it as an actor in New York

Can a lottery winner run an effective foundation? Meet Roy Cockrum
Arts|Entertainment

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90

John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90
Africa|Arts|Entertainment

Nigerian artist aims at world record for largest individual drawing

Nigerian artist Fola David is seeking the Guinness record for the largest drawing by an individual after spending six days on his piece in a stadium in the commercial capital Lagos.

Nigerian artist aims at world record for largest individual drawing
Arts|Entertainment

Bob Newhart was more than an actor or comedian – he was a literary master

Newhart showed how standup comedy could also be an art form, particularly with his ‘Abe Lincoln vs. Madison Avenue’ bit.

Bob Newhart was more than an actor or comedian – he was a literary master
Arts|News

Knights of Columbus covers shrine's mosaics by ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women

The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D

Knights of Columbus covers shrine's mosaics by ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty

Deluge of stars at Venice Film Festival after 2023 drought

Stars will bedeck this year's Venice Film Festival, as the beach-lined Lido bounces back from the 2023 actors' strike that deprived the red carpet of its usual

Deluge of stars at Venice Film Festival after 2023 drought
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‘Veep’ creator reminds the internet the show was a fictional comedy

‘Veep’ creator reminds the internet the show was a fictional comedy

‘Veep’ creator reminds the internet the show was a fictional comedy
Arts|Entertainment

In Sean Wang's 'Dìdi,' a portrait of an artist as a young skater kid

Within the span of five days in January, Sean Wang’s life changed about as dramatically as is possible for a young filmmaker

In Sean Wang's 'Dìdi,' a portrait of an artist as a young skater kid
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more

The Angelina Jolie-directed war film “Without Blood,” a documentary about Bruce Springsteen and Mike Leigh’s contemporary tragicomedy “Hard Truths” will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall

Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Venice Film Festival lineup includes ‘Joker 2,’ films with Pitt, Clooney, Jolie, more

Five years after “Joker” won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, filmmaker Todd Phillips is returning with the sequel

Venice Film Festival lineup includes ‘Joker 2,’ films with Pitt, Clooney, Jolie, more
Arts|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle|Technology

How this ‘off-putting’ color shaded the internet and beyond

How this ‘off-putting’ color shaded the internet and beyond

How this ‘off-putting’ color shaded the internet and beyond
Arts|Fashion and Beauty|Sports

Wembanyama returns home for Olympics. The basketball star will be one of Paris' biggest attractions

Athletes have a hard time standing out in a Paris cultural sphere driven largely by food, fashion and the arts

Wembanyama returns home for Olympics. The basketball star will be one of Paris' biggest attractions
Arts|Entertainment|Europe

The late Colombian artist Botero is celebrated with an open-air sculpture exhibition in Rome

The daughter of the late Colombian artist Fernando Botero has helped to turn the streets and piazzas of the Italian capital into an open-air museum to display eight of her father’s famously voluminous and whimsical sculptures

The late Colombian artist Botero is celebrated with an open-air sculpture exhibition in Rome
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, is dead at 88

The last surviving original member of the Four Tops has died

Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, is dead at 88
Arts|Entertainment

How Steven Spielberg changed the ending of ‘Twisters’

How Steven Spielberg changed the ending of ‘Twisters’

How Steven Spielberg changed the ending of ‘Twisters’
Arts|Europe

Looted after a war, priceless antiquities brought back to Cyprus

Cyprus has taken delivery of priceless antiquities looted after war split the island in 1974, as part of an ongoing effort to trace and repatriate thousands of artefacts fenced

Looted after a war, priceless antiquities brought back to Cyprus
Arts|Education|Entertainment

Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s ‘Nickel Boys’ to open New York Film Festival this fall

“Nickel Boys,” an adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, will open the 62nd New York Film Festival in September, organizers said Monday

Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s ‘Nickel Boys’ to open New York Film Festival this fall
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Ballet-inspired double skyscraper design tricks the eye

Ballet-inspired double skyscraper design tricks the eye

Ballet-inspired double skyscraper design tricks the eye
Arts|Europe

Artist swaps British Museum coin with fake

A Brazilian conceptual artist swapped a historic British coin for a fake in the

Artist swaps British Museum coin with fake
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Uncategorized

A history buff bought a piece of a tent from Goodwill for $1,700. It really did belong to George Washington

A history buff bought a piece of a tent from Goodwill for $1,700. It really did belong to George Washington

A history buff bought a piece of a tent from Goodwill for $1,700. It really did belong to George Washington
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Travel

Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author's 125th birthday in his beloved Key West

Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life

Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author's 125th birthday in his beloved Key West

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