Arts & Lifestyle News

December 05, 2019

New Orleans is home to mystical academy in new Marvel comic

The city known for 19th century Voodoo queen Marie Laveau and for the tarot card readers who tell fortunes in its historic ...

December 05, 2019

Miami Beach unveils traffic sculpture made of sand

It took artist Leandro Erlich two years and 330 tons (299 metric tons) of sand to create his largest work of art to date — ...

December 05, 2019

Booksellers get holiday bonuses from James Patterson

Bookstore employees from Mystic, Connecticut to Houston and San Francisco all have a happy holiday story to share: a $500 ...

December 05, 2019

On This Day: 5 December 2001

"Ocean's Eleven" premiered in Los Angeles.

December 05, 2019

Lagerfeld remembered at Chanel Metiers D'Art

Fashion's crème de la crème and stars from Penelope Cruz to Kristen Stewart traveled to Paris for the first Chanel Métiers ...

December 05, 2019

Rockefeller tree lights up

Celebrities and hundreds of onlookers attend annual lighting of the massive Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York.

December 05, 2019

Classic Blue is Pantone Color Institute’s color of the year

In these uneasy times, as we move along to a new decade, the Pantone Color Institute has reached back in time to calming, ...

December 04, 2019

Female directors dominate SF Film Fest

All three director awards at this year's San Francisco Film Festival Awards went to women: A Beautiful Day in the ...

December 04, 2019

Random House to publish Trump impeachment report

A leading publisher will release a book edition next week of the House Intelligence Committee's findings on President Donald ...

December 04, 2019

Chanel celebrates its artisans in glimmering Paris show

Chanel brought its itinerant off-season fashion show the “arts and crafts,” with its swath of VIPs including Penelope Cruz ...

December 04, 2019

Much anticipated Star Wars-based ride debuts at Disney World

The resistance is rising. “Rise of the Resistance,” the highly anticipated Star Wars-based ride at Walt Disney World is ...

December 04, 2019

Correction: EU-Italy-Pirelli Calendar story

In a story Dec. 3 about a calendar issued by Italy’s Pirelli tire company, The Associated Press misidentified the calendar’s ...

December 04, 2019

Five finalists announced for William C. Morris book award

Ben Phillippe's “The Field Guide to the North American Teenager” and David Yoon's “Frankly in Love” are among the finalists ...

December 03, 2019

In first, Turner Prize for art goes to all 4 finalists

The prestigious Turner Prize for art has been awarded to — everyone. All four of the artists chosen as finalists won this ...

December 03, 2019

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending November 29: Fiction: 1. Starsight by Brandon Sanderson, narrated by Suzy Jackson ...

December 03, 2019

The top 10 books on Apple Books-US

Apple Book charts for week ending December 1, 2019: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher) 1. The Rise of Magicks ...

December 03, 2019

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

App Store Official Charts for the week ending December 1, 2019: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 2.

December 03, 2019

Obamas’ publisher makes new pledge to education organization

The publisher of Barack and Michelle Obama has pledged to donate 300,000 children’s books to a leading educational ...

December 03, 2019

Adriana Trigiani switches publishers for next books

Million-selling novelist Adriana Trigiani has a new publisher, but a familiar editor. Dutton announced Tuesday that it had ...

December 03, 2019

A 'Jersey Shore' celebration

The cast of "Jersey Shore" toasts 10 years since their MTV reality series debuted on television in the U.S..