Arts & Lifestyle News

February 18, 2019

In France, the Force is strong with lightsaber dueling

Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must. It's now easier than ever in France to act out "Star Wars" fantasies, because its ...

February 18, 2019

Showbiz Minute: Smollett, Westwood, US Box Office

Chicago police seeking follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett; Vivienne Westwood brings politics to London catwalk; "Alita: ...

February 17, 2019

Retailers, fashion brands struggle with racial insensitivity

Retailers and top fashion brands like Gucci and Prada keep apologizing for products that smack of racial insensitivity.

February 17, 2019

Manhole fires force evacuation of NYC theater complex

A series of manhole fires in midtown Manhattan on Saturday forced the evacuation of a theater complex where performances of ...

February 16, 2019

Medical emergency triggers stampede at San Francisco theater

Chaos broke out during a performance of the musical "Hamilton" at San Francisco's Orpheum theater Friday night after audience ...

February 16, 2019

Styled after movie theatres, the Governors Ball at the Academy Awards has international foods

The 1,500 guests that pour into the Governors Ball after the Academy Awards this year will be greeted by theatre-inspired ...

February 15, 2019

'Small Island' author Andrea Levy dies of cancer aged 62

Andrea Levy, a prize-winning novelist who chronicled the hopes and horrors experienced by the post-World War II generation ...

February 15, 2019

Syrians act in playback theater to heal war trauma

The young Syrian woman walked on stage and began telling the story of her brother's abduction in the early years of her ...

February 15, 2019

It's a girl! Berlin zoo's baby polar bear has 1st checkup

Berlin's Tierpark zoo says its latest baby polar bear is "a perky, strong girl." Keepers and vets were able to separate the ...

February 15, 2019

Sales for Jill Abramson book sluggish during first week

Days of relentless publicity, much of it unwanted, did not lead to many sales for Jill Abramson's "Merchants of Truth." The ...

February 14, 2019

New state Capitol exhibit highlights New York's diversity

Four years after Englishman Henry Hudson and his Dutch crew sailed the ship Half Moon up a North American river that would ...

February 14, 2019

Pompeii dig uncovers Narcissus fresco in ancient atrium

Archaeologists have discovered a fresco in an ancient Pompeii residence that portrays the mythological hunter Narcissus, who ...

February 14, 2019

Michael Kors throws a '70s bash fashion show

Michael Kors throws a '70s fashion show worthy of Studio 54 on the closing day of New York Fashion Week. He says the theme ...

February 14, 2019

Drivers, connect your Wi-Fi! iRacing a hit in NASCAR

Ray Alfalla got hooked on NASCAR in the late 1990s after his family left Cuba and settled in the Miami area. He's the type ...

February 14, 2019

Anne Firor Scott, groundbreaking historian, dead at 97

Anne Firor Scott, a prize-winning historian and esteemed professor who upended the male-dominated field of Southern ...

February 13, 2019

Reports: British Bolshoi dancer suspected of having cocaine

Russian news reports say police in Moscow suspect a British dancer with the renowned Bolshoi Ballet of possessing cocaine.

February 13, 2019

Heidi Toffler, assisted on 'Future Shock,' dead at 89

Heidi Toffler, who collaborated with husband Alvin Toffler on the best-selling "Future Shock" and other influential books, ...

February 13, 2019

Delays mean Chicago 'Hamilton' exhibit opening 3 weeks late

The world premiere of an exhibit based on the Broadway hit "Hamilton" will be delayed three weeks in part due to recent ...

February 13, 2019

Rijksmuseum shows off its Rembrandts in blockbuster show

For the first time, and likely the last, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is showing off most of its works by Rembrandt van Rijn ...