Arts & Lifestyle News

February 23, 2019

Kim, Trump impersonators draw ire of Vietnam's authorities

Vietnamese authorities are not amused by the antics of two impersonators of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President ...

February 22, 2019

Wintour honors Lagerfeld; Bottega Veneta shows new direction

Anna Wintour paid tribute Friday to Karl Lagerfeld's generosity and sense of humor as she presented a new fashion exhibition.

February 22, 2019

Iowa play-by-play man suspended for "King Kong" comment

Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin was suspended Friday for the rest of the season for referring to Maryland's Bruno ...

February 22, 2019

R. Kelly charged on aggravated sexual abuse counts

R. Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, after decades of lurid rumors and allegations that the ...

February 22, 2019

Mo Willems named Kennedy Center artist-in-residence

Children's author-illustrator Mo Willems has been named the Kennedy Center's first ever "Education Artist-In-Residence." The ...

February 22, 2019

Allegations against son led to Time's Up CEO's resignation

The gender equality initiative Time's Up says its president and CEO resigned because of sexual misconduct allegations against ...

Massive Atlanta Cyclorama painting debuts in new home

February 22, 2019

Cyclorama to be unveiled again amid diverging views of past

At a time when counties, cities and states across the South are removing or covering up Confederate monuments, one of the ...

February 21, 2019

Sasha Sagan, daughter of Carl Sagan, has book out in October

Sasha Sagan, daughter of the late Carl Sagan, is working on a book her publisher is calling "part memoir, part guidebook and ...

February 21, 2019

Kentucky teen at center of viral encounter sues over stories

The Kentucky teen at the heart of an encounter last month with a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in ...

February 21, 2019

New Harry Potter roller coaster opening at Universal Orlando

Harry Potter fans should get ready to rev their engines. A new roller coaster modeled after the character Hagrid's motorcycle ...

February 21, 2019

'Pike Logan' author Brad Taylor signs with new publisher

"Pike Logan" novelist Brad Taylor has a three-book deal with a new publisher. William Morrow, a HarperCollins Publishers ...

February 21, 2019

ShowBiz Minute: Smollett, R Kelly, BRIT Awards

"Empire" actor turns self in to face charge; Lawyer likens R. Kelly to Beethoven to explain studio move; P!nk honored for ...

February 21, 2019

Brothers' attorney: Truth will set Smollett free

An attorney representing the brothers at the center of an investigation into the attack reported by Jussie Smollett said ...

February 21, 2019

Detroit center to remove name of ex-mayor with racist past

Detroit's Cobo Center, which hosts the auto show and other major events, is changing its name to remove the surname of a ...

February 20, 2019

Royale rumble: 'Apex Legends' smashing 'Fortnite' records

For the first time since its meteoric rise, "Fortnite" is no longer a no-doubt victory royale atop the video game industry.

February 20, 2019

Review: 'The Uninhabitable Earth' explores climate doomsday

"The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" (Tim Duggan Books), by David-Wallace-Wells. The science is clear: Massive ...

February 20, 2019

Artist probes Russia's toxic legacy through family history

Pavel Otdelnov recalls how as a child he saw his mother boil his parents' bedding every day. His father worked in the ...

February 19, 2019

Judge orders Roger Stone to court over Instagram post

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Roger Stone to appear in court to consider whether to revoke his bail after the longtime ...

February 19, 2019

Review: Tom Rosenstiel looks at murky politics after attack

"The Good Lie" (Ecco/HarperCollins), by Tom Rosenstiel Ex-Army investigator and political fixer Peter Rena and his partner, ...