Arts & Lifestyle News

September 23, 2017

On the road: Nobel laureate Soyinka to teach in South Africa

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says being a traveling teacher has become "a way of life" as he takes up a post as visiting ...

September 22, 2017

Batman comic series to feature scenery from Portland, Maine

Holy hometown, Batman! A highly anticipated Batman comic book series will have some locations that might look familiar to ...

September 22, 2017

Better late than never? Library book returned 78 years later

It took nearly 80 years, but a book borrowed during the Great Depression has been returned to a Massachusetts public library.

September 21, 2017

Lawmaker condemns student video depicting police beheading

A university student's video depicting the beheading of a police officer drew a strongly worded rebuke from a Wisconsin state ...

September 21, 2017

Papa Skarsgard's guide to parenting

Actor Stellan Skarsgard explains why he's proud of his eight children - including actors Bill, Alexander and Gustaf Skarsgard ...

September 21, 2017

New Ondaatje novel 'Warlight' coming in May

Michael Ondaatje (On-DAH-Chay), author of the acclaimed novel "The English Patient," is once again writing about World War II

September 21, 2017

Annie Proulx to receive honorary National Book Award

The Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards didn't prepare Annie Proulx for her latest honor: a National Book Award medal ...

September 21, 2017

Council urges Massachusetts museum to stop sale of art works

The Massachusetts Cultural Council is the latest organization to come out against a Pittsfield museum's plan to sell 40 works ...

September 21, 2017

Nobel Prize, JFK's chair, Trump wedding souvenir up for bid

A Nobel prize, a rocking chair commissioned by President John F. Kennedy and a souvenir from President Donald Trump's wedding ...

September 21, 2017

Fergie: Josh and I are still great friends

Fergie says she and Josh Duhamel may be splitting up but they're still close. The singer spoke about her breakup at a party ...

September 21, 2017

AP Exclusive: Clinton book has sold more than 300,000 copies

Hillary Clinton's "What Happened" had a big debut. Clinton's book, about her stunning presidential election loss in 2016 to ...

September 20, 2017

Lillian Ross, longtime New Yorker writer, dead at 99

Lillian Ross, the ever-watchful New Yorker reporter whose close narrative style defined a memorable and influential 70-year ...

September 20, 2017

Jasper Johns to leave Connecticut estate for artists retreat

Famed painter Jasper Johns is making plans for his rural estate in the Connecticut hills to become an artists' retreat after ...

September 20, 2017

Dallas, Houston, Philly join Overwatch esports league

Dave Scott is quick to note he wasn't at Comcast Spectacor when the company sold the Philadelphia 76ers six years ago.

September 20, 2017

DiCaprio criticizes climate change deniers

At a Yale University talk hosted by former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Leonardo DiCaprio says that politicians who ...

September 20, 2017

Saudi Arabia creating $2.7B entertainment investment company

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is creating an entertainment investment company as the deeply conservative kingdom ...

September 19, 2017

Oh brother: Hank Green, sibling of John Green, has book deal

John Green isn't the only author in his family. Green's brother and YouTube collaborator, Hank Green, has a two-book deal ...

September 19, 2017

Review: 'The Cuban Affair' feels authentic and real

"The Cuban Affair: a Novel" (Simon & Schuster), by Nelson DeMille A charter boat captain in Key West, Florida, gets an offer ...

September 19, 2017

Fired US Attorney Bharara starting podcast on justice

New York's Preet Bharara, who says he knows nothing more about why President Donald Trump fired him as U.S. attorney than on ...