Arts & Lifestyle News

September 30, 2020

Dior presents first major show of Paris Fashion Week

Dior hosts the first major physical show of Paris Fashion Week, Spring-Summer 2021 in a temporary space in the Tuileries ...

September 30, 2020

Seagram's heir faces sentencing in branded sex slave case

A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of ...

September 30, 2020

ShowBiz Minute: Reddy, Union, 'Borat'

"I Am Woman" singer Helen Reddy dies at 78 in Los Angeles; Gabrielle Union, NBC settle dispute over racism allegations; ...

September 30, 2020

On This Day: 30 September 1924

Legendary writer Truman Capote was born in New Orleans.

September 30, 2020

For moderator Chris Wallace, debate was runaway train

For much of the opening presidential debate, moderator Chris Wallace looked like a man trying to stop a runaway train with ...

September 30, 2020

Disney to lay off 28,000 at its parks in California, Florida

Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co.

September 29, 2020

Gabrielle Union, NBC settle dispute over racism allegations

Gabrielle Union and NBC said Tuesday that they have settled their differences in their dispute over her firing as a judge on ...

September 29, 2020

Hybrid Paris Fashion Week, both physical and digital, begins

Christian Dior on Tuesday was the first major fashion house to stage a traditional ready-to-wear runway show in Paris since ...

September 29, 2020

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Audible Sleep Weekly by Audible Sleep, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. Clear Energy by Sara Auster, ...

September 29, 2020

Texas prosecutors drop Alex Jones' drunken driving charge

Prosecutors in Texas have rejected a drunken driving charge against conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones, who was ...

September 29, 2020

France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks

France's environment minister has announced a gradual ban on using wild animals in traveling circuses, on keeping dolphins ...

September 29, 2020

Misty Copeland resting and recovering after back injury

Spending lockdown recovering from a back injury gave ballet dancer Misty Copeland the opportunity to "step back and focus" ...

September 29, 2020

Survey: In Hollywood, few believe harassers will be punished

Disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein may well spend the rest of his life in prison. But that doesn’t mean workers in Hollywood ...

September 29, 2020

Book Review: 'Ties That Tether' pits love against family

Jane Igharo’s “Ties that Tether” (Penguin Random House) Jane Igharo’s “Ties That Tether” tells the story of Azere, a Nigerian ...

September 29, 2020

On This Day: 29 September 2003

Quentin Tarantino's ultra-violent classic "Kill Bill: Volume 1" premiered in Hollywood.

September 29, 2020

Gloria Steinem's life explored in biopic, 'The Glorias'

Director Julie Taymor talks about bringing the life of feminist icon Gloria Steniem to the big screen in her new movie ...

September 29, 2020

Steve Harvey moves on from NBC

TV presenter Steve Harvey talks about parting ways with NBC after the cancellation of his daytime show, and discusses his ...

September 29, 2020

Black businesses tap "resiliency funds" amid COVID

"Resiliency funds" are helping Black-owned business stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, continuing a long tradition ...

September 28, 2020

Malta seeks shark tooth fossil presented to Prince George

Malta says it will seek to retrieve a shark tooth that was presented to Britain’s Prince George by veteran broadcaster and ...

September 28, 2020

Slave sale block set to be displayed in museum, with context

A 176-year-old stone block that was used for slave auctions in Virginia will go on display at the Fredericksburg Area Museum, ...