Arts & Lifestyle News

January 17, 2020

Christopher Tolkien, son of Lord of the Rings creator, dies

Christopher Tolkien, who played a major role protecting the legacy of his father's "The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, has died.

January 17, 2020

Actors die in fall during rehearsal for Mexican TV show

Two actors fell from a bridge and died while rehearsing a scene on location for the Mexican TV series “Sin Miedo a la ...

January 17, 2020

Portrait found in Italy gallery's walls verified as by Klimt

Art experts have confirmed that a painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery's walls last month is Gustav ...

January 17, 2020

On This Day: 17 January 1927

Singer and actress Eartha Kitt was born in South Carolina.

January 17, 2020

Paris Louvre museum closed amid strikes over pension plans

Paris' Louvre museum was closed Friday as dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to denounce the French government's plans ...

January 17, 2020

Blanchett's new movie has 'unusual perspective' on 1970's women's movement

Cate Blanchett says new drama "Mrs America" - in which she plays conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly - is an unusual take ...

January 17, 2020

Olympic rings arrive in host city on barge into Tokyo Bay

The Olympic rings have arrived in Tokyo. They sailed into Tokyo Bay on Friday on a barge and will stay there until the ...

January 17, 2020

'Better Call Saul' gets renewed for 6th and final season

“Better Call Saul” has been renewed for a sixth and final season consisting of 13 episodes that will air in 2021.

January 17, 2020

ESPN's Mendoza: Fiers should have gone to MLB, not reporter

ESPN analyst Jessica Mendoza says pitcher Mike Fiers should have gone to Major League Baseball before he told a journalist ...

January 17, 2020

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for ...

January 17, 2020

Cicely Tyson savors life, new OWN series at 95

Cicely Tyson doesn’t quibble with those who marvel at her long life and career, now in its eighth decade. The acclaimed ...

January 16, 2020

Tyga, Diplo, Migos, Kris Wu, Bella Hadid sit front row at Louis Vuitton men's show

The Louis Vuitton Menswear fall/winter 2020 show counted Tyga, Diplo, Migos, Kris Wu, Bella Hadid and more as guests.

January 16, 2020

Police in Long Island serial killer case reveal new evidence

Investigators stymied by a nine-year mystery following the discovery of 11 sets of human remains strewn along a suburban New ...

January 16, 2020

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS

Best-Selling Books Week Ended January 11th HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse'' by Charlie ...

January 16, 2020

Edgar Allan Poe house in Baltimore named literary landmark

A national association representing libraries is honoring the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum in Baltimore. A division of ...

January 16, 2020

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS

1. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens 2. “Moral Compass” by Danielle Steel (Dell) 3. “Dog Man: Fetch-22” by Dav Pilkey ...

January 16, 2020

Prince Harry takes on first duties since royal crisis talks

Prince Harry went back to work Thursday, mixing with children playing rugby and offering no hint of the days of turmoil that ...

January 16, 2020

Free e-book includes excerpts from new Veronica Roth novel

Fiction from Sue Monk Kidd and Veronica Roth, essays by comedian Mike Birbiglia and a memoir about Philip Roth are among the ...

January 16, 2020

HBO Max chief dismisses streamer's high-end fee as obstacle

HBO Max’s high-end subscription fee won’t be an obstacle to the streaming service’s launch, said Kevin Reilly, its chief ...