Arts and Entertainment

China’s Fireworks Bans Spark Fiery Debate Ahead of Lunar New Year

Chile Granny Finds Solace, Celebrity in Online Gaming

Legal Battles Loom as First Mickey Mouse Copyright Ends

China OKs 105 Online Games Days After Hitting Industry with Draft Rules

China Pressures Influential Taiwanese Band Ahead of Elections, Sources Say

Tom Smothers, Half of American Comedy Duo the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86

New York City’s Times Square Prepares for New Year’s Eve

How Librarian Spies Helped Win World War II

‘Parasite’ Actor Lee Sun-kyun Found Dead: Report

Why Are We Drawn to New Year’s Resolutions?

In Photos: Christmas Celebrations Around the World

On Weekend Before Christmas, ‘Aquaman’ Sequel Drifts to First at Box Office

As 2023 Draws to Close, Notre Dame’s Reconstruction Offers Light

Artists Use Tech Weapons Against AI Copycats

A 400-Year-Old Mexican Tradition, Pinatas Are Not Child’s Play

How Did America’s Founding Father Celebrate the Holidays?

Hundreds of Volunteers Get White House Ready for Christmas

FIFA, UEFA Acted Contrary to EU Competition Law in Blocking Super League, Court Says

Marvel, Disney Drop Actor Jonathan Majors After Assault Conviction

‘Society of the Snow’ Recounts 1972 Andes Plane Crash

Pope Approves Blessings for Same-Sex Couples if the Rituals Don’t Resemble Marriage

‘Wonka’ Waltzes to $39 Million Opening

In Pivotal Moment, Notre Dame Cathedral Spire Gets Golden Rooster Weathervane

What White House Gardens Say About America

Mexico’s Maya Tourist Train Opens for Partial Service Amid Delays, Cost Overruns

Cambodia Welcomes Museum’s Plan to Return Looted Antiquities

Dodgers, Ohtani Got Creative With $700 Million Deal

Immigrant Who Put Napa Valley, California, on World’s Wine Map Dies

Nigerian Artist Creates AI Fashion Show for Elderly

Hong Kong-Raised British Painter Launches ‘Silent Protest’ Show in London

‘Barbenheimer’ Tipped to Dominate Revamped Golden Globes Nominations

Japanese Anime ‘The Boy and the Heron’ No.1 at Box Office

Organizer of ’24 Olympics Seeks Way to Keep Surfing in Tahiti

Actor Ryan O’Neal, Star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘Paper Moon’ Dies at 82

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Is First to Gross More Than $1 Billion, Pollstar Says

Emmy-Winning TV Producer-Writer Norman Lear Dead at Age 101

Taylor Swift Named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

Chinese Authorities Host Food Festivals in Kenya

Russian Artist Explores Migration Caused by War

Here Are Wikipedia’s Most Searched Topics in 2023

Netherlands Returns Colonial-Era Artifacts to Sri Lanka

Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick Among 2023 Kennedy Center Honorees

Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Tops Box Office With $21 Million Debut

Kiss Say Farewell to Live Touring, Become First US Band To Go Virtual and Become Digital Avatars

Virtual Reality Holograms Could Transform Learning, Arts

Tattoo Campaign Seeks to Help Displaced in Myanmar

Shane MacGowan, Lead Singer of The Pogues, Dies at 65

Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Arrested Again

British PM Accuses Greek Leader of ‘Grandstanding’ Over Parthenon Marbles

America House Opens in Odesa Despite Ongoing War in Ukraine 

‘Hunger Games’ Feasts, ‘Napoleon’ Conquers, ‘Wish’ Disappoints at Box Office

Cambodia’s Dragon Boat Races Make a Welcome Return

Greek PM to ‘Persist’ With UK Over Parthenon Marbles

Meals To Woof Down at Italy’s First Dog Restaurant

In US, Hmong ‘New Year’ Means Recalling Old Spirits, Teaching New Generations

New York City Hosts Its 97th Thanksgiving Parade

Balloons, Bands and Santa: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Ushers in Holiday Season in New York

A Chicken Inside a Duck Inside a Turkey

Kashmir Artisans Turn Paper Into Christmas Treasures

Russia Puts Ukrainian Winner of Eurovision Song Contest on Wanted List