Arts and Entertainment

‘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

Trans Women Welcome Pope’s Message of Inclusivity

Artists Push for US Copyright Reforms on AI, But Tech Industry Says Not So Fast

Fan Dies at Taylor Swift Concert in Rio Amid Heat Complaints, No Water

Censored Artwork Finds Second Opportunity at New Barcelona Museum

Cricket-Mad India Readies for World Cup Final Against Australia

Community Gardens Blossom in Malaysia

AS Byatt, Who Wrote Bestseller ‘Possession,’ Dies at 87

Uyghur Poet’s Memoir on China’s Abuses Earns Recognition

Hollywood Actors Offered Protections Against AI in Labor Deal

Pakistani American Muslim Superhero Makes Her Big-Screen Debut

Iranian, Afghan Tapestries Mix With Contemporary Fashions

‘The Marvels’ Melts Down at Box Office, Marking New Low for MCU

Pope Forcibly Removes Leading US Conservative, Texas Bishop Strickland

Hollywood Actors Union Board Approves Strike-Ending Deal

Beatles Top Charts Again as ‘Now And Then’ Breaks Records

DC Exhibit by Black Artist Highlights Feminism, Gender Equality, Racial Justice

Picasso’s ‘Woman with a Watch’ Fetches $139M at Auction

Striking Actors Reach Tentative Deal With Hollywood Studios

Weekend Box Office Muted Without ‘Dune: Part Two’

Indigenous Drag Queens Combine Politics, Glitter

Thousands of Ancient Coins Found Off Sardinia