Arts and Entertainment

 Young Designer Brings Upcycling to New York Fashion Scene 

‘Barbie’ Crowned Box Office Queen, ‘Oppenheimer’ Soars in Historic Weekend

UK Band ‘The 1975’ Cancels Indonesia, Taiwan Shows After Malaysia LGBTQ Controversy

Women’s Amateur Soccer Takes Baby Steps in China During World Cup

Celebrities, Fans Travel From All Over to Watch Messi’s MLS Debut

Tony Bennett, Masterful Stylist of American Musical Standards, Dies at 96

Comic-Con Kicks Off in San Diego Amid Hollywood Actors, Writers Strikes

Why Does Sweden Allow Quran Burnings? It Has No Blasphemy Laws

Record Crowds Expected as Women’s Soccer World Cup Kicks Off

Messi Mania Hits Fever Pitch Following Soccer Star’s Miami Arrival

Hoping to Attract Tourists, Iran Looks to Neighbors

Somalia’s National Museum Hosts First Post-War Exhibit

Chinese Dissident Artist Creates Sculpture Park in California Desert

Nigerian Women’s Soccer Team Still Fighting for Equal Pay

Hollywood Plunges into All-Out War on Heels of Pandemic and Streaming Revolution

For the First Time in the Olympics, Men Will Compete in Artistic Swimming, Formerly Called Synchro

Elton John Backs Kevin Spacey’s Testimony at Actor’s Sexual Assault Trial

Parity, Bigger Field Mean There Could Be Surprises at the Women’s World Cup

Hollywood Striking Actors Seek Fair Wages and AI Protection

Pipestone Carvers Preserve Native Spiritual Tradition on Minnesota Prairie

‘Mission: Impossible’ $80M Debut Ignites Box Office but Misses Expectations

Actress and Singer Jane Birkin Dies, France Loses an ‘Icon’

Pianist André Watts Dies at Age 77 of Prostate Cancer

Actors’ Strike Shuts Down Major Hollywood Studios

Long Flight to the Women’s World Cup? US Players Have a Plan for That

Coroner’s Report: Lisa Marie Presley Died From Small Bowel Obstruction

Hollywood Actors Join Screenwriters in Historic Industry-stopping Strike as Contract Talks Collapse

Sponsor Offers 20,000 Free Tickets to Women’s World Cup as New Zealand Sales Lag

‘Succession’ Leads All Emmy Nominees with 27 as HBO Dominates

‘Barbie’ Movie Rekindles China-Vietnam Territorial Dispute

Svitolina Thinks of Family, Ukraine as She Beats No. 1 at Wimbledon

Indonesia Welcomes Return of Jewels, Temple Carvings as Important Step in Global Restitution Effort

‘Insidious 5’ Topples ‘Indiana Jones’ Before ‘Mission: Impossible’ Launches

Elton John Hails Fans in Sweden at Emotional Farewell Concert

No Barbie Girl in Vietnam’s World 

Triumph for South Africa’s First Black Hot Air Balloon Pilot

Ukraine’s Art Treasures Sent to Poland for Safekeeping

Environmental Activists Arrested at Wimbledon After Disrupting Match

Hollywood Is Making More Movies, TV Shows About Asian Americans 

From Iranian Jail to Wimbledon Royal Box, Thanks to Andy Murray

Former Refugee Upcycles Life Jackets to Raise Awareness

Why Is Hollywood Making More Movies About Chinese Americans?

Russians, Belarusians Back at Wimbledon as War in Ukraine Continues

Vietnam Bans ‘Barbie’ Movie Because of ‘Nine-Dash-Line’ in Map of South China Sea

Indiana Jones’ Box Office Destiny? A Lukewarm No. 1 Debut

China Ends Japan’s Long Reign to Win Women’s Basketball Asia Cup Title

Tokyo Restaurant Serves Up Ukrainian Food With Japanese Twist

FIFA Reveals Social Justice Armbands for Women’s World Cup

Alan Arkin, Oscar-Winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Actor, Dies at 89

Hollywood Actors May Join Writers Strike

California Screenwriters Continue Strike Costing Hollywood Millions Daily 

UNESCO Expected to Accept US Return

Actor Julian Sands Died While Hiking on California Mountain, Authorities Confirm

Klimt Portrait Sets European Auction Record: $108 Million

Italy Looks for Man Seen in Viral Video Carving Names Into Rome’s Almost 2,000-Year-Old Colosseum

Women’s World Cup Guide: How to Watch, Schedule and Betting Favorites

UNESCO Members to Decide on US Rejoining

‘Emotional’ Elton John Closes Out Glastonbury Festival

International African American Museum, Reclaims Sacred Ground for Enslaved Kin

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Reclaims Box Office, ‘The Flash’ Drops