Arts and Entertainment

‘Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse’ Swings to $120.5M Opening

Acclaimed Composer Kaija Saariaho Dies at 70 of Brain Tumor

California’s Ravidassia Community Wants Caste Bias Outlawed

Widespread Worry About Myanmar Rapper’s Fate After Arrest

Museum Highlights Women’s Art from Middle East and Beyond

Racist Insults towards Real Madrid Player Spark National Debate in Spain

3 Chinese Men Play at French Open; Country’s 1st Male Entrants in Paris Since 1937

Mushroom Coffin a Last Best Wish for Some

Mogadishu Book Fair Drives Literary Revival

‘The Little Mermaid’ Makes Box Office Splash With $95.5 Million Opening

Disgusted by Racism, Brazilian Hometown Rallies to Defend Soccer’s Vinícius

‘Brahmastra’ Grabs Gongs at Bollywood Awards in UAE

‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ Wins Top Prize at Cannes Film Festival

From the Civil War to Mattress Sales, Memorial Day Is Full of Contradictions

Ukrainian Artists Turn Ammunition Boxes Into Symbols of Life

Renovated Gallery Aims to Put African Art in Proper Cultural Context

‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Tina Turner Dies at 83

$6 Million Raised to Preserve Nina Simone’s Childhood Home

First Sudanese Director at Cannes ‘Heartbroken’ by New War

Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ And ‘Thor’ Movies, Dies At 58

First-Time Filmmaker Competes at Cannes with Senegalese Drama

Jennifer Lawrence-Produced Afghan Documentary Premieres at Cannes

‘Fast X’ Speeds to No. 1; Knocks ‘Guardians 3’ to 2nd

‘Bone-Chilling’ Auschwitz Drama Is Early Cannes Favorite

National Treasure Wins Preakness Stakes

Venice Architectural Biennale Gives Overdue Voice to Long-Silenced Africa

Salman Rushdie Honored at PEN America Gala, First In-person Appearance Since Stabbing

Rafael Nadal to Miss French Open with Hip Injury, Expects to Retire after 2024

Spokesperson: Prince Harry, Wife Meghan in ‘Near Catastrophic Car Chase’ with Paparazzi

Russia Halts Release of Iranian Film About Serial Killer, Distributor Says

Salman Rushdie Warns Free Expression Under Threat in Rare Public Address After Attack

Striking Hollywood Writers Vow not to Picket Tony Awards, Opening the Door to Some Kind of Show

‘Guardians Vol. 3’ and ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Top Box Office Again

Hobbit Houses Spring Up in Bosnia Hills

Last Known Speaker Fights To Preserve South African Indigenous Language

Swedish Singer Loreen Wins Eurovision Song Contest With ‘Tattoo’

It’s Eurovision Time! Here’s How the Contest Works and Who to Watch For

How A Theater Production Helped Ukrainian Refugees Amid War

Vienna Sets Trend in Gender-Friendly City Planning

US Returns Two Stolen 7th-Century Antiquities to China

Dame Edna Creator Barry Humphries Dies in Sydney at 89

Calling Beer Champagne Leaves French Producers Frothing

South African Artist’s Play Puts African Role in WWI Center Stage

Minneapolis Mayor Signs Law Allowing Islamic Call Five Times a Day

K-Pop Star Moon Bin Found Dead at Home

Panama’s Geisha Coffee Fetches $100 a Cup

Native American Artist’s Work Stolen, Copied Around the World

Pandemic Hurt Volunteerism in Most Parts of US

Senegal Musician Maal Named UN Ambassador on Desertification

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Closes on Broadway After 35 Years

Boston Marathon Poses New Challenge for Kipchoge: Slow Down

American Jazz Piano Great Ahmad Jamal Dead at 92

Pickleball Is Booming in the US, and Not Everyone Is Happy

Guitarist Mark Sheehan of Irish Band The Script Dies At 46

Russian and Belarusian Exiles Prepare for Another Year in Lithuania

Al Jaffee, Longtime Mad Magazine Cartoonist, Dead at 102

Muslim Businessmen Volunteer to Feed DC Homeless

In India, Revision of History in School Texts Stirs Controversy

Show Stopper: Singalong Fans Ejected, ‘Bodyguard’ Halted

Jon Rahm Rallies to Win the Masters