Arts and Entertainment

Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest

Halloween superfans see the culture catching up to them

‘Downton Abbey’ colleagues, fellow actors mourn death of Maggie Smith

Women’s choir promotes Ukrainian culture in Brussels  

Statue of American music legend Johnny Cash unveiled at US Capitol

Micro dramas shake up China’s film industry, aim for Hollywood

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares off ‘Transformers’ for third week as box office No. 1

Japan cracks down on bad-faith buyers as temple, shrine sales surge

Dedicated artists keep Japan’s ancient craft of temari alive

As traces of Pakistani megacity’s past vanish, flamboyant pink palace endures

‘Souls of Ancestors’ display stirs new interest in Cambodian antiquity

From street football in Ethiopia to the US Super League

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs charged with racketeering, sex trafficking

Japan celebrates historic Emmys triumph for ‘Shogun’

Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5, has died at 70, family says

‘Shogun’ and ‘Hacks’ win top series Emmy Awards

The winners: 76th annual Emmy Awards

Emmys return with ‘Shogun’ and ‘The Bear’ leading the pack

Chainsaw art – turning tree stumps into masterpieces

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ No. 1 again; ‘Am I Racist’ cracks top 5

Hispanic Heritage Month puts diversity and culture at the forefront

Muralists paint over traces of violence in Salvadoran neighborhood

Brazilian dog plays footvolley by passing, driving ball with his snout

Nightlife now rules in Iraq’s former IS bastion

Ballerina DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29

Prince Harry turns 40 as the royal scamp moves to middle age

Brazil officially welcomes return of sacred Indigenous cloak from Denmark

Animal rights groups object to Buckingham Palace guards’ bearskin caps

‘Groundbreaking’ realism key to ‘Shogun’ success

Smithsonian honors long-running US TV show

Pope wraps up Asia-Pacific tour, defies health fears along the way

Chess academy helps children learn discipline, problem-solving skills

Morgan Wallen leads the 2024 Country Music Association award nominations

James Earl Jones, actor, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93

K-pop takes socialist Cuba by storm

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ jolts box office with $110 million opening weekend

African film, TV event draws big names, big dreams, big business

Family keeps up Beirut dessert tradition

Belarusian Sabalenka defeats America’s Pegula to win US Open women’s title

Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ triumphs at Venice Festival

Back in business: Bookstore forced to close in China reopens in Washington

Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83

In the US, music cassette tapes are making a comeback 

Britain halts criminal proceedings against movie producer Weinstein

China detains prominent artist, citizen journalist in latest sign of dissent crackdown

From jobs to food, Houston is most diverse large city in the US

K-pop documentary looks at how industry embraces diversity

Stranger who offered to pay for sewing classes saved his life

Party of one: US restaurants cater to growing number of solo diners

At US theme parks, Halloween celebrations start in summer

‘Deadpool’ tops box office charts again, ‘Reagan’ beats expectations

George Clooney, Brad Pitt disappointed their new film skips cinemas

Pickleball picks away at American tennis

Minority athletes hope their Olympic journeys will sway intolerant hearts and minds

Catholic diocese sues US over foreign-born priests’ expiring visas

Vanuatu ancestral relics, trafficked as art to New York, return home

Palestinian TikTok star dies in Israeli airstrike

NY nonprofit reclaims centuries-old cemetery for enslaved people

China’s summer movie ticket sales nearly halved amid sluggish economy

Paris Paralympics open in City of Light