Arts and Entertainment

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

In photos: Spain’s annual food fight festival ‘La Tomatina’

Flag football finds unlikely popularity in war-torn Ukraine

Venice will surge with star power, from Lady Gaga to Pitt to Clooney

‘Deadpool’ and ‘Alien’ top box office charts again; ‘Blink Twice’ sees quiet opening

US rapper Macklemore cancels Dubai gig over alleged UAE role in Sudan war

Fragile but unbroken, Afghan glassblowers refuse to quit

US crossword fan creates puzzles celebrating Black heritage

Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey could auction for $30 million

‘Overtourism’ brings some chaos to summer of 2024

From ‘Cobra Kai’ to ‘Blue Beetle’: Actor Xolo Maridueña’s journey to first Latino superhero

LGBTQ+ couples, activists rally in Nepal’s capital during Pride parade

Phil Donahue, pioneering daytime talk show host, dies at 88

50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance

‘Alien: Romulus’ bites off $41.5 million to top North American box office charts

Mongolia courts tourists by making it easier to visit

French actor Alain Delon dies at 88, French media report

Fire at London’s Somerset House threatens works by Van Gogh, Cezanne

Discarded gender and diversity books trigger new culture clash at Florida college

Matthew Perry’s assistant among 5 people charged in ‘Friends’ star’s death

‘Notebook,’ ‘Gloria’ actress Gena Rowlands dies at 94

Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ came from Scotland, not Wales, new research shows

Banksy unveils new rhino art, animal-themed collection seen across London

Reynolds-Lively husband and wife team wins weekend box office

Farmers honor ‘Peanuts’ creator with corn mazes in US, Canada

Street art pops up throughout Paris, adding Olympic color to major landmarks

Tightrope walker marks Twin Towers stunt, 50 years on

COVID-hit Lyles misses out on a double; US team breaks 100-medal mark

Plot to attack Taylor Swift show in Austria linked to Islamic State

Shah Rukh Khan to be honored at Locarno Film Festival

With $97M in 2nd weekend, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ sets record

Olympic and faith leaders seek reset after opening ceremony outcry, while chaplains welcome athletes

Aerosmith ends touring, citing permanent damage to singer’s voice

Vitriol about female boxer fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+, women athletes

Marchand captures 4th Olympic swimming gold

Young fencer shows NY grit on Paris 2024 stage

Drag queen in Olympic opening ceremony has no regrets, calls it ‘a photograph of France in 2024’

Ancient secrets unearthed in vast Turkish cave city

Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93

Frank Stewart photos captured culture of jazz, church and Black life in US

Princess Leia bikini costume from ‘Star Wars’ movie set sells for $175K

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ smashes R-rated record with $205M North American debut

India’s Charaideo Moidam royal burial mounds designated World Heritage Site

Defying downturn, auction houses bid high on Hong Kong

3 in Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet among 7 killed in plane crash

Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros, other styles

Former US diplomat and author Martin Indyk dies at 73

Video game performers to strike over artificial intelligence concerns

YouTube star sets Domino installation world record

Drill team cultivates sense of identity for Chinese American girls

Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh

Ukraine’s largest music festival returns with break from inescapable reality of war