Arts and Entertainment

Norman Leer, LL Cool J Among Kennedy Center Honorees

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 5

Michelangelo’s Unrealized Marble Dream Comes True in Italian Quarry

Producer: ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Delayed to Maintain Quality

1980s Soap ‘Dynasty’ Returns With Circa-2017 Mischief

James Comey Has Book Deal, Publication Set for Next Spring

Usain Bolt Ready to Race, and Really Ready to Retire

John Updike’s Pennsylvania Childhood Home to Become Museum

American Musician Preserves Syrian Religious Music

No Visa, No Veil? Saudi Arabia May Ease Rules for Tourists

Did Alexander Hamilton Hold This Coin?

Angelina Jolie ‘Upset’ Over Backlash to Cambodia Film Casting Process

Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning Playwright, Dead at 73

Los Angeles Reaches Deal with Olympic Leaders for 2028 Games

Italian Poster for "Casablanca" Attracts $478,000 at Auction

Mongolian Melody: Hip-hop Duo Splices Traditional Singing and Urban Beats

Celebrated Photo Editor John Morris Dies at 100 in Paris

Pope’s Choir Tours US as It Recaptures Its Glory

Jessica Williams Says It’s a Great Time to Be Actor of Color

Shik Shik’s Storefront Art Draws In Customers in Mogadishu

From Art to Aliens – Austrian Bodypainting Festival has Colorful Characters

Nepal Woodcarvers Inspired to Restore Quake-toppled Temples

National Parks Traveler Celebrates One Year Milestone

Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood Buy Wedding Gifts for Fans

LOL to Heart Eyes: New Emojis Must Pass Muster

Hitler Exhibition in Berlin Bunker Asks: How Could It Happen?

Mick Jagger Releases 2 Tracks in New Audio-visual Project

New Book Features Quotes by Women, For Women

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending July 29

George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro on Venice Film Fest Slate

Angelina Jolie Reveals Bell’s Palsy Struggle in Interview

Lebanese Rock Singer Urges Men to Champion Women’s Rights in Middle East

Artist Uses Iraq Refugees, War Veterans in Radio Project

Stories of Survival, Women to Highlight Toronto Film Festival

In ‘Detroit,’ Bigelow Revisits Still-burning Flames of 1967

Barbara Sinatra, Frank’s 4th Wife and Philanthropist, Dies

Backstreet Boys, Florida Georgia Line Back Together on CMT

8 Indiana Siblings Rack Up 448 Years of Combined Marriage

The Iron Lady Makes Huge Splash in and out of the Pool

Hollywood’s Rock Hudson Admits AIDS Diagnosis on This Day in 1985

Next James Bond Film Set for November 2019, No Word on 007 Star

US Golfer Jordan Spieth Wins British Open

For NYC Foodies and Locals, Restaurants Are Out, Food Halls Are In

Beyond Bending Gender, US Model Rain Dove Explodes Conventional Norms of ‘Beauty’

Nigeria’s ‘Queen of Golf’ Trains Her Potential Successors

Nigeria’s ‘Queen of Golf’ Mentors Next Generation of Potential Pros

Body of Surrealist Painter Dali Exhumed for Paternity Test

Television Amps Up, Movies Simmer Down at Comic-Con

New App Reveals Little-known History of Rio de Janeiro Port

Linkin Park Frontman Chester Bennington Found Dead at 41

OJ Simpson Drawing World Attention During Plea for Freedom

Malaysia Bans ‘Despacito’ on State Radio, TV

International Ballet Troupes Share Stage for 50th Year of ‘Jewels’

Summer-release Movies Grabbing Oscar Buzz

Auction of Madonna’s Panties, Love Letter From Tupac Halted

2 New Harry Potter Books Set to Be Published in October

Syrian Artist Depicts Life in Raqqa Under Islamic State

Kenny, Dolly Announce Final Performance Together

Boston Launches Poster Campaign to Combat Islamophobia

Spanish Soccer Executive, Son Arrested in Corruption Probe