Famed American sculptor Richard Serra, the 'poet of iron,' has died at 85
Famed American artist and sculptor Richard Serra has died at his home in Long Island, New York, at the age of 85
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Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic lands in the Philadelphia area for the first time
Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic is two-stepping out of Texas to the Philadelphia area
Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, is dead at 90
Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, has died
Illinois Supreme Court to hear actor Jussie Smollett appeal of conviction for staging racist attack
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police
Chance Perdomo, star of 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' and 'Gen V,' dies in motorcycle crash at 27
Actor Chance Perdomo has died at age 27 following a motorcycle crash
Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez" wins the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” a hard-hitting and comic novel set in New York City about a Puerto Rican family’s search for a missing girl, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Miranda Lambert, Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj submit letter to AI developers to honor artists' rights
Stevie Wonder, Miranda Lambert, Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Peter Frampton, Katy Perry, Smokey Robinson and J Balvin are just some of the over 200 names featured on a new open letter submitted by the Artist Rights Alliance non-profit, calling on artificial intelligence tech companies, developers, platforms, digital music services and platforms to stop using AI “to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists."
John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82
John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, died Tuesday
‘SCTV’ star and comedian Joe Flaherty has died at 82 after an illness, his daughter says
Comedian Joe Flaherty has died
Maryse Condé, prolific 'Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90
A prize-winning author from Guadeloupe who was known as the ‘Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature has died
Eoin Colfer continues Juniper Lane series with 'Guardians of Cedar Wood'
Bestselling author Eoin Colfer has a new set of adventures ready for young Juniper Lane
Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off of the roof of a 6-story bar
Police say country music singer Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off the rooftop of a newly opened six-story bar in downtown Nashville
Cirque du Soleil's Beatles-themed Las Vegas show will end after an 18-year run
The final curtain will come down this summer on Cirque du Soleil’s long-running Las Vegas show “The Beatles Love.”
Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22
A memoir Alexei Navalny began working on in 2020 will be published this fall
Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87
Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died
What to stream this week: Conan O’Brien travels, 'Migration' soars and Taylor Swift will reign
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's eagerly anticipated album “The Tortured Poets Department,” a family of ducks is coaxed into flying south for the winter in the kid-friendly animated movie “Migration” and Conan O’Brien makes himself the brunt of jokes in his new travel show “Conan O’Brien Must Go” for Max
Survivors of 2017 Ariana Grande UK concert bombing take legal action against intelligence agency
More than 250 survivors of the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England are taking legal action against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency
Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage deal
The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale have announced they won’t open the Israeli exhibition until there's a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages
NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview
National Public Radio has reportedly suspended a veteran editor who wrote an essay for an outside outlet that criticized his employer for what he says is an unquestioned liberal point of view
Participant, studio behind 'Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years
Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners and socially conscious documentaries, is closing its doors after 20 years
After 40 years in Park City, Sundance exploring options for 2027 film festival and beyond
The Sundance Film Festival may not always call Park City, Utah, home
How many ballerinas can dance on tiptoes in one place? A world record 353 at New York's Plaza Hotel
Hundreds of young dancers in white tutus and tightly coiffed hair gathered in New York’s Plaza Hotel to break the world record for dancing on pointe in one place
Disneyland performers file petition to form labor union
Workers who help bring Disneyland’s beloved characters to life say they've collected enough signatures to support their push for a union
Milan's famous La Scala names new director of the opera house after months of controversy
Milan’s La Scala, one of the world’s most prestigious and historic opera houses, has named Fortunato Ortombina as its new director
Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died
