Tag: Arts and entertainment
Is it finally game on for video game adaptations?
NEW YORK — Is there a more woebegone movie genre than the video game adaptation? This is the pantheon of “Max Payne,” “Wing Commander”...
Floyd’s hometown exalts in verdict but tempers expectations
<p>HOUSTON — The streets of Houston’s Third Ward, a historically black neighborhood where George Floyd grew up, echoed with screams filled with the word...
PSG head to lead European clubs after Super League turmoil
GENEVA — After resisting offers to take his team into the ill-fated Super League, Paris Saint-Germain’s president was picked to lead the network of...
New Zealand remembers Prince Philip at national service
<p>WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Prince Philip was remembered in New Zealand on Wednesday as frank, engaging and willing to meet people from all walks...
LeVar Burton to be ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host; petition credited
LOS ANGELES — The 200,000-plus LeVar Burton boosters who signed a petition calling for him to be the new “Jeopardy!” host will get to...
Prince fans headed to Paisley Park five years after death
<p>CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, will welcome back a select 1,400 fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of...
Queen Elizabeth marking 95th birthday in low-key fashion
<p>LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 95th birthday in a low-key fashion at Windsor Castle, just days after the funeral of her...
NatGeo’s ‘Secrets of the Whales’ surfaces little-known facts
<p>NEW YORK — When a killer whale slowly circled back toward wildlife photographer Brian Skerry in the middle of the ocean after discarding the...
Updated field guides, other titles lure readers outdoors
<p>The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts.</p>
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Through the media covering Chauvin case, a collective pause
NEW YORK — With a collective nervous energy, millions of people paused in front of television sets or other screens Tuesday for a verdict...