Tag: Arts and entertainment
Performance artist Marina Abramovic wins Spanish arts prize
<p>MADRID — A Spanish foundation awarded Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic one of the European nation’s most prestigious awards for the fine arts on...
Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85
<p>CHICAGO — Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father’s and sisters’ in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman...
Phylicia Rashad to lead Howard College of Fine Arts
WASHINGTON — Famed actor Phylicia Rashad is returning to her alma mater as the new dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts.
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Barry Jenkins on his unflinching epic ‘Underground Railroad’
<p>LOS ANGELES — When Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins was considering adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Underground Railroad into a limited series,...
LA Sparks star Ogwumike adds executive producer to resume
<p>LOS ANGELES — Chiney Ogwumike is already one of the busiest athletes in professional sports but the multifaceted basketball player and radio host added...
Elon Musk moves ratings as host of ‘Saturday Night Live’
LOS ANGELES — Elon Musk moved a cryptocurrency's value and TV ratings with his “Saturday Night Live” appearance.
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Analysis: On Kobe, and the women in this Hall of Fame class
This long-awaited Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement weekend will be largely about Kobe Bryant.
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88-year-old artist finishes year of pandemic ‘daily doodles’
<p>WESTMORELAND, N.H. — Much like the round clock faces, gears and planets that often populate his artwork, Robert Seaman has come full circle. </p>
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Review: A rare glimpse at the indoor lives of Saudi women
<p>“All politics are local,” the saying goes. That’s a guiding principle in “The Perfect Candidate,” in which a doctor runs for town council purely...
Barry Jenkins on his unflinching epic ‘Underground Railroad’
LOS ANGELES — When Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins was considering adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Underground Railroad into a limited series,...