culture and entertainment

Russian fashion legend Zaitsev to show latest collection

Pavel Golovkin/Associated Press file<br><br>At 78, fashion designer Slava Zaitsev may look frail and complain that he left his cane at…

Nearly six months later, Prince superfans still mourning

Margo Davis lays next to a collection of Prince memorabilia at her home in Smyrna, Ga., on Tuesday. Nearly six…

A founder of the New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups dies

Joan Marie Johnson performs during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans. Johnson, one of the…

Tonight’s the knight: Rod Stewart becomes Sir Rod at palace

Rocker Rod Stewart wore tartan trousers – a nod to his Scottish heritage – and a scarlet-trimmed military-style tunic to…

October 11, 2016

Randy Newman’s first new song in years is about bare-chested Vladimir Putin

Randy NewmanCourtesy of Robb Bradley But when Newman does emerge, it’s with his satirical pop powers undiminished. That’s what you’ll…

October 11, 2016

Jay Z, Serena Williams, Kendrick help Beyoncé wrap up tour

Beyoncé performs during the Formation World Tour at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, in New Orleans. Beyoncé wrapped up her “Formation World Tour”…

October 8, 2016

Forest Whitaker joins ‘Black Panther’ cast

Forest Whitaker is coming to the Marvelverse. Marvel says the Oscar-winning actor is joining the cast of “Black Panther.” Whitaker…

October 8, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Singing Cowboy’s museum expands, adds Native American art

Autry’s vision will take a great leap forward Sunday when the Autry Museum of the American West expands to include…

October 8, 2016

Performing Arts

“Pantsuit Power” flashmob video for Hillary Clinton: Two women, 170 dancers and no police

The #Pantsuitpower Flashmob for Hillary dance video, performed at New York’s Union Square. It’s gotten nearly 2 million views on…

October 7, 2016

Books

A new Superman comic honors an artist who died too young

Superman and his son begin an adventure on Dinosaur Island in the eighth issue of Superman from DC Comics. Art…

‘Quiz Show’ examines reality of television

Herald staff writer In the modern wasteland of reality television, I like to think few people would be surprised to…

‘13th’ explores racism and criminal justice

Documentary will begin streaming today on Netflix

Fall is the season for Important Movies

Nate Parker stars as Nat Turner in “The Birth of a Nation.”Jahi Chikwendiu/Fox Searchlight via AP “Snowden,” Oliver Stone’s portrait…

Local News

Stones from Arc of History are for sale

auction to run through Tuesday

Arts and Entertainment

For 2017, Chanel is embracing tech; first step: bedazzling your geeky lanyard

In his work for Chanel’s spring clothes, designer Karl Lagerfeld focused on the innards of our computers – the data,…

Demi Lovato ‘taking a break’ after slamming Taylor Swift

In a recent interview with Glamour Magazine, Lovato suggested Swift could do more for feminism “if they’re going to claim…

Books

James Patterson plans new round of bonuses for booksellers

The best-selling author said he plans to distribute $250,000, the same amount he gave last year. The gifts, which range…

How ‘The Girl on the Train’ tries to go deeper than your average mystery thriller

Emily Blunt stars in “The Girl on the Train.”Jessica Miglio/DreamWorks Pictures-Universal Pictures “I just said, ‘OK, I know what this…

Lady Gaga picks dive bars over arenas to introduce album

She’ll appear at a handful of bars beginning this week as a nod to the album’s “raw Americana” vibe and…

October 4, 2016

Netflix’s ‘Amanda Knox’ movie shows how the ‘crazy’ media coverage affected the case

Amanda Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito in 2007, captured by news footage.Courtesy of Netflix “The lawyers said something interesting.…

October 4, 2016

Visual Arts

National Gallery acquires rare 17th-century Dutch painting; will be on display starting Tuesday

Caspar Netscher’s “A Young Woman Feeding a Parrot.”Courtesy of National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art will open…

October 4, 2016