Are young crusaders and heroes fair game for critics?
NEW YORK — The point where childhood ends and adulthood begins isn't as straightforward as it seems. Add the limelight and things can get complicated ...
Milan designers consider menswear for the next decade
MILAN — Milan fashion designers were taking a step back as they consider the import of presenting their first collections of the 2020s.
Italian fashion world adopts manifesto promoting diversity
MILAN — The Italian National Fashion Chamber is promoting a diversity agenda among Milan’s major fashion houses, a year after several top Italian bran...
NBC: Change will come to ‘America’s Got Talent’ if needed
PASADENA, Calif. — An investigation of Gabrielle Union’s complaints of racism and other troubling behavior on the set of “America’s Got Talent” is bei...
New year, new headache for queen with Harry and Meghan rift
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II ended 2019 with a public plea for global harmony after a rocky year. She’s starting 2020 trying to heal disharmony within ...
‘Bullitt’ Mustang sells for $3.74 million at Florida auction
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Highland Green 1968 Ford Mustang GT featured in the film “Bullitt" was sold Friday at a Florida auction house for $3.74 million.
DSquared2 fetes Milan Fashion’s 25 years with Sister Sledge
MILAN — Milan Fashion Week opened Friday on a festive note, with Sister Sledge dressed in shimmering jumpsuits belting out their hit “We Are Family” t...
Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67
SANTA MONICA, California — Neil Peart, the renowned drummer and lyricist from the influential band Rush, has died. He was 67.
Megyn Kelly says she did ‘twirl’ before Roger Ailes, too
NEW YORK — Megyn Kelly says she did the “twirl” before Roger Ailes, too.
Challenges, distractions stymie Weinstein jury selection
NEW YORK — The already contentious jury selection at the trial of Harvey Weinstein was stymied by more challenges and distractions Friday: denied defe...
PBS highlighting women with summer of programming
PASADENA, Calif. — The 100th anniversary of the amendment that guaranteed women's right to vote in the United States is being celebrated in a variety ...
PBS to mark its 50th anniversary with ‘American Portrait’
PASADENA, Calif. — PBS will mark its 50th year with an exploration of what it means to be an American in a rancorous period.
Meghan, Harry miles apart as they start new independent life
LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were taking the first steps into their new independent life thousands of miles apart on Friday, as a friend ...
Ivan Passer, a leading Czech New Wave filmmaker, dies at 86
NEW YORK — Ivan Passer, a leading filmmaker of the Czech New Wave who with Milos Forman fled Soviet-controlled Prague and forged a celebrated career i...
Harry, Meghan seek financial independence: Will that work?
LONDON — As part of a surprise announcement distancing themselves from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan declared they will “...
Growth in number of TV series ‘bananas,’ network boss says
PASADENA, Calif. — The mass of television series is certifiably “bananas,” according to the TV executive who has kept a close eye on its growth.
Edd Byrnes, who played “Kookie” in “77 Sunset Strip,” dies
LOS ANGELES — Edd Byrnes, who played cool-kid Kookie on the hit TV show “77 Sunset Strip,” scored a gold record with a song about his character’s hair...
Frustration with lack of diversity grows at Romance Writers
NEW YORK — Turmoil continued Thursday at the Romance Writers of America as it faced another high-level departure and several publishers announced they...
Did Fox’s Tucker Carlson play role in calming Iran pressure?
NEW YORK — Here's a point to ponder: To what extent is Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson responsible for President Donald Trump stepping away from a p...
With ‘Megxit,’ Harry and Meghan aim to control media image
The relationship between Britain’s royals and the media is awkward, mistrustful — and seemingly inescapable. But now Meghan and Harry want out.
‘Like a Boss’ female-led cast leads to new bonds, friendship
NEW YORK — Salma Hayek said the new comedy “Like a Boss” created an opportunity for her to work with more female actors than usual compared to previou...
Bill Cosby asks Pennsylvania high court to review conviction
Comedian Bill Cosby filed an appeal Thursday of a court decision last month that upheld his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at...
‘Pose’ cast, Niecy Nash, Matsoukas to be honored by Essence
NEW YORK — Emmy winner Niecy Nash, the groundbreaking cast of the hit TV series “Pose,” Grammy-winning music video director Melina Matsoukas and “Capt...
Review: Haddish, Byrne have chemistry, but ‘Boss’ fizzles
Mia (Tiffany Haddish) and Mel (Rose Byrne) are two women in their 30s who don't need men to make them happy, though they'll gladly use them for fun. T...
Three finalists announced Thursday for $20,000 Story Prize
NEW YORK — Short-story collections by Zadie Smith, Edwidge Danticat and Kali Fajardo-Anstine are finalists for the Story Prize, a $20,000 award for ou...
Royal reset: Harry, Meghan aim to control their media image
LONDON — The relationship between Britain’s royals and the media is awkward, mistrustful — and seemingly inescapable. But now Meghan and Harry want ou...
R Kelly girlfriend charged after fight at singer’s condo
CHICAGO — A fight between two of R. Kelly's girlfriends inside the embattled singer’s Trump Tower condominium has led to a domestic battery charge aga...
Pitt, Sandler and ‘The Irishman’ celebrated at NBR Awards
NEW YORK — The National Board of Review toasted Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” as the year’s best film in an awards ceremony Wednesday night that in...