Limbaugh draws bipartisan criticism for Buttigieg remarks
WASHINGTON — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh drew bipartisan criticism Thursday for saying the country won't elect Pete Buttigieg president ...
New exhibit examines ballet’s lasting influence on fashion
NEW YORK — A crowning jewel of the new exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology is a feathered white tutu. It may look, to the untrained eye, li...
Jennifer Hudson set for Kobe Bryant tribute at All-Star Game
CHICAGO — Jennifer Hudson is coming to the All-Star Game to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant with her voice.
Heggie’s `Dead Man Walking’ gets Met Opera premiere in 20-21
NEW YORK — After years of pushing, Joyce DiDonato has been granted a big wish: The Metropolitan Opera is mounting Jake Heggie's "Dead Man Walking" for...
Spoiler: George Washington lies, stands tall in docuseries
PASADENA, Calif. — George Washington is the leading man in historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s first venture as a TV producer, a docudrama that follows h...
Smollett case revives questions on Laquan McDonald, justice
CHICAGO — When a grand jury revived the criminal case against Jussie Smollett, the indictment for many people called to mind two nights on two differe...
Review: ‘The Photograph’ develops nicely into a fine film
This Valentine's Day, there's certain to be the usual flood of candy and flowers. But at your local movie theater, there's something increasingly rare...
Bieber says fear led him to stay away from music
NEW YORK — Justin Bieber admits getting back in the studio to record his first album in five years wasn't easy.
Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel” keeps rolling
NASHVILLE, Tenn — Country singer Darius Rucker couldn’t quite believe it when he was surprised this week with the news that his song “Wagon Wheel” was...
The women of ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ redraw the frame
NEW YORK — What’s inside the frame and what’s outside of it are electrifyingly synonymous in French filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on ...
Review: Why wait? ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ worth rushing to see
If the Hollywood mantra for making blockbusters is “faster, faster, faster,” then the creators of “Sonic the Hedgehog” have wisely ignored it.
Jacobs closes Fashion Week with thrilling dance extravaganza
NEW YORK — Somehow, he does it almost every time, and on Tuesday designer Marc Jacobs did it yet again: Upped his game, when it came to closing out Ne...
Jeremy Roenick won’t return to NBC Sports after suspension
Jeremy Roenick will not be returning to NBC Sports after his suspension for making inappropriate comments about coworkers.
Snoop Dogg apologizes to Gayle King for rant over Bryant
NEW YORK — After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former basket...
Jussie Smollett’s image takes new hit with revived charges
CHICAGO — He's disappeared from Twitter, his last Instagram post was eight months ago, and his acting and singing careers appear to be at a standstill...
Christian Cowan lives out his childhood fashion dream
NEW YORK — Christian Cowan equates showing his fashion collections with continuously living out a childhood dream.
Review: ‘Downhill’ a showcase for Louis-Dreyfus and Ferrell
The foreign-language film remake has never been the most esteemed sort of Hollywood production, but the timing of “Downhill,” a remake of Ruben Östlun...
Michael Kors reminds that staying in can be chic, glamorous
NEW YORK — Michael Kors is so over leggings and sports bras. He used Wednesday’s fall collection as a reminder that staying in and cozying up by the f...
Review: Huey Lewis and The News’ ‘Weather’ may be their last
“Weather” is the first album of original songs from Huey Lewis and The News in nearly two decades and it may also be their last.
5 things I learned from binge-reading a 50-book crime series
When you binge-read an entire 50-book series over five months, coming to the end feels like the final days of an amazing trip: You don’t want it to en...
Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial
NEW YORK — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial without the disgraced Hollywood mogul taking the witness stand, settin...
Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in Chicago
CHICAGO — A grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police when he reported a racist and homopho...
ScarJo’s Oscar look glimmers on, at Oscar de la Renta show
NEW YORK — Watching the Oscar de la Renta show unfold in the imposing setting of the New York Public Library in Manhattan, it was hard not to think ba...
Fox News has best ratings since Trump election, inauguration
NEW YORK — The week President Donald Trump was acquitted in his impeachment trial was Fox News Channel's best in the ratings since the weeks he was el...
Celebrating the off-kilter at Proenza Schouler
NEW YORK — Watching the first models emerge at the Proenza Schouler runway show, you could have been forgiven for thinking everyone simply forgot to p...
Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort
NEW YORK — As debate rages around “American Dirt,” the bestselling novel criticized for its portrait of Mexican life and culture, publishers are pledg...
Universal will release controversial ‘Hunt’ film in March
LOS ANGELES — Universal Pictures said Tuesday that it will release the social satire “The Hunt,” a film it canceled in the wake of criticism about its...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies at 78
JOHANNESBURG — The founder of the South African multi-Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, ...
Congressman Lewis to receive NAACP honor at awards show
ATLANTA — The NAACP is honoring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist.
Anna Sui rolls out B-movie gothic glam at NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK — Anna Sui doesn't love scary movies, but she adores illusion, especially glamorous illusion.