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Dressed in black, except for white shoes. and playing his black hollow-body acoustic guitar with the white lightning-bolt guitar strap, Artis delivered a personalized, smooth and soulful treatment of John Lennon’s posthumous hit, “Imagine.” Read more
Tall and handsome in a rock-star sort of way, Kilmer was in fact cast as a rocker a handful of times early in his career, when he seemed destined for blockbuster success. Read more
“Minecraft” is a globally popular game, known for its blocky imagery. It is about creating almost anything imaginable using farmed resources. Read more
The performance earned Artis a unanimous standing ovation from the judges. Read more
Brands including Prada have cut ties with the actor amid the controversy over his relationship with Kim Sae-ron, who was found dead in February in a suspected suicide. She was 24. Read more
That final audition for “American Idol,” the one that determines which hopefuls will actually compete on the ABC television show, doesn’t provide second chances. Read more
Seki is most visible at the moment as the star of “Shikata Ga Nai,” a contemporary island drama released by the Hawaii-based Yellow Brick Studio film and video production company. Read more
The 29-year-old digital marketing specialist was also one of two recipients of the Congeniality Award: Mata shared the honor with Miss Orchid Isle USA Emma Fincher. Read more
The project, with an estimated budget of $270 million, has become mired in the nation’s divisions over race, the 2024 election and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more
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A conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation, had filed a Freedom of Information Act request, arguing the public had a right to know if the British royal disclosed the prior drug use that he detailed in his memoir, “Spare,” on his application. Read more
The 37-year-old actor who gained popularity in South Korea and China over his role in hit South Korean drama series “My Love from the Star” and “Queen of Tears” has been accused of dating Kim Sae-ron when she was underage in a YouTube expose, citing testimonies from the actress’ relatives. Read more
Combs, 55, entered his plea to the new indictment before U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian at a hearing in Manhattan federal court. A trial remains scheduled for May 5. Read more
For seven years, beginning in 2011, the book’s author, Sarah Wynn-Williams, worked at Facebook (now called Meta), eventually as a director of global public policy. Read more
Hackman and Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist who was born and raised in Hawaii, called Santa Fe home since the 1980s and were active in the city’s art community and culinary scene. Read more
In February, weeks after taking office, Trump fired the center’s president, replaced the board of trustees and named himself chairman of the organization. Read more
The genre-hopping “Anora,” a nonchalant take on sex work filled with shouted profanities, won best picture and four other Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards. Read more
The Academy Awards, the highest honors in the film business, take place on Sunday with no clear frontrunner among “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Conclave” and other movies contending for the prestigious best picture prize. Read more
The last signal from the 95-year-old Oscar-winning actor’s pacemaker was from February 17 according to a pathologist’s study, indicating that was his last day of life, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza told a press conference. Read more
A new era in Hawaii theater begins Fridaywhen the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s production of “Rent” opens on the mainstage at Kennedy Theatre. Read more
A statement from the sheriff said deputies had found the 95-year-old actor and Arakawa, 64, deceased on Wednesday afternoon at around 1:45 p.m. Read more
The department said in a statement that officers, responding to a 911 call just after 8 a.m. today, found Trachtenberg unconscious and unresponsive in a Manhattan apartment. Read more
