Entertainment

Virginia Evans, Susan Choi among 6 Women’s Prize for Fiction finalists

May 2, 2026 Jill Lawless

LONDON — Four debut novelists are among six books on a U.S.-dominated list of finalists for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, which is open to female English-language writers from any country. American authors take […]

The stream: Michael B. Jordan, Kacey Musgrave, Tori Amos, double dose of Matthew Rhys

May 1, 2026 The Associated Press

Michael B. Jordan voicing a tiny woodland creature who switches bodies with a majestic bird in the animated movie “Swapped” and Kacey Musgraves’ seventh studio album, “Dry Spell,” are some of the new television, films, […]

This week in history: April 30 to May 6

April 30, 2026 The Associated Press

April 30 1789: George Washington inauguration 1789 — George Washington took the oath of office at Federal Hall in New York as the first president of the United States. 1803: The United States completed the […]

Seussical Jr.” delivers laughs, talented youth to community theater

April 30, 2026 Dan Reeves

GREENSBORO — On its own, “community theater” still gets boxed in — local casts, familiar scripts, small stages. There’s some truth there, but it misses the larger point. Getting onstage takes guts and a level […]

Pay Z: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani still earning rap music royalties, tax filings show

April 27, 2026 Jake Offenhartz

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still making money from his short-lived career as a multilingual rapper, tax filings show. But the 34-year-old Democrat’s meteoric rise as a celebrity politician has […]

Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Oasis, Wu-Tang, Luther Vandross get into Rock Hall

April 26, 2026 Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK — Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with first-time nominees Wu-Tang Clan and […]

New discovery solves Shakespeare’s London house location mystery

April 25, 2026 Jill Lawless

LONDON — Fans of William Shakespeare know that the great playwright came from Stratford-upon-Avon, the riverside English town where tourists still throng to see his childhood home. But he made his name in London — […]

The stream: Charlize Theron, ‘Marty Supreme,’ Kehlani, Kate Hudson, Lainey Wilson

April 24, 2026 The Associated Press

Timothée Chalamet starring as a ping-pong master in “Marty Supreme” and a Netflix comedy competition show hosted by Kevin Hart are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near […]

This week in history: April 23 to April 29

April 23, 2026 Dan Reeves

April 23 1635: The Boston Latin School, the first public school in what would become the United States, was established. 1898: Spain declared war on the United States; the U.S. responded in kind two days […]

Famous birthdays this week: April 23 to April 29