'Cookie activist' celebrates Asian Americans with portraits in dough
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, but artist and baker Jasmine Cho brings attention to AAPIs every month
2023-05-23 00:20
At Cannes, Polish filmmaker's 'In the Rearview' spotlights Ukrainians escaping war
When Polish filmmaker Maciek Hamela first began evacuating Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s all-out war on their country, he wasn’t intending to make a film
2023-05-22 22:52
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he was attacked outside Florida hotel in March
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he was blindsided during an attack on him outside a South Florida hotel following a concert earlier this year
2023-05-22 22:50
Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide
The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American Booksellers Association reaching its highest levels in more than 20 years
2023-05-22 21:26
Australian Indigenous TV host quits program over racist backlash
Prominent Indigenous journalist Stan Grant will step away from television hosting duties after viewers responded with racist abuse to his comments on historic Aboriginal dispossession
2023-05-22 18:28
A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in Cannes competition with a Senegalese drama
Most filmmakers in the Cannes Film Festival’s top-rung competition lineup are well-known directors who have been around for decades
2023-05-22 05:49
France pension protest held on outskirts of Cannes Film Festival
Though protests over pension reforms have roiled France in recent months, demonstrations have been kept largely at bay at one of the country’s glitziest events, the Cannes Film Festival
2023-05-22 00:25
Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of 'hostile' laws
The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws championed by Gov_ Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.”
2023-05-22 00:00
In Cannes, Scorsese and DiCaprio turn spotlight toward Osage Nation
It was well into the process of making “Killers of the Flower Moon” that Martin Scorsese realized it wasn’t a detective story
2023-05-21 22:24
Stepping into Spielberg's shoes, James Mangold takes Indiana Jones on one last adventure
“Dial of Destiny" is the first Indiana Jones film without Spielberg behind the camera
2023-05-21 20:17
Martin Amis, British novelist who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his work, has died at 73
British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, has died
2023-05-21 05:15
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students 'Survivor' offers helpful lessons
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's a “Survivor superfan” and in a commencement address in Washington offered graduating law school students lessons from the reality TV show
2023-05-21 04:24