1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (792+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Ken Kesey’s school bus — once painted in bright, swirly colors and driven across the country on a psychedelic journey — is back in San Francisco after 60 years as the centerpiece of a new exhibition celebrating the legacy of the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (479+ words) NEW YORK — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” remained the No. 1 movie in theaters over the weekend, becoming just the second film this decade to top the box office for six straight weeks. “Brand New Day” has grossed $2.4 billion worldwide. Universal Pictures…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (585+ words) NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano — plans that had led to bitter backlash in the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer’s past antisemitic and racist statements. “John…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (68+ words) NEW YORK — Book lovers this fall can look forward to a wealth of fiction, biographies, memoirs, poetry collections and topical nonfiction. Here are five upcoming works you’ll likely be hearing about. “The Disappearers,” Marlon James “American Scoundrel,” Kai Bird and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (375+ words) Andrew Garfield wants audiences to look up from their phones and remember that there is still plenty of magic in the world around them. For Garfield, the story’s themes of nature, imagination and community feel especially timely as technology increasingly…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (231+ words) The final season of “Outer Banks” and a new album from Anthony Hopkins (yes, Sir Anthony Hopkins) are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. And finally, it’s a Zahn family affair…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (325+ words) These celebrities have birthdays this week: Aug. 20 Boxing promoter Don King is 95. Former U.S. Senator and diplomat George Mitchell is 93. Rock singer Robert Plant is 78. Country singer Rudy Gatlin is 74. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is 74. Actor-director Peter Horton is 73. Actor Joan Allen…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (607+ words) ‘The End of Oak Street’ provides good time, leans on tropes The North State Journal “The End of Oak Street” is a creature feature about a seemingly idyllic suburban family that is secretly going through some hard times. Those times…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (611+ words) The North State Journal It takes a very generous suspension of disbelief to enjoy “One Night Only.” The film is set in a not-too-distant future where premarital sex is outlawed, save for one night a year. Comparisons to “The Purge” are…...

1+ mon, 12+ min ago   (514+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia — A book on Greek antiquities has been returned to an Australian public library about 150 years late, with water damage from years bricked into a fireplace. The book was returned to the library in the seaside town of Kiama…...