'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' opens to a huge $927 million

Aug 04, 2026

New York [US], August 4: "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" brought in a blockbuster $927 million in worldwide ticket sales, including $355 million in the...

Gdynia wins UNESCO heritage status

Aug 04, 2026

New York [US], August 4: The centre of the modernist Baltic port city of Gdynia, built almost from scratch during the two decades between World...

Gere's son and Crawford's daughter working together after parents divorced

Aug 04, 2026

New York [US], August 4: More than 30 years after Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere's marriage came to an end, two of their children from...

'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, dead at 80

Aug 04, 2026

New York [US], August 4: Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for playing Salvatore "Big Pussy"...

Thousands support campaign to save Soviet industrial 'castle'

Aug 03, 2026

Moscow [Russia], August 3: A campaign to save a Soviet-era industrial landmark in Moscow from redevelopment has attracted thousands of supporters in an increasingly rare...

The promise and perils of AI in theatre

Aug 03, 2026

New York [US], August 3: Piotr Mirowski occupies a rare space where theatre improvisation overlaps with artificial intelligence research.

Why global entertainment still depends on local culture

Aug 03, 2026

New York [US], August 3: In an age when viewers can drift from TikTok to Netflix to YouTube within minutes, the World Cup remains a...

FCC chairman defends actions against ABC, says broadcasters must operate 'in the public interest'

Aug 02, 2026

New York [US], August 2: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Friday defended his agency's recent actions against ABC, saying broadcasters have a duty...

Grande's 'Petal' displays a pop star at her most restrained

Aug 02, 2026

New York [US], August 2: Gone is the big-belter Ariana Grande. On "Petal," her eighth studio album and first full-length release since both the end...