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By The Associated Press The live-action remake of the animated film "How to Train Your Dragon" and a two-part, five-hour documentary on Billy Joel are some of the new television, films, musi…
[This article contains some spoilers for Netflix's "Too Much."] LOS ANGELES " Sliding into someone's DMs " even with the purest intentions " can be a daunting move. Will they see it? Is it w…
By AUDREY THIBERT DJANET, Algeria (AP) " In one hand, the dancers hold swords symbolizing battle. In the other, a piece of cloth symbolizing peace. They dance a shuffling "step-step" to the …
DETROIT " For the past 10 years, the locally founded and operated Nicolas Uncaged festival has toasted the work and legacy of Nicolas Cage, the Oscar-winning actor who is one of Hollywood's …
The gallery's exhibit, "Romney: Brilliant Contrasts in Georgian England," makes the 18th century artist's prison drawings and vivid illustrations seem modern.
The Courant's arts picks for July 13-19 include arena rocker, 90s wonders, country crooners and classical concerts at Music Mountain and Simsbury Meadows.
Author Raynor Winn accepts 'mistakes' were made.
A Walters Art Museum exhibit looks at deadly minerals used to make illuminated books.
DALLAS " Longtime Kerrville resident and singer Robert Earl Keen's benefit concert for the Texas Hill Country's flood victims and survivors has been scheduled for Aug. 28 at the Whitewater A…
DETROIT " Jack White received a special surprise at Comerica Park on Wednesday when actor John C. Reilly sang "Happy Birthday" to the rocker on the occasion of White's 50th birthday. Reilly,…
By KEN MAGUIRE LONDON (AP) " Morgan Riddle's effect on Wimbledon semifinalist Taylor Fritz's rise in the rankings has been significant. He says so himself. Riddle has been at the All England…
In the 1920s, in "The Crack-Up," F. Scott Fitzgerald declared, people "thought of their old best dreams. Maybe there was a way out by flying, maybe our restless blood could find frontiers in…
Lena Dunham, of "Girls" fame, with her husband Luis Felber, has created a romantic comedy, "Too Much," which premiered Thursday on Netflix. It's lighter in tone than that previous show but s…
By RAMON ESPINOSA HAVANA (AP) " Despite Cuba's economic crisis, many women are embracing elaborate nail art as a bold fashion statement. Manicurists like Marisel Darias Valdés treat it as a…
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ HAVANA (AP) " Cuban women are embracing extravagant nail art with many willing to spend the money to have extremely long and intricate nails despite the economic obstacle…
'SUPERMAN' Rated PG-13 for violence, action and language. What it's about: The iconic superhero is reborn in James Gunn's vision, but with all the familiar elements in place " enemy Lex Luth…
LAS VEGAS " Those who caught Heart at BleauLive Theater in February expecting it was the band's final Las Vegas show witnessed a noble performance. But it was not the final Vegas appearance …
It's 1980 in Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia, and a war rages, while a high-stakes election could change this country forever. For 7-year-old Bobo (Lexi Venter), life continues on at he…
By JAMEY KEATEN GENEVA (AP) " A Swiss village has cashed in on a pay-for-entry turnstile used by avid tourists who flock each day to a lakeside dock featured in the hit South Korean Netflix …
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " Pirates sat colluding one night last week in a cramped booth against the back wall of the Green Parrot Grille. Their captain leaned over the table speaking " nay, growl…
LOS ANGELES " In a time of exploding success and creativity in rock music, Creedence Clearwater Revival was quite possibly the finest singles band of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Formed i…
At the core of the Connecticut data privacy law is transparency rights that give consumers insight into the collection, use and sharing of their personal data
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Stéphane Rolland went back to what he does best on Tuesday: unadulterated couture. This season at Paris Couture Week, Rolland stripped away gimmicks and let t…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Only Chanel would call its legendary Rue Cambon salon "too small" " then rebuild it, supersized, in a palace. On Tuesday, as the house marked 110 years of its …
It takes a little over an hour for "Nobu" to marinate long enough to approach a point of complexity, not exactly bitter but no longer cloyingly sweet. Nobu Matsuhisa, the celebrated sushi ma…