By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Paris men's Fashion Week has been arguing for a new kind of authority this season " coat-first. Across the runways, statement outerwear, bigger shoulders and s…
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Oscar voters have spoken. They served up 16 nominations to "Sinners" and 13 to "One Battle After Another" on Thursday. Ryan Coogler was nominated for best director and bes…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Issey Miyake brought a monastic calm to Paris on Thursday, staging its IM Men show inside the medieval Collège des Bernardins and sending out sweeping, robe-l…
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) " A grassroots organization founded to increase diversity in publishing is launching a program to counteract the nationwide wave of bannings in schools and lib…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Dior 's menswear show arrived with a stripped-back set and a loud signal of confidence: neon-yellow wigs that read like a flag of authority planted in the Pari…
By GIADA ZAMPANO ROME (AP) " Rome was paying its last respects to the legendary Valentino on Wednesday at the start of a two-day public viewing for a fashion designer whose high-glamour gown…
By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) " Ricky Martin and Hudson Williams joined a star-studded front row Monday for the first Giorgio Armani menswear runway collection under the sole creative directio…
By The Associated Press Italian designer Valentino Garavani was known for his glamorous gowns and signature "Valentino red," which were fashion show staples for nearly half a century. On Mon…
By The Associated Press Dwayne Johnson transforming into MMA pioneer Mark Kerr for "The Smashing Machine" and Louis Tomlinson releasing his third solo album are some of the new television, f…
By BEATRICE DUPUY Ariana Grande, Teyana Taylor, Timothée Chalamet and a sea of other stars said goodbye to color at this year's Golden Globes, opting instead for black. And many in the crow…
By The Associated Press A$AP Rocky's first full-length album in eight years, "Don't Be Dumb," and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reuniting again in Netflix's "The Rip" are some of the new televi…
By KIM COOK Maybe it's a scratched-up old sideboard found at a yard sale and turned into a snazzy media console. Or a couple of well-traveled vintage trunks given a new home as bedside table…
By The Associated Press Returns to "The Pitt," the Grid and music of Kid Laroi are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you. The first week of January brings a…
BEIJING (AP) " Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her othe…
By CODY JACKSON DORAL, Fla. (AP) " When Fernando Dávila was 8 years old in Colombia, he failed a drawing class because he painted donkeys red. There was a reason for that: He is colorblin…
By The Associated Press It's the end of the year and there are fewer new streaming options headed to a device near you. But it's a great time to catch up on some of best movies,television,mu…
By JOCELYN NOVECK NEW YORK (AP) " On any given evening as the lights come up on Act 2 of "Liberation," Bess Wohl's intergenerational Broadway play about a women's consciousness-raising group…
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) " People stop reading in adulthood for lots of reasons. But it's never too late to turn the page on old habits and start again. Curling up with a good bo…
By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " A new night-time holiday display featuring music, colors and more than a million twinkling lights in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is delighting children…
By The Associated Press Jennifer Lawrence playing a new mother whose behavior becomes increasingly erratic in "Die My Love" and three more "Stranger Things" episodes are some of the new tele…
By The Associated Press As 2025 winds down, holiday lights are illuminating communities around the world, transforming familiar landmarks into scenes of shared wonder. From glowing waterfron…
By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) " Christine Baranski was in the playground outside St. Matthew's Church in Bedford, New York, about three years ago when she came across Matthew Guard, artistic …
By JOHN MYERS JR. and DÃNICA COTO KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) " The instructions on Wednesday were clear: no serious, sad or long faces. And the crowd filing into a gymnasium in Jamaica's capi…
By FERNANDA PESCE and MARIA VERZA SAN ISIDRO BUEN SUCESO, Mexico (AP) " In the Mexican mountain town of San Isidro Buen Suceso, Virginia Verónica Arce Arce begins her days as she has for …
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA BUENOS AIRES (AP) " At a dance hall in the heart of Buenos Aires, 14 men in elegant dark suits sat at separate tables while across the room, 14 women in dresses and hig…