LONDON – German author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Kairos,” the story of a tangled love affair during the final years of East Germany’s existence. Erpenbeck said she hoped the book would help readers learn there was more to life in the now-vanished Communist country … Read more
SAAM Fest will be held in the old Cavender Cadillac parking lot, located at 827 Broadway, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. According to a press release, the event will feature more than 100 vendors selling original art, two stages hosting performances from local bands, musicians and comedy acts, along with an array of food … Read more
SAAM Fest will be held in the old Cavender Cadillac parking lot, located at 827 Broadway, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. According to a press release, the event will feature more than 100 vendors selling original art, two stages hosting performances from local bands, musicians and comedy acts, along with an array of food … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The Tower of the Americas is hosting a free live music series every month at the tower’s base starting next month. The Party on the Tower Plaza event will be from 7-11 p.m. every first Friday of the month from June through October. Recommended Videos “Bring the family for a fun-filled evening … Read more
WARSAW – Polish composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, who won a 2005 Oscar for the musical score of “Finding Neverland,” died on Tuesday. He was 71. Kaczmarek’s death was announced by Poland’s Music Foundation which had been informed of his passing by the composer’s wife. Kaczmarek had suffered from MSA, a rare degenerative neurological disorder. Recommended … Read more
LONDON – Prince Harry can’t expand his privacy lawsuit against The Sun tabloid publisher to include allegations that Rupert Murdoch and some other executives were part of an effort to conceal and destroy evidence of unlawful information gathering, a London judge ruled Tuesday. The decision by Judge Timothy Fancourt’s in the High Court was a … Read more
CANNES – Before a journalist has even lobbed a question, Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos spit out a string of overlapping answers. “We have a great relationship,” begins Lanthimos. ‘“We just love working together,” adds Stone. “It was cool to do a modern-day piece.” “Going back to some of the early stuff,” says Lanthimos. “A … Read more