Budweiser Clydesdales visited The Alamo to kick off 2024 Fiesta San Antonio

The Clydesdales will be making appearances around town before taking part it the Battle of Flowers parade, as well as the Fiesta Flambeau parade. SAN ANTONIO — Look who visited the Alamo on Friday! The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales were there to kick off the 2024 Fiesta San Antonio celebrations. Silver Eagle Beverages, the local Anheuser-Busch … Read more

Wake up, sleeping beauties. It’s almost Met Gala time

NEW YORK – True love’s kiss or an invite to the Met Gala? Those in the rarified ranks of international celebrity — and Anna Wintour’s good graces — need not choose. Stars of film, fashion, music, sports, politics and social media will ascend the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the first Monday … Read more

Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement

NEW YORK – One of the country’s leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Yoko Ono. The groundbreaking artist, filmmaker and musician is this year’s recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal, an honor previously given to Stephen Sondheim and Toni Morrison among others. “There has never been anyone like her; … Read more

Kevin Bacon dances back to ‘Footloose’ high school

PAYSON, Utah – Actor Kevin Bacon on Saturday returned to the Utah high school where the cult classic movie “Footloose” was filmed more than 40 years. Bacon danced his way to a stage on a Payson High School athletic field Saturday to greet students before what likely was the final prom held at the school, … Read more

Is it poetry? Texas professor reacts to Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

On Friday, Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album. But just how poetic is it? AUSTIN, Texas — A hot debate has ensued over poetry after Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department,” which is her 11th studio album. Questions about how poetic the album and if the lyrics can be read like poems were … Read more