The strike has dimmed the spotlight on the fall’s best performances. Here’s 13 you shouldn’t miss

NEW YORK – The fallout from the actors strike, now past 100 days, has been widespread throughout the film industry. Movies large and small have postponed. Sound stages remain shuttered. Adjacent industries have been devastated. Another effect is that some great performances haven’t gotten the attention they deserve. For most movies, actors haven’t been able … Read more

Africa’s fashion industry is growing to meet global demands but needs more investment, UNESCO says

ABUJA – Africa’s fashion industry is growing rapidly to meet local and international demand but inadequate investment limits its potential, UNESCO said Thursday in a report released during Lagos Fashion Week. Currently valued at $15.5 billion worth of exports annually, the earnings from the continent’s fashion industry could triple over a decade with the right … Read more

Country musician Megan Moroney says she writes sad songs for sad people. It’s making her a star.

LOS ANGELES – Not so long before her platinum-selling single “Tennessee Orange” became inescapable on country radio, this year scoring Megan Moroney her first-ever CMA nominations (song of the year and artist of the year), the up-and-comer was attending the University of Georgia. The life of a country musician? It wasn’t supposed to happen. “It … Read more