NEW YORK – Stephen Rubin, a longtime publishing executive with an eye for bestsellers and a passion for music and public life who helped launched the career of John Grisham, among others, and released such blockbusters as “The Da Vinci Code” and “Fire and Fury,” has died. He was 81. Rubin died Friday at a … Read more
Movie theaters turned into concert venues this weekend as Swifties brought their dance moves and friendship bracelets to multiplexes across the country. The unparalleled enthusiasm helped propel “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” to a massive, first place debut between $95 million and $97 million in North America, AMC Theatres said Sunday. It’s easily the biggest … Read more
LONDON – Madonna kicked off her career-spanning Celebration Tour at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night, marking her first performance since suffering what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection” that led to hospitalization in an intensive care unit for several days back in June. “I’m on the road to recovery and incredibly grateful for … Read more
PARIS – The Louvre Museum in Paris is evacuating all visitors and staff and closing early Saturday because it received a written threat. It said the move was linked to the government’s decision to put France on high alert after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected extremist. The Louvre communication service said no one … Read more
The zoo will host a day of activities centered around the rare opportunity to witness how animals react during an annular solar eclipse. SAN ANTONIO — Are you looking for a place to check out the colar eclipse Saturday? The zoo is hosting an event and you’ll get to see how animals react to this … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Unicorn World gallops into San Antonio for an immersive and interactive weekend. The kid-friendly concept is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for families and children to make memories in various rejuvenating activities, including themed activities and story times. “We are honored to be helping families make magical memories together in a wonderland of unicorns,” … Read more
NEW YORK – Nobel laureate Louise Glück, a poet of unblinking candor and perception who wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories and humorous asides into indelible portraits of a fallen and heartrending world, has died at 80. Glück’s death was confirmed Friday by Jonathan Galassi, her editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Additional details … Read more