NEW YORK – “Star Trek” actor and political activist George Takei has a picture book scheduled for next spring that draws upon his early childhood years spent in internment camps for Japanese Americans. Crown Books for Young Readers announced Wednesday that Takei’s “My Lost Freedom,” illustrated by Michelle Lee, will be published April 30, 2024. … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Funnyman Chris Tucker is coming to San Antonio this fall for “The Legend Tour 2023″ — his first major stand-up comedy tour in more than a decade. The “Friday” and “Rush Hour” star will perform on Nov. 2 at the Majestic Theatre, the venue announced on Monday. Tickets are on sale now … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Hollywood actors have restarted talks with studios, opening up the possibility that their part in the industry’s double strike could end with the same kind of deal the writers reached to end their pickets last week. Actors and their employers have been divided on issues of pay, the use of artificial intelligence … Read more
PARIS – As Chanel’s models took their sashay down the Paris runway, guests could practically hear the faint splashes from the pools of the villa Noailles. This historic cubist space in the south of France, once graced by luminaries like Luis Buñuel, Man Ray, Dalí — and also Karl Lagerfeld — has for almost a … Read more
Rudi Gutierrez, 28, sang an updated rendition of “You Don’t Own Me” by Leslie Gore. SAN ANTONIO — A young San Antonio woman has made her way into a singing competition and just may win! Rudi Gutierrez, 28, sang an updated rendition of “You Don’t Own Me” by Leslie Gore on Monday night’s episode of … Read more
NEW YORK – While not one of the major food groups, a bagel and a schmear made of felt might satisfy your appetite for art. “Feltz Bagels,” the latest installation from British artist Lucy Sparrow, uses approximately 30,000 pieces of felt to recreate the look and feel of the authentic Jewish bagel shops prominent in … Read more
LOS ANGELES – In the first few minutes on the phone with The Associated Press, Chappell Roan shared a revealing fact about herself. “I have a ‘princess’ tramp stamp, that was my first tattoo,” the 25-year-old pop singer laughed. “And it was kind of a ‘f—- you’ to my upbringing of very conservative, Christian, ‘modesty … Read more