TOKYO – Japanese writer Haruki Murakami says walls are increasingly built and dividing people and countries after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic fueled fear and skepticism. “With feelings of suspicion replacing mutual trust, walls are continually being erected around us,” Murakami said in late April at Wellesley College. That speech, “Writing Fiction … Read more
NEW YORK – Françoise Gilot, a prolific and acclaimed painter who produced art for well more than a half-century but was nonetheless more famous for her turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso — and for leaving him — died Tuesday in New York City, where she had lived for decades. She was 101. Gilot’s daughter, Aurelia … Read more
The celebrity DJ and star of Jersey Shore will bring his high-energy performance to 1902 San Antonio. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonians will get to fist pump the night away this August with Jersey Shore star DJ Pauly D, who will be in town to spin some records at a downtown night club. Get ready … Read more
LONDON – A British police motorcyclist faced a criminal investigation Tuesday over the death of a woman who was struck in a collision with the officer’s vehicle, which was escorting Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, at the time. Helen Holland, 81, was hit in west London on May 10. She suffered serious injuries and died … Read more
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is weighing in on the controversy over Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters, saying his recent performances in Germany were antisemitic, an assessment shared by many in Israel and the pro-Israel community. The State Department said Tuesday that Waters has “a long track record of using antisemitic tropes” and a concert … Read more
In the new Peacock series “ Based on a True Story,” debuting Thursday, Kaley Cuoco plays Ava, a woman obsessed with true crime. She consumes these dark stories all day, analyzes the cases with her friends and murder-centric podcasts help lull her to sleep at night. “Do we have to wake up to murder every … Read more
LONDON – Prince Harry has arrived at a London court ahead of his testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. The prince arrived at the High Court in a black SUV. Harry has made a mission of holding the U.K. press to account for what he sees as … Read more