Texans dreaming of those tropical island vibes might not have to shell out thousands of dollars to travel great distances — there are many places locally where you can get that tropical feel without the price tag. Son’s Travel is a group of properties all within about an hour’s drive of San Antonio that offer … Read more
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM — “Cocaine Bear” was technically inspired by a true story — a 1985 plane crash that scattered some $2 million worth of cocaine across Georgia hillsides … Read more
TOKYO – Makoto Shinkai doesn’t yet know the story he will tell in his next film, only that it will be about what he knows best. For one, it will be set in Japan, filled with those breathtakingly gorgeous landscapes he draws on his animation storyboards. If he were to set his film outside Japan, … Read more
WASHINGTON – The White House on Thursday announced a star-studded slate of members for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, a panel of artists, museum professionals, academics and philanthropists that serves as an advisory board to President Joe Biden on culture issues. The group will be co-chaired by Bruce Cohen, an Academy … Read more
Ready to get your Fiesta medals? Here’s what you need to know. SAN ANTONIO — The city’s Department of Culture and Arts has unveiled not one, but three 2023 Fiesta medals. The three medals designed by the Department of Arts and Culture are inspired by a mural that’s currently in progress titled ‘The Spirit Within’, … Read more
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a star of the Nickelodeon television show “Drake & Josh,” was found safe on Thursday, hours after authorities in Florida said he was “missing and endangered.” Bell was in touch with police officers and wasn’t in danger, Daytona Beach Police Department spokesman Carrie … Read more
LONDON – Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized Swinging London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died. She was 93. Quant’s family said she died “peacefully at home” in Surrey, southern England, on Thursday. Quant helped popularize the miniskirt — some credit her with inventing … Read more