San Antonio Zoo shows us how new front gate will look

The gate will feature a gorilla sculpture, overhead butterfly art, quick entry points, a new gift shop, and a rooftop event space. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Zoo is getting a face lift and construction is underway. The zoo says it will significantly improve the guest experience, infrastructure, safety, and accessibility when guests arrive … Read more

El Rey Fido 2023

El Rey Fido Coronation will take place on Saturday, April 22 at Hops & Hounds. SAN ANTONIO — Get ready for a barking good time at the 2023 El Rey Fido Coronation! This year’s festivities will take place on Saturday, April 22 at 10 a.m. at Hops & Hounds located at 13838 Jones Maltsberger Road. … Read more

Todd Haimes, who led a theater company to Broadway, dies

NEW YORK – Todd Haimes, who led the Roundabout Theatre Company from an off-off-Broadway company teetering on the edge of bankruptcy into a major theatrical force with works on five stages — including three Broadway theaters — and dozens of Tony Awards, has died. He was 66. Haimes, the artistic director and CEO of the … Read more

K-pop star Moon Bin found dead at home

SEOUL – Moon Bin, a singer from South Korean boyband Astro, was found dead at his home in Seoul, his management agency said Thursday. The 25-year-old was reportedly found by his manager who went to the singer’s home Wednesday evening because he wasn’t responding to contacts. Police are investigating his death but have so far … Read more

Movie theaters and streamers may end up friends, after all

NEW YORK – After Ben Affleck and Matt Damon test screened their Nike drama “Air,” the film executives at Amazon Studios threw them a curveball. “They said, ‘What do you guys think about a theatrical release?’” Damon says. “It wasn’t what we expected when we first made the deal.” “Air,” about Nike’s pursuit of a … Read more

Bolshoi pulls Nureyev ballet citing ban on LGBT ‘propaganda’

MOSCOW – Russia’s Bolshoi Theater has removed a ballet dedicated to dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire, citing a new Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBT rights, its director said Wednesday. Bolshoi director Vladimir Urin said the ballet “Nureyev” had been dropped “in connection with the newly signed law, which … Read more