LOS ANGELES – Next month’s AFI Awards will honor films including the “Avatar” sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Elvis” and popular television series like “Abbott Elementary,” “Better Call Saul” and “The White Lotus.” The American Film Institute announced its slate of honorees Friday ahead of its gala luncheon on Jan. 13 in Beverly Hills, California. The … Read more
FRISCO, Texas — Some happy news for a beloved couple seen frequently in North Texas … FC Dallas midfielder Sebastian Lletget and singer Becky G are engaged! Lletget and the singer, name Rebbeca Gomez, announced their engagement on their Instagram accounts. Becky G has been frequently seen at FC Dallas games after Lletget was signed … Read more
BERLIN – Organizers of the annual Berlin film festival said Friday that Kristen Stewart will head the international jury in 2023.. The American actor, screenwriter and director, who starred in the “Twilight” series and recently played Princess Diana in “Spencer,” for which she received an Oscar nomination, will lead the judges’ panel at the 73rd … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio could really use some decent rain but the San Antonio Botanical Garden (SABOT) is hoping at least for a few dry evenings as it enlists the help of the NIOSA Rain Rock. After a soggy start to the holiday season, SABOT officials held a special ceremony Thursday to hang the … Read more
NEW YORK – The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down. Markus Dohle’s decision, effective at the end of the year, comes just weeks after a federal judge blocked the company’s attempt to buy rival Simon & Schuster. “Following the antitrust decision in the U.S. against the merger of … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — Conference USA champions — University of Texas at San Antonio — will be honored on Friday with a river parade. They also earned a program-record 30 all-conference and all-freshman team accolades on Tuesday. They’re calling this the Rowdy River Parade. Get it? That’s the name of their mascot, and of course, there’s a … Read more
TOKYO – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday that K-Pop star T.O.P. will be among the eight people who will join him on a flyby around the moon on a SpaceX spaceship next year. The Japanese tycoon launched plans for the lunar voyage in 2018, buying all the seats on the spaceship. He began taking … Read more