Thursday, March 27, 2025
By AMANDA SWINHART and PATRICK WHITTLE DERBY, Vt. (AP) — For Allyson Howell, her hometown library is more than just a place to borrow a book; it’s also a unique space where different cul…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, March 24, 2025
By JAMEY KEATEN NEUCHATEL, Switzerland (AP) — The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town o…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AMBy AARON FAVILA HANGZHOU, China (AP) — Young fans, some sporting spiky mohawks, slam-danced and stage-dived as the music blasted into the night. One wore a metal-studded jacket with what l…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, March 22, 2025
By The Associated Press Will Smith releasing his first new album in 20 years and “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins’ photorealistic prequel to the 1994 animated classic, are some o…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, March 17, 2025
The president’s allies have complained that the Kennedy Center had become too liberal and “woke.”
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:37PMSaturday, March 15, 2025
By The Associated Press “Wicked” landing on Peacock for home sing-alongs and Ellen Pompeo starring in her first big role since stepping back from ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” are some …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, March 13, 2025
By JOCELYN NOVECK NEW YORK (AP) — Rehearsing “Swan Lake” a few weeks ago in a sweaty studio, trying to iron out some last-minute kinks, ballerina Unity Phelan stopped just before launc…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, March 12, 2025
Paris has spoken, and fashion’s final authority has laid down the law: This coming fall, it’s all about power shoulders, enveloping outerwear, and a color palette that runs from somber t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AMTuesday, March 11, 2025
The once-lost 16th-century painting now at the center of a custody battle between a widow in England and a small Italian museum.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:24PMSaturday, March 8, 2025
By The Associated Press “Moana 2,” the third-biggest movie box-office hit of 2024, and Amanda Seyfried playing a Philadelphia patrol officer fighting rampant opioid addiction in Peacock�…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMBy DENES ERDOS VIENNA (AP) — The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna ’s famed balls in the 18th century could never have imagined how the hallmark o…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, March 7, 2025
By JOCELYN GECKER LOS ANGELES (AP) — The day after her house burned down, Lara Ganz sent a group message to the youth theater troupe she runs: They would not let the Los Angeles firestorm …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, March 5, 2025
By DAVID BILLER RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known as blocos, and the parad…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, February 27, 2025
Organizers say it will be transformed into an event and nightlife venue at AREA15.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:29PMLOS ANGELES (AP) — Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar-winning actor, has been found dead in his New Mexico home. Authorities have opened an investigation into how Hackman, his wife and their…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:47AMSaturday, February 22, 2025
By The Associated Press The Oscars telecast hosted by Conan O’Brien and Kate Hudson playing a pro basketball team president in a new Netflix series called “Running Point” are some of t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, February 18, 2025
Some proceeds will go to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:52PMSaturday, February 15, 2025
By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — Tune into the Oct. 11, 1975 premiere episode of “Saturday Night Live” — then without “live” in its name — and you may be instantly surprised at …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, February 6, 2025
New Orleans artist Tahj Williams is the first person to handcraft both the Super Bowl logo and theme art.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:06PMTuesday, February 4, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Tattoo artists from around the world converged on Paris for a special convention showcasing their creativity and their creations. Visitors sported tattoos from the crown of th…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, February 2, 2025
By DEEPA BHARATH PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — On a quiet summer evening in June 1990, Pico Iyer sat in his family home in Santa Barbara, California, when suddenly, he was surrounded by walls of…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMBy The Associated Press Amy Schumer leading the R-rated comedy “Kinda Pregnant” and “Yellowstone” star Kevin Costner narrating a docuseries about Yosemite National Park are some of t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, January 29, 2025
By DITA ALANGKARA BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — From narrow side streets to packed malls, the traditional music and dance of dragon puppet performances have filled this bustling city south of In…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, January 23, 2025
Oscar hopefuls will find out whether they’ve made the cut when actors Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announce the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards. While the announcement typically kick…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:20AMSaturday, January 18, 2025
By MANU FERNÁNDEZ and SUMAN NAISHADHAM SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain (AP) — On a chilly January night, hundreds of people gathered on the steep and narrow cobblestoned streets of San Ba…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, January 16, 2025
By KIM COOK By now, you may be familiar with biophilic design — it’s the idea of integrating nature into design to enhance our connection to the environment. Sustainability, wellness and…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, January 15, 2025
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: A little red model house he created will be launched into space this week and, if all goes according t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, January 10, 2025
By ANDY WONG HARBIN, China (AP) — People are making the best of the freezing weather in northeast China: Sculptors have finely chiseled ice into elaborate structures resembling landmark ca…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, January 8, 2025
By KATE PAYNE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A self-described struggling artist from Missouri, Jacob Burmood says he could have used the $3,500 offered by a South Florida suburb to exhibit one o…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, January 7, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have settled their divorce and are asking a judge to finalize their breakup. Lopez filed documents Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court th…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMLAS VEGAS (AP) — An ex-gang leader is seeking to have all the charges against him dismissed in the 1990s killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur. Attorney Carl Arnold filed the motion on Mo…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM 
