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Movie Review: A lyrical portrait of childhood in Cabrini-Green with ‘We Grown Now’

Movie Review: A lyrical portrait of childhood in Cabrini-Green with ‘We Grown Now’

Two 11-year-old boys navigate school, friendship, family and change in Minhal Baig’s lyrical drama “We Grown Now.
Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert

Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert

HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge.
Hot Docs boss says 'future of the organization is in jeopardy' as festival launches

Hot Docs boss says 'future of the organization is in jeopardy' as festival launches

Canada’s largest documentary film festival kicks off Thursday amid ongoing uncertainty over its finances, concerns over a mass staff exodus and a new president who says survival depends on reimagining it as a “leaner, meaner version.
Review: 'The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed' announces an exciting new voice

Review: 'The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed' announces an exciting new voice

In writer-director-star Joanna Arnow’s “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed,” Ann (Arnow), a 30-something New Yorker, lies naked in bed with an older man, Allen (Scott Cohen), with whom she has a yearslong BDSM relationship.
Music Review: St. Vincent's art-rock burns bright on seventh album, 'All Born Screaming'

Music Review: St. Vincent's art-rock burns bright on seventh album, 'All Born Screaming'

St. Vincent is on fire. On her seventh full-length studio album, Annie Clark, who performs as St.

Cristian Măcelaru to become music director of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2025-26

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cristian Măcelaru was hired Wednesday as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra starting in the 2025-26 season. The 44-year-old will be music director designate in the 2024-25 season and then will have a four-year term.
Italy bans loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art in a dispute over an ancient statue

Italy bans loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art in a dispute over an ancient statue

ROME (AP) — Italy’s Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago.
A portrait by Gustav Klimt has been sold for $32 million at an auction in Vienna

A portrait by Gustav Klimt has been sold for $32 million at an auction in Vienna

VIENNA (AP) — A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt that was long believed to be lost was sold at an auction in Vienna on Wednesday for 30 million euros ($32 million).
With lawsuits in rearview mirror, Disney World government gets back to being boring

With lawsuits in rearview mirror, Disney World government gets back to being boring

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in more than a year , the monthly board meeting of Walt Disney World's governing district on Wednesday was back to being what many municipal government forums often are — boring.
Music Review: Pet Shop Boys have done it yet again with catchy and bittersweet 'Nonetheless'

Music Review: Pet Shop Boys have done it yet again with catchy and bittersweet 'Nonetheless'

Once upon a time, on Pet Shop Boys ' first single, “West End Girls,” vocalist Neil Tennant sang the lines, “We’ve got no future / We’ve got no past / Here today, built to last.