Indigenous artists help skateboarding get a stamp of approval
by PHOENIX — Many years ago, skateboarding was labeled as a hobby for rebels or stoners in city streets, schoolyards and back alleys. Those days are …
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‘The Young and the Restless’ celebrates 50 years of drama
NEW YORK — It all started one late morning on a highway. A camera panned to the cab of a large semi-trailer. The driver wore …
Musicians fight Tennessee anti-LGBTQ threat, draws bills
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Tennessee lawmakers passed legislation this month targeting drag acts and transgender youth, many musicians living and working in the state felt …
Willis Reed, manager of the Knicks’ 2 title teams, dies at 80
NEW YORK — Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to fire the New …
New this week: ‘Top Gun’, Lana Del Rey and ‘Rabbit Hole’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s coming to TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. …
No telling how much more snow is coming to the Sierra Nevada
RENO, Nev. — No one really knows how much snow fell on the infamous Donner Party when the pioneers were trapped atop the Sierra Nevada …
Anthony Fauci documentary on PBS covers a career of crises
NEW YORK — There’s a moment in the new PBS documentary about Dr. Anthony Fauci when a protester holds up a handmade sign that reads …
In Israel, TV’s dystopian “Handmaids” is a protest party
TEL AVIV, Israel — It has become an ominous part of the mass anti-government protests raging in Israel: a spiral of women in crimson robes …
Chef Marcus Samuelsson raises diversity in the culinary world
NEW YORK — Marcus Samuelsson is concerned with leading with intention. That focus is baked into the delicious dishes prepared at his popular restaurants, but …
In an unusual step, U2 reinterprets 40 of their most famous songs
NEW YORK — By recreating 40 of their best-known songs, U2 recognized that many fans would experience them through earphones connected to a device in …