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Movie Review: 'Dune: Part Two' sustains the dystopian dream of 'Part One'

Movie Review: 'Dune: Part Two' sustains the dystopian dream of 'Part One'

Three firm thumps into the Arrakis sand is all you need to summon a sandworm in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” It’s almost as easy as hailing a cab or calling for the check.
Principal dancer Guillaume Cote to retire from National Ballet of Canada

Principal dancer Guillaume Cote to retire from National Ballet of Canada

TORONTO — Guillaume Cote doesn’t really want to leave the National Ballet of Canada, but after a quarter century with the company, the 42-year-old principal dancer saysit’s time.
Alice Paul Tapper to publish picture book inspired by medical misdiagnosis

Alice Paul Tapper to publish picture book inspired by medical misdiagnosis

NEW YORK (AP) — The new book from bestselling author Alice Paul Tapper, daughter of CNN anchor Jake Tapper, was inspired by a near-fatal health emergency.
Death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda days after 1973 coup should be reinvestigated, court rules

Death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda days after 1973 coup should be reinvestigated, court rules

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The death of Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda days after Chile's 1973 military coup should be reinvestigated, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying new steps could help clarify what killed the poet.
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner's divorce is finalized, officially ending their marriage

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner's divorce is finalized, officially ending their marriage

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A judge has declared that Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly two decades, Christine Baumgartner, are now legally divorced, according to court records filed Tuesday.
YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case

YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ruby Franke, a Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice to millions via a once-popular a YouTube channel, shared a tearful apology to her children for physically and emotionally abusing them before a judge delivered a senten
Ex-gang leader's murder trial in Tupac Shakur killing pushed back to November

Ex-gang leader's murder trial in Tupac Shakur killing pushed back to November

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trial for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 has been pushed back several months, a judge said Tuesday.
Review: Choreographer Twyla Tharp, still inventing at 82, displays her latest creations

Review: Choreographer Twyla Tharp, still inventing at 82, displays her latest creations

NEW YORK (AP) — There are many adjectives one might use to describe the force of nature that is Twyla Tharp. “Shy” is not one. This includes at curtain calls.

San Francisco Opera commissions Huang Ruo's `The Monkey King' for 2025 premiere, based on novel

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Opera commissioned Huang Ruo to compose “The Monkey King,” based on an episode from the 16th century Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” for a fall 2025 premiere.
Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo

NEW YORK (AP) — The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one film, but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own spotlight — all of which are to be directed by Sam Mendes.