Arts News

Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra has been forever dependent on the U.S. territory for food, jobs and health care, but the territory's governor is cutting some of those strings.

Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential." Zajac's small sculpture of a bound goat was among a collection of impressive artwork that decorated the president's Fort Worth hotel suite in hopes of creating something ... (more)

Smash has turned out to be the big gamble that didn't catch on, despite dramatic changes behind the scenes, heavy promotion, a new time and an additional narrative that focused on twenty-somethings putting on a show that would end up competing with "Bombshell" for a Tony.

The 35-year-old American has already played poets Allen Ginsberg and Hart Crane .

Journalists organized a protest at a Cabinet of Ministers meeting on Wednesday demanding the dismissal of Ukrainian interior minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko, but Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, in turn, demanded that their accreditation be canceled.

An oversized puppet of the Wendy's mascot, provided by the People's Puppets of Occupy Wall Street, took part in silent street theater to convince the fast food giant to sign onto the Fast Food campaign.

Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner with the unveiling Wednesday of a monument in the composer's birthplace of Leipzig.

Cheaza, Nicole "Coco" Austin and Josh Strickland appear onstage after Austin's official opening-night performance of "Peepshow" at Planet Hollywood on Monday, Dec.

A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum -- an act that was caught on cellphone video -- agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.

This file photo provided by the Harris County, Texas, Sheriff's Department shows Uriel Landeros.

There's been a lot of talk about the casting of Inherent Vice , Paul Thomas Anderson's cinematic adaptation of reclusive author Thomas Pynchon's latest novel.

Jamestown Public School's Art Department will hold its annual District Art Show Opening Night tonight from 6-7 p.m. at Jefferson Middle School by the Jefferson Auditorium.

Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday. But amid the celebrations, the B-word -- "Bollywood" -- remains controversial.

The Greater Bothell Chamber of Commerce proudly announced its Member of the Month as Coral Lehtinen with LZL Construction and Sumner Design during its April meeting.

Children at a storytelling workshop wear what they imagine would be the expression on their characters' faces during the most exciting moment of their story, for a picture being taken by Ann Shapiro, director of the Connecticut Storytelling Center at Connecticut College.

If you didn't think Henrik Ibsen's work was sexy and racy, you'll be pleasantly surprised by BAM's production of "The Master Builder," which embraces a whole new interpretation of that classic 1892 tragedy.

Producers said Monday that Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez will headline the new romantic musical comedy "First Date" by "Gossip Girl" writer Austin Winsberg.

The idea came screeching into director Justin Lin's fuel-injected imagination in 2009: a fiery escape scene featuring a muscle car that crashes out of an airplane during takeoff.

A 1931 Mack firetruck was parked on streets wet from rain Sunday morning outside a building that once housed Victory Theater.

The Worcester Art Museum is offering free admission to anyone who dresses up like Bob Dylan on May 24, which will be the musician's 72nd birthday.