Category: Entertainment

The conservative winds that have swept across America since January 20, 2025 have reached all the way to California. Hollywood, once the global capital of progressive values, is rapidly turning its back on the previous narrative. Transgender characters are quietly being cut from scripts, LGBT-themed productions shelved, and studios are shifting toward content with Christian…

Prominent Russian-Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who was the epitome of Russian sculpture, has died at the age of 91, his assistant has announced. According to Sergey Shagulashvili, Tsereteli suffered heart failure at 1:30am on Tuesday in Moscow. Later, his staff said that a farewell service would take place in the iconic Cathedral of Christ the…

Renowned sculptor and president of the Russian Academy of Arts, Zurab Tsereteli, passed away on the night of April 22 at the age of 91. Over the course of his prolific career, he created more than 5,000 works of art – paintings, graphic works, and monumental sculptures – many of which now stand in major…

Renowned sculptor and president of the Russian Academy of Arts, Zurab Tsereteli, passed away on the night of April 22 at the age of 91. Over the course of his prolific career, he created more than 5,000 works of art – paintings, graphic works, and monumental sculptures – many of which now stand in major…

A Dutch town hall has said it may have accidentally disposed of dozens of works of art, including a piece by famed artist Andy Warhol, during recent renovation works, according to local broadcaster Omroep Brabant. The municipality of Maashorst said on Thursday that the works of art had been stored in a basement during extensive…

US toy maker Mattel has released the first autistic Barbie doll, expanding its flagship line as part of what the company says is a broader effort to showcase diversity and inclusion. The doll was developed with guidance from the autistic community over more than 18 months, Mattel said. It is the newest addition to the…

US President Donald Trump celebrated his first 100 days back in office by dancing to 1970’s disco hit ‘YMCA’ at a rally in Michigan on Tuesday. Trump also gave a speech lasting almost 90 minutes at the event, touting his achievements and reiterating criticism of the previous administration under Joe Biden. While thanking his supporters…

Pioneering internet calling service Skype officially shut down on May 5, 2025, after nearly 22 years in operation, according to Microsoft. The company is shifting focus to promoting its Teams application instead. The service was originally launched in August 2003 by Niklas Zennstrom, Janus Friis, and four other Estonian developers, offering users the ability to…

Thanks to ‘The Nutcracker’, this Russian composer gifted the world some of its most beloved Christmas melodies. His ‘Swan Lake’ became an unexpected symbol of the 1991 August Coup that signaled the Soviet Union’s collapse. His ballets packed theaters when impresario Sergey Diaghilev, who brought Russian ballet to the world stage, introduced them to Western…

A Russian Jew who found spiritual kinship in Christianity and made it a tradition to write a Christmas poem each year. A man with an imperial imagination, shaped by the worldview of ancient Rome. Someone who defended the conquistadors and denounced Ukrainian independence. All of this – and more – describes Joseph Brodsky. Few writers…