Arts & Culture

Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek’s Jean-Luc Picard and X-Men’s Professor X, dies at 86

Sir Patrick Stewart, celebrated Shakespearean actor and star of Star Trek and X‑Men, has died at 86 after a brief battle with Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia.

#patrickstewart, #obituary, #acting, #theater, #startrek

Jay-Z to Headline Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium

Jay-Z will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show Feb. 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood — his first time as the Super Bowl's featured performer.

#jayz, #superbowl, #halftime, #rocnation

Eric Bauza, Voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Dies at 46

Emmy-winning voice actor Eric Bauza, famed for voicing Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other Looney Tunes characters, has died at 46 in Los Angeles County.

#ericbauza, #voiceactor, #looneytunes, #animation, #obituary

Monet's 'Iris' Fetches €50 Million at Sotheby’s Paris, Setting France Auction Record

Claude Monet’s late painting Iris sold for €50m at Sotheby’s Paris on Oct. 22, setting a French auction record and spotlighting his late works.

#monet, #auction, #art, #sothebys

Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor from Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93

Actor Tom Skerritt, known for Alien, Top Gun and an Emmy-winning turn on Picket Fences, died Oct. 21 at 93, his family said.

#obituary, #tomskerritt, #film, #television

Grand Rapids Art Museum Opens 'Gary Tyler: Rebirth,' First Major Museum Show of Artist and Former Angola Inmate

Grand Rapids Art Museum presents 'Gary Tyler: Rebirth,' the first major museum exhibition of the quiltmaker whose work explores incarceration, resilience and craft.

#art, #garytyler, #quilt, #incarceration, #museum

Metropolitan Opera Premieres Missy Mazzoli’s 'Lincoln in the Bardo', a First for a Woman Composer

Metropolitan Opera opens Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s 'Lincoln in the Bardo,' marking Mazzoli as the Met’s first woman composer to have a world premiere; runs through Nov. 14.

#opera, #metopera, #missymazzoli, #lincoln

Al Pacino named 2026 recipient of SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

Al Pacino was named the 2026 recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s Life Achievement Award; he’ll be honored Feb. 28, 2027, in Los Angeles and the ceremony will stream on Netflix.

#alpacino, #sagaftra, #awards, #actor

RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability-rights advocate, dies at 34

RJ Mitte, best known as Walter 'Flynn' White Jr. on 'Breaking Bad' and a disability-rights advocate, has died at 34, his representatives say.

#rjmitte, #breakingbad, #disabilityrights, #obituary

Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning actress of 'On the Waterfront' and 'North by Northwest,' dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, Oscar winner for her film debut in 'On the Waterfront' and a star of 'North by Northwest,' died at 102 at her Los Angeles home.

#obituary, #film, #hollywood

Prime Video to Be Global Home of the Emmys in Six-Year Deal Starting 2027

Prime Video will exclusively stream the Emmy Awards worldwide for six years beginning with the 2027 ceremony, ending the long-running U.S. broadcast rotation.

$AMZN, #emmys, #primevideo, #streaming, #television

Cleveland Orchestra Musicians Ratify Three-Year Contract, End Three-Day Strike

Musicians ratified a three-year Cleveland Orchestra contract with 5% annual raises, new audition and injury protections, and the European tour cleared.

#clevelandorchestra, #labor, #classicalmusic, #union

Cleveland Orchestra Musicians Walk Out, Cancelling Concerts and Jeopardizing European Tour

Cleveland Orchestra musicians walked out early Sept. 25 after contract talks failed, canceling concerts and putting the Oct. 2 European tour at risk.

#clevelandorchestra, #labor, #classicalmusic

Re‑Ment Lists Pokémon Terrarium Collection 10 for Sept. 21 Japan Release — 30th‑Anniversary Collectible, Not a Game

Re‑Ment lists a Pokémon Terrarium Collection 10 for Sept. 21, 2026 in Japan — part of the 30th‑anniversary merchandise line, not a video game.

#pokemon, #collectibles, #rement, #30thanniversary

Square Enix releases story-focused 'final trailer' for Final Fantasy Resonance at Tokyo Game Show

Square Enix released a story-focused 'final trailer' and playable demo for Final Fantasy Resonance at Tokyo Game Show, previewing its crystal-and-revenge tale before the Oct. 22 launch.

#finalfantasyresonance, #squareenix, #gaming, #tokyogameshow