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Estonia's Seto people bolster their centuries-old culture and language with a kingdom for a day
12+ hour, 24+ min ago (926+ words) MIKITAMÄE, Estonia — As an accordion plays, 80-year-old Maime Kapten spins across the grass field, her embroidered skirt swirling and silver chains and coins around her neck jangling. Kapten is a member of the Seto ethnic community, which once a year…...
AI-assisted staging draws boos at the Richard Wagner festival in Germany
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (302+ words) Visitors walk the grounds of the festival opera house "Festspielhaus" in Bayreuth, southern Germany, on July 17, 2010. Credit: AP/Eckehard Schulz BERLIN — An experiment with artificial intelligence at the annual Richard Wagner festival in the southeastern German town of Bayreuth drew…...
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million
11+ hour, 35+ min ago (562+ words) This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Holland in a scene from "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." Credit: AP/Uncredited “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the…...
"Sopranos" actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (26+ words) Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for playing Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on "The Sopranos," has died....
The Met's next fashion exhibit spotlights John Galliano, and will confront his troubled past
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (557+ words) Fashion designer John Galliano poses at the end of the presentation of the Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2010 fashion collection on Jan. 25, 2010, in Paris. Credit: AP/Jacques Brinon The next Met Gala fashion exhibit will be devoted to a designer…...
Finding a new career as a voice actor
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (391+ words) Mary Ellin Kurtz reads a manuscript inside her recording sound booth at her home in Brentwood. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost Actor Mary Ellin Kurtz loves her moments in the spotlight. But these days you’re more likely to find her working…...
Woodstock acts and their Long Island connections
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (561+ words) Feb. 26, 1965 at Island Garden, West Hempstead A venue more suited to wrestling and the circus hosted the world's most famous female folk singer as part of her 1965 national tour. Her setlist that evening opened with her rendition of Bob Dylan’s…...
A horde of golden mini-Mozarts marks 270 years since the composer's birth in Salzburg
2+ week, 4+ day ago (514+ words) SALZBURG, Austria — Visitors to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's hometown can see the composer — and his dog — in miniature as Salzburg celebrates the 270th anniversary of his birth. But they shouldn't wait too long. The Mozarteum Foundation on Wednesday unveiled 300 gold-colored statuettes of…...
East Hampton sues to demolish towering Montauk sculpture
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (477+ words) A sculpture created with shipping containers at the Ranch Art Gallery on July 10 in Montauk. Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr. East Hampton Town is seeking a court order to demolish a towering sculpture made of shipping containers in Montauk, accusing the…...
What to Stream: 'Ted Lasso,' Billie Eilish, Stray Kids, 'You Me & Tuscany' and 'The Shards"
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (254+ words) This combination of images show promotional art for the comedy “You, Me & Tuscany,” left, the concert film “Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live),” center, and science fiction thriller “The Last House." Credit: AP/Uncredited The return…...