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Met Gala 2026: Stars arrive on the Met stairs in art-inspired looks

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All eyes are on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art tonight to see how stars interpret the dress code “Fashion is Art” at the 2026 Met Gala.

 

Oscars 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ wins best picture

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Messi has long steered clear of politics. Does his visit to Trump’s White House mark a change?

Assisted by a glittering, pink soccer ball, Lionel Messi crossed yet another frontier with his visit to the White House.

 

Bad Bunny makes history at the Grammys with album of the year win

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Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” became the first all-Spanish-language album to win album of the year, while Kendrick Lamar and Olivia Dean were among the other winners at the 68th annual Grammy Awards.

 

Highlights from the 2026 Golden Globes

The champagne-soaked celebration serves as the ceremonial start to the 2025 awards season.

 

2025 Emmys: ‘The Pitt’ and ‘The Studio’ win top awards

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Venice Film Festival, by the numbers: From standing ovations to Campari spritzes

From a record-breaking standing ovation to the ever-present Campari spritzes to even on-screen subtitles, the 2025 Venice Film Festival was a bounty of interesting numbers.

 

‘Sopranos’ star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96

Actor Jerry Adler has died at 96. Adler started his career behind the scenes in theater and worked on more than 50 Broadway productions.

 

2025 Emmy Awards nominations highlights: ‘Severance’ and ‘The Studio’ top the list

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Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign

Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a legal complaint.

 

There’s no X in Brazil. Celebrity fandom worldwide is in disarray

It was a rapture and a revelation all at the same time. En masse, celebrity stan accounts posted tearful farewells over the weekend as X was suspended in Brazil amid a showdown between Elon Musk and the country’s judiciary.

 

What’s the deal with the Olympics? Your burning questions, answered

The Olympics have their own language, traditions and rules. And they are ever-evolving. It can be a lot to take in.

 

As conflicts far and wide shake the planet, can the Olympics unite the world?

More than 100 conflicts fester around the world. The Middle East teeters on the brink of a regional war.

 

Nita Ambani inaugurates India House, a first for the country at the Olympics

Fresh off the year’s most extravagant wedding, Nita Ambani inaugurated the India House for the Paris Olympics.

 

Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade

Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance, closing out the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower.

 

James Sikking, star of ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser, MD,’ dies at 90

James Sikking of “Hill Street Blues” has died at 90. His publicist Cynthia Snyder said in a statement Sunday evening that Sikking died of complications from dementia.

 

Highlights from India’s election results: Modi claims victory for alliance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance coalition has won a majority in parliament, according to official results from India’s Election Commission.

 

Learn more about O.J. Simpson: The TV, movies, books and podcasts about the trial of the century

The story of O.J. Simpson’s life was inherently cinematic. What started as fodder for a triumphant sports biopic abruptly became something much darker and complex as Simpson slid from fame to infamy following the killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

 

Chance Perdomo, star of ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and ‘Gen V,’ dies in motorcycle crash at 27

Actor Chance Perdomo has died at age 27 following a motorcycle crash. He rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V.”

 

Oscars international broadcast cuts ’20 Days in Mariupol’ win, sparking criticism in Ukraine

The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars has faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature category, which went to Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol.”

 

Taylor Swift announces new album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ and song titles

Forget her “Reputation.” Taylor Swift has a brand new album coming out. Accepting the Grammy for best pop vocal album, Taylor said she’d been keeping a secret for two years.

 

UN summit of world leaders, by the numbers: The longest speech, the language that dominated and more

Nearly all the world’s on stage, and all the men and but 20 women merely players. That’s what a less inspired Shakespeare might have written about this year’s U.N.

 

Live updates from the UN General Assembly summit of world leaders

World leaders gather for the annual UN General Assembly high-level meeting

 

Everything you need to know about this year’s meeting of leaders at the UN General Assembly

For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it was Russia’s war in Ukraine. Throughout it all, the perils of climate change, poverty and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the U.N.

 

This isn’t the first time Hollywood’s been on strike. Here’s how past strikes turned out

The common refrain is that there’s nothing Hollywood loves so much as its own history. But that’s a history that’s inextricable from major labor movements.

 

Book thief in plot that duped famous authors avoids prison

It was the stuff of novels: For years, a con artist plagued the publishing industry, impersonating editors and agents to pull off hundreds of literary heists.

 

‘It’s about time': Celebrations of Diwali illuminate NYC

The week dawned gloomily in New York. But the drab mist was little match for the holiday at hand: Diwali, the festival of lights that symbolizes the triumph over darkness.

 

Taylor Swift drops ‘3am’ edition of ‘Midnights,’ music video

Taylor Swift has said “Midnights” was inspired by certain key sleepless nights, something many of her fans undoubtedly experienced as the singer-songwriter dropped seven bonus tracks and a music video just hours after the album’s release Friday.

 

UN General Assembly meeting of world leaders, by the numbers

The gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly is over. While the parade of world leaders flocking to New York seemed endless, data shows it indeed wasn’t.

 

India stays neutral on Ukraine war, previews G-20 term at UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — India’s foreign minister laid out the country’s plans for its turn at the G-20 presidency during his speech Saturday in front of the U.N.

 

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