Art & Entertainment

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – More than five dozen young Bahamians from the Mount Moriah constituency carried the banner of The Bahamas proudly on Thursday as they participated in the 2018 McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago. Marvin Dames, Member of Parliament for Mount Moriah said the “Transformers Band”, led by Assistant Superintendent Theodore Campbell, rocked the windy city with a taste...

EW YORK (AP) — Frigid weather and blustery winds didn’t chill the enthusiasm at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where spectators bundled up in blankets and sleeping bags and the giant character balloons flew lower than usual. SpongeBob, Charlie Brown, the Grinch and other big balloons were cleared for takeoff just before Thursday’s parade, although some floated at noticeably lower-than-usual...

NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” has become a massive hit. Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the former first lady’s memoir has sold more than 1.4 million copies in print and digital formats in the U.S. and Canada in the seven days since it was released Nov. 13. Based on demand from retailers across all...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmie Allen has made history as the first black artist to have his debut single reach No. 1 on country radio, and it happened on the same week Kane Brown, who is black and white, has the top country and pop album in the U.S. Allen said he cried when he got the news his song,...

NEW YORK (AP) — If Michael B. Jordan’s path to this moment was condensed and edited, it might look, appropriately, like a training montage. Images of Jordan cutting his teeth on the Baltimore streets of “The Wire” and the Texas football fields of “Friday Night Lights,” followed by hints of a soaring talent (“Red Tails,” ″Chronicle”), shattering breakthroughs (“Fruitvale Station”)...

Here’s a collection of holiday albums reviewed by The Associated Press. ______ Diana Ross, “Wonderful Christmas Time” (UMe/Ross Records) Are you in the mood for jolly, singalong Christmas music? Diana Ross has you covered. Looking for something more serene, with religious tones? Diana Ross has you covered. Or are you looking for inspirational music that doesn’t necessarily have anything to...

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was deemed a likely danger to the community and denied bail Monday after a prosecutor said there was evidence that he directed or participated in multiple acts of violence as part of a deadly gang. U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry B. Pitman concluded an hourlong hearing by citing “troubling” corroborating evidence offered by a...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Singer-songwriter and albino activist Salif Keita assembled an international forum on protecting albino people in Africa and dedicated a benefit concert to a 5-year-old albino girl who was kidnapped, tortured and killed in Mali in May. More than 100 politicians, diplomats and albinos attended the forum on Friday. Keita described how albinos in Mali and other...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” crawled, slithered and flew its way to the top of the weekend box office with a $62.2 million opening in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. The latest offering from the Harry Potter multiverse fell short of the opening of the first film in the Warner Bros....

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs made his first public statements Sunday since the loss of Kim Porter, his longtime former girlfriend and mother of three of his children, saying they were “more than best friends” and “more than soul mates.” Porter, a former model and actress, died unexpectedly at her Los Angeles home on Thursday at age 47....

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Idris Elba’s daughter has been chosen as the Golden Globe Ambassador to assist with the glitzy awards ceremony. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Wednesday that 16-year-old Isan Elba will assume the ambassador title for the 76th annual Golden Globes Awards in January. Her 46-year-old father was named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine last week....

Stan Lee was a seminal part of Miya Crummell’s childhood. As a young, black girl and self-professed pop culture geek, she saw Lee was ahead of his time. “At the time, he wrote ‘Black Panther’ when segregation was still heavy,” said the 27-year-old New Yorker who credits Lee with influencing her to become a graphic designer and comic book artist....

The Cabinet of The Bahamas took a few hours out of their schedule Tuesday to tour the multi-million-dollar Fusion Superplex on John F Kennedy Drive. The special tour for the Minnis-led administration came ahead of the establishment’s soft opening slated for November 23. The $50 million theatre experience, which boasts of 17 eateries, nine cinemas, two restaurants, a supervised kids...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The eighth and last season of “Game of Thrones” finally has a date with destiny. HBO said Tuesday that the series will return in April 2019 with six episodes to conclude its run. The fantasy series based on the George R.R. Martin novels has been one of HBO’s most successful shows. A video touting the show’s return next...

CHICAGO (AP) — Michelle Obama has officially begun her 12-stop tour to promote her new book, “Becoming,” by sitting for a conversation with Oprah Winfrey at the home arena of the Chicago Bulls. The crowd of 14,000 roared as the former first lady stepped onto a stage late Tuesday at the sold-out United Center. The event felt part music concert,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in Marvel superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk, died Monday. He was 95. Lee was declared dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Kirk Schenck, an attorney for...

The famous “Showtime at the Apollo”  talent show held at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York has an audience that can be one of the most intimidating in the world. However, Bahamian gospel singer and recording artist Jonathan Farrington was able to fully capture the attention of this savage crowd who will  quickly “boo” singers from the stage if...

A young Canadian author has taken one of his most exciting experiences in The Bahamas and has penned a new hard-cover book, "Pigs Of Paradise," which chronicles the phenomena of a herd of swimming pigs who call The Exumas home. Eight months after deciding to embark on what he called an “ambitious journey,” Canadian author T.R. Todd, has officially launched...