Elvis Costello, Patti Smith and Mavis Staples will be among the dignitaries expected in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this weekend for the opening of the Bob Dylan Center, the museum and archive celebrating the Nobel laureate’s work.Dylan himself won’t be among the…
An Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe worth an estimated $200 million headlines this month’s spring sales in New York that collectors say are among the most anticipated ever.Christie’s expects Warhol’s 1964 Shot Sage Blue Marilyn to become the pric…
Ugandan ministers of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) attending the Dubai Expo 2020 have toured several other pavilions to benchmark what others have. State ministers, Godfrey Kabyanga in charge national guidance and Joyce Ssebugwawo, st…
Ugandan ministers of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) attending the Dubai Expo 2020 have toured several other pavilions to benchmark what others have. State ministers, Godfrey Kabyanga in charge national guidance and Joyce Ssebugwawo, st…
Troy Kotsur made history on Sunday as the first deaf man to win an Oscar for his role in “CODA,” and Ariana DeBose took the supporting actress trophy for “West Side Story” as Hollywood returned to all-out glitz at this year’s Academy Awards.In “CODA,” …
For the first time in two years, the Academy Awards are rolling out the red carpet at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre for what the film academy hopes will be a back-to-normal Oscars. Except for all the stuff that’s changed.The telecast for the 94th Academy …
The 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards will kick off with a “Hamilton” reunion, feature a lifetime achievement award for Helen Mirren and, maybe, supply a preview of the upcoming Academy Awards.The SAG Awards, taking place at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica…
Two U.S. government agencies – space agency NASA, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said Thursday 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record.In separate reports, the agencies also said their data indicates the last eight ye…
Writers and poets have condemned the arrest of award-winning Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who is being held without charge for alleged offensive communication. Security forces arrested him earlier this week after Rukirabashaija criticized th…
U.S. health authorities on Wednesday authorized the use of synthetic antibodies developed by AstraZeneca to prevent COVID-19 infections in people who react badly to vaccines.It was the first time the Food and Drug Administration has given emergency aut…
With the Indian capital enveloped in a haze of toxic smog, authorities ordered six thermal plants in the city’s vicinity to shut temporarily, closed schools and colleges indefinitely and imposed work-from-home restrictions to control pollution levels t…
Thousands of young campaigners marched through the streets of Glasgow on Friday, chanting their demand that world leaders at the U.N. climate conference safeguard their future against catastrophic climate change.Inside the COP26 conference venue in the…
Uganda is gearing up to face top teams at this weekend’s Safari Sevens Rugby tournament in neighbouring Kenya.“The boys have prepared well and we have named a strong side that should be able to perform well at the tournament. We have blended the team w…