Arts & Entertainment

HBO's The Comeback returns for a third and final season on March 22, following Valerie Cherish as she lands a sitcom revealed to be written by artificial intelligence.

The 50th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Auburn filled Lincoln Way with people in green and local characters. The event began as a political campaign kickoff 50 years ago and drew residents and businesses from across Placer County.

At the Irish Guards' St. Patrick's Day parade, Kate Middleton held hands with a 3-year-old who giggled, swung, and jumped on her legs; she later raised a glass of Guinness and took a small sip while wearing an emerald green coat.

A German Shepherd named Tommy ran and played alongside neighborhood children during a spontaneous game, a moment filmed and shared on TikTok that his owner described as accidental.

Cancer Support Community says it has repurposed 867-5309 as a national cancer helpline called CSC-867-5309, and it launched a website and radio ads that use Tommy Tutone's song to promote the number.

Motaz Malhees, the lead actor in the Oscar-nominated film "The Voice of Hind Rajab," says a U.S. travel ban on holders of Palestinian Authority-issued documents kept him in Gaza and prevented him from attending the ceremony. The film was nominated for best international feature and is based on the true story of Hind Rajab, linked to events in January 2024.

Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor at the 2026 Academy Awards for his dual roles in Sinners and used his speech to thank director Ryan Coogler, co-stars, and the Black actors who preceded him.

Disney invited reporters to its Imagineering office to see a next-generation Olaf robotic figure that will appear in World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris and in Hong Kong Disneyland, and the team says the figure uses simulation-driven reinforcement learning and Josh Gad’s recorded voice to create lifelike movement and lines.

Several film casts reunited onstage at the 98th Academy Awards, including members of Moulin Rouge!, The Avengers and Bridesmaids. Highlights included Anne Hathaway with Anna Wintour, Robert Downey Jr. with Chris Evans, and Ewan McGregor with Nicole Kidman.

Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' won best picture at the Oscars while Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' won four awards including best actor and original screenplay; the review argues 'Sinners' will have a lasting cultural impact.

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attended Sir Elton John's annual Oscars viewing party, a fundraising event for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The appearance came amid reports of Brooklyn's estrangement from his parents and followed a social media tribute he posted for his mother-in-law.

Billy Crystal opened the In Memoriam segment at the 2026 Academy Awards with a tribute to Rob Reiner and Michele Singer, mentioning several of Reiner's well-known films and reflecting on their emotional reach.

The short documentary All the Empty Rooms won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short, recognizing a seven-year project by Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp that memorialized children killed in school shootings through their bedrooms.

Thousands gathered on Market Street Sunday for Philadelphia's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, a tradition dating to 1771 that featured bagpipes, Irish dancers and colorful floats.

Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, and co-director Maggie Kang and producer Michelle Wong became the first people of South Korean descent to win in that category.

The 2026 Oscars red carpet at the Dolby Theatre included arrivals such as Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessie Buckley, ahead of a ceremony honoring films released in 2025.

Prince William posted a previously unseen photograph of himself with Princess Diana on Instagram with a short Mother's Day message. Princess Diana died in 1997 when William was 15.

Minneapolis-based chef Gavin Kaysen credits his grandmother Dorothy with teaching him home-cooking techniques and keeps her pot roast and chicken-and-dumplings recipes on his restaurant menus and in his 2022 cookbook "At Home."

The 48th annual South Side Irish Parade was set to step off Sunday at noon along Western Avenue in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, running from 103rd Street to 111th Street.

Prince Harry and Meghan will visit Australia in mid-April for private, business and philanthropic engagements; Meghan is scheduled for a Her Best Life event and Harry will speak at the InterEdge mental health summit in Melbourne.

Harry Styles returned to Saturday Night Live on the March 14 episode, spoke about taking time off and past queerbaiting claims, and closed his monologue with a kiss from actor Ben Marshall.

Paramount+ will stream The Madison in two batches: episodes 1–3 on March 14 and episodes 4–6 on March 21. The series is planned as two seasons of six episodes each, with season two scheduled for next year.

At an outdoor Arizona wedding, the author watched the Phoenix Suns lose to the Toronto Raptors and used the game — and the team’s recent scoring surge from Devin Booker and Jalen Green — to reflect on the need for balance and role-player involvement as rotations are adjusted.

Boston Legacy's inaugural home opener at Gillette Stadium set a National Women's Soccer League record for highest-attended inaugural home opener and featured a fan fest and a halftime performance by New Kids on the Block.

Scott Evans, the Access Hollywood red-carpet host, launched the home-based podcast 'House Guest' in June 2024 and hosted a candid episode with former Vice President Kamala Harris; the show will go on a live tour in New York, Atlanta and Chicago.

Sameerah Munshi resigned from an advisory board to the Trump administration's Religious Liberties Commission, saying she left because the panel had been influenced by a 'Zionist political agenda' and to protest the ouster of commissioner Carrie Prejean Boller.

Rene Redzepi resigned after The New York Times published accounts from former employees alleging abuse, and sponsors pulled funding for Noma's Los Angeles pop-up, which opened amid protests.

Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore is hosting St. Patrick's Day events featuring specialty Maryland-style beers, Irish music, food and a new Jigs & Swigs dance class.

A black Fender Stratocaster used by David Gilmour on six Pink Floyd albums sold at Christie's for $14.55 million after a 21-minute online bidding war.

A look back at several actors' first Academy Awards red carpet appearances and how their careers and wardrobes evolved, noting Angelina Jolie's early debut at age 10 and Michelle Yeoh's Best Actress win in 2023.