Superman’s religious and ethical undertones add to his mystique by The Associated Press

By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and BOB SMIETANA of Religion News Service Superman was born Kryptonian, raised Methodist and sketched into existence by two Jewish teens in 1930s Cle…

Takeaways from AP’s report on the religious and moral undercurrents in Superman comics by The Associated Press

By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and BOB SMIETANA of Religion News Service Superman comics are not overtly religious. Yet faith and morality have been baked into this superhero chara…

What to Stream: ‘Andor,’ ‘Babygirl’ and new Wu Tang Clan music by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The second season of the Star Wars series “Andor” and the streaming release of the Wu Tang Clan’s latest album are some of the new television, films, music and games …

PHOTO GALLERY: Japanese Star Wars fan convention by The Associated Press

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors

Maine’s hidden ‘Sistine Chapel’ inspires artists with 70-year-old frescoes by The Associated Press

The murals were painted by artists in the 1950s and have been appreciated by visitors for decades.

AP PHOTOS: Trump tariffs threaten the survival of the centuries-old Kashmiri carpet industry by The Associated Press

By DAR YASIN SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Mohammad Yousuf Dar and his wife, Shameema, sit cross-legged before their loom, deftly tying consecutive knots to create the floral patterns of the fame…

600 kinds of dogs? Pet illustrator Lili Chin aims to capture them all in whimsical drawings by The Associated Press

By ANITA SNOW Illustrator Lili Chin became fascinated with dog behavior in 2008 after her Boston terrier, Boogie, bit their landlord and they almost got evicted. Ordered by her landlord to g…

Artist Kehinde Wiley puts power in a new frame with paintings of African leaders by The Associated Press

The exhibition opened on Tuesday, entitled “A Maze of Power.”

See how a Michigan town moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home by The Associated Press

CHELSEA, Mich. (AP) — Residents of all ages in a small Michigan community formed a human chain and helped a local bookshop move each of its 9,100 books — one by one — to a new storefro…

PHOTO COLLECTION: Bengali New Year by The Associated Press

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

What to stream: Jude Law as a fed, a ‘Law & Order’ reunion and David Oyelowo in an oddball comedy by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Mariska Hargitay reuniting with her old partner, Detective Elliot Stabler, on “Law & Order: Organized Crime” and Jude Law sporting a mustache and an American …

At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars by The Associated Press

By MARK SCOLFORO MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mike Fowler had been faintly aware that a museum of Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles existed near his boyhood home in the suburbs of Harrisburg, …

Prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington frees Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russia dual national by The Associated Press

What to stream: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ Viola Davis, Bon Iver, ‘The Last of Us’ and Jon Hamm by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” returning for its sixth and final season and Viola Davis playing a U.S. president in the action movie “G20” are some of the n…

Living abroad and hungry to see a Chinese movie on the biggest of screens, some took action by The Associated Press

By FU TING COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — A group of Chinese people decided they wanted the nation’s biggest movie to be big in the United States, literally. So they made it really big. And therei…

Miami philanthropists donate an American masterpiece to Britain’s Tate Modern by The Associated Press

By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Tate Modern art museum on Thursday unveiled one of the most significant gifts it has received in years – a masterpiece by an American abstract e…

‘The Friend’: When the star of the movie is a very good boy by The Associated Press

By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre. He has those classic Hollywood features �…

From orange peels to bottle caps: Thousands of artists create their own ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by The Associated Press

By MOLLY QUELL THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — After sending its most famous work to be featured in Amsterdam’s blockbuster 2023 exhibition of nearly every work by Johannes Vermeer, the Ma…

What to stream: Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Michelle Williams on FX and Kevin Bacon hunts demons by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Michelle Williams starring in the FX dramedy “Dying for Sex” and Elton John and Brandi Carlile teaming up for the album “Who Believes In Angels?” are some of …

What to know about Boulder, Colorado, the Sundance Film Festival’s new home by The Associated Press

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MEAD GRUVER The Sundance Film Festival is Boulder bound, leaving its home of four decades in Park City, Utah, for a new chapter in neighboring Colorado. Organizers a…

A beloved library that united the US and Canada faces new border restrictions by The Associated Press

By AMANDA SWINHART and PATRICK WHITTLE DERBY, Vt. (AP) — For Allyson Howell, her hometown library is more than just a place to borrow a book; it’s also a unique space where different cul…

Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients by The Associated Press

By JAMEY KEATEN NEUCHATEL, Switzerland (AP) — The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town o…

AP PHOTOS: China’s evolving punk scene draws a new generation of fans by The Associated Press

By AARON FAVILA HANGZHOU, China (AP) — Young fans, some sporting spiky mohawks, slam-danced and stage-dived as the music blasted into the night. One wore a metal-studded jacket with what l…

What to stream: ‘Mufasa: The Lion King,’ Timothée Chalamet, Will Smith, Seth Rogen and Atomfall by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Will Smith releasing his first new album in 20 years and “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins’ photorealistic prequel to the 1994 animated classic, are some o…

Trump visits the Kennedy Center as he puts his mark on the national arts institution by The Associated Press

The president’s allies have complained that the Kennedy Center had become too liberal and “woke.”

What to stream: ‘Wicked’ at home, Selena Gomez in love and Ellen Pompeo out of scrubs by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press “Wicked” landing on Peacock for home sing-alongs and Ellen Pompeo starring in her first big role since stepping back from ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” are some …

Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: ‘Swan Lake’ is a ballerina’s Mount Everest by The Associated Press

By JOCELYN NOVECK NEW YORK (AP) — Rehearsing “Swan Lake” a few weeks ago in a sweaty studio, trying to iron out some last-minute kinks, ballerina Unity Phelan stopped just before launc…

Fashion trends for fall: Big shoulders, even bigger coats and a color story to dye for by The Associated Press

Paris has spoken, and fashion’s final authority has laid down the law: This coming fall, it’s all about power shoulders, enveloping outerwear, and a color palette that runs from somber t…

A painting stolen from an Italian museum is found in England, but its new owner wants to keep it by The Associated Press

The once-lost 16th-century painting now at the center of a custody battle between a widow in England and a small Italian museum.

What to stream: ‘Moana 2,’ John Mulaney, ‘Confessions of Octomom,’ Amanda Seyfried and ‘Dope Thief’ by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press “Moana 2,” the third-biggest movie box-office hit of 2024, and Amanda Seyfried playing a Philadelphia patrol officer fighting rampant opioid addiction in Peacock�…

‘Let the waltz begin!’ Vienna’s ball season has 18th century roots, but teens now go online to dance by The Associated Press

By DENES ERDOS VIENNA (AP) — The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna ’s famed balls in the 18th century could never have imagined how the hallmark o…