Mamdani skips Israel Day Parade despite joining other cultural celebrations

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won’t be attending the city’s annual Israel Day Parade on Sunday, a break from decades-long tradition, despite attending other events celebrating the city’s diverse cultural landscape. Since 1964, every mayor in the city has attended the Jewish celebration, which comes amid record … Read more

Gandalf, Picasso and MLK: Cultural references ground Pope Leo’s AI warning

ROME — It took a little over a year for Pope Leo XIV to write the 42,000 words of his first encyclical, which deals with the safeguarding of human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Arguably, with the right … Read more

Cultural groups ask federal judge to halt Trump’s renovations of Kennedy Center

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group of cultural and historic preservation groups on Wednesday called on a federal judge to block President Donald Trump from making major renovations to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which has undergone significant changes since the president returned to office last year. … Read more

Cultural groups urge federal judge to block Kennedy Center renovations

WASHINGTON — A group of cultural and historic preservation organizations pressed a federal judge Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from making major renovations to the Kennedy Center, the art and cultural venue that has seen rapid transformation since the president returned to office last year. The groups want U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper to … Read more

From K-pop to Conan: How the academy is ‘leaning into big cultural moments’ for the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — An unfiltered Conan O’Brien, a K-pop takeover onstage and absolutely no awards for Tilly Norwood. This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is “leaning into big cultural moments,” in the words of CEO Bill Kramer. Sunday’s Oscars ceremony comes at a period of transition for the academy, which has … Read more