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Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Camel pageant is among World Cup’s sidelines attractions
Nazaa’a was one of 15 who competed for the crown, parading by fans while wearing bejeweled collars and draped with strings of gemstones.
Elton John to play Glastonbury as epic tour draws to close
Organizers say the June performance will be his farewell show in Britain.
Britney Spears’ massive pop songs to land on Broadway, again
They’ll be heard in a stage musical about woke princesses that will open next summer.
Man arrested in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff
Patrick Xavier Clark was being held in jail Friday awaiting a bond hearing.
Aline Kominsky-Crumb, underground cartoonist, dies at 74
She is known for her feminist themes and often brutally frank, highly personal and self-critical work.
Julia Reichert, Oscar-winning documentarian, dies at 76
Often called the ‘godmother of American independent documentaries,’ she told the stories of ordinary Americans.
Twitter suspends rapper Ye again, this time over swastika post
The rapper now appears to have migrated to another right-wing platform, former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social, where an account under Ye’s name posted about Musk on Friday.
Priest charged with stealing $830,000 from 3 retired priests
Lansing Diocese said the allegations are ‘deeply disturbing.’
Kanye West no longer buying right-leaning social app Parler
The artist known as Ye has made a series of antisemitic comments in recent weeks, including praising Hitler in an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday.