JOCELYN NOVECK

AP National Writer
This image released by New York City Center shows the Gallim dance company during a rehearsal "Sama." (Rachel Papo/New York City Center via AP)
At NY’s beloved Fall for Dance, highlights come from as far as Ukraine and as close as a few blocks
Fall for Dance, the eclectic annual festival in New York, is a beloved tradition for fans, not least for its $30 tickets. But the best thing about it is still the variety it brings to the stage.
 
This image released by Netflix shows Kauchani Bratt as Jimmy, left, and Sam Griesel as Mason, in a scene from the film "Rez Ball." (Lewis Jacobs/Netflix via AP)
Movie Review: Native sports drama ‘Rez Ball’ follows formula but wins out with heart and poignancy
A scrappy young underdog team must find a way to unite and win that big championship. Can they do it? How many times have we seen that story, and who among us couldn’t write the ending?
 
★★★★
This image released by A24 shows Sebastian Stan in a scene from "A Different Man." (Matt Infante/A24 via AP)
Movie Review: Provocative, genre-bending ‘A Different Man’ gets under our skin in unexpected ways
Imagine you could wake up one morning, stand at the mirror, and literally peel off any part of your looks you don’t like — with only movie-star beauty remaining. How would it change your life?
 
★★★★
FILE - Tarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, sits in her home in Baltimore on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
For Tarana Burke, the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs legal case is one more sign of #MeToo’s lasting impact
#MeToo activist Tarana Burke says that while the details of the Sean “Diddy” Combs allegations are horrific, she is heartened by the fact that such cases now come out in public due to the ongoing impact of the #MeToo cultural reckoning.
 
Hillary Clinton speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Hillary Clinton takes stock of life’s wins and losses in a memoir inspired by a Joni Mitchell lyric
At 76, Hillary Clinton is taking stock of her life – its wins and its losses – in a new memoir. Inspired by a Joni Mitchell lyric, “Something Lost, Something Gained” aims to present, she says, a snapshot of how she sees the world now.
 
This image released by Universal Pictures shows James McEvoy in a scene from "Speak No Evil." (Universal Pictures via AP)
Movie Review: Sinister and unhinged, James McAvoy is the weekend host from hell in ‘Speak No Evil’
Has there ever been a horror film set in a country home with a decent cell signal? Nope, and there’s none at Paddy and Ciara’s house, either, deep in the countryside.
 
★★★★
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Michael Keaton in a scene from "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Movie Review: Bring your global entry card — ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel’s a soul train ride to comedy joy
Thirty-six years have passed since the first “Beetlejuice,” both in real life and in the new sequel.
 
★★★★
FILE - Alison Levine, a Paralympian who competes in the sport of boccia, parades with fellow athletes in the Paralympics Opening Ceremony from Team Canada in Paris, Wednesday Aug. 28, 2024. Levine and teammates are dressed in uniforms designed by Lululemon with adaptive fashion in mind. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
Fashion is slowly embracing the needs of disabled people. It’s happening for some Paralympians, too
Slowly but surely, the fashion world at large is beginning to respond to the needs of disabled people. It’s beginning to happen at the Paralympics, too.
 
This image released by ShowBiz Direct shows Dennis Quaid in a scene from "Reagan." (ShowBiz Direct via AP)
Movie Review: Quaid looks (and sounds) the part, but ‘Reagan’ is more glowing commercial than biopic
“Reagan” runs for 135 minutes, and yet at the end, it’s hard to say we’ve learned anything insightful about such an influential figure in American politics.
 
★★★★
This image released by Amazon/MGM Studios shows Naomi Ackie, left, and Alia Shawka in a scene from "Blink Twice." (Carlos Somonte/Amazon-MGM via AP)
Movie Review: Style triumphs over logic in Zoë Kravitz’s great-looking but vexing ‘Blink Twice’
Director-writer Zoë Kravitz has a lot going for her in the stylish, ambitious, beautifully cast and great-looking “Blink Twice,” starring Channing Tatum as a tech mogul and Naomi Ackie as a cocktail waitress visiting his private island.
 
★★★★
FILE - Actor Ben Affleck, left, and actor-singer Jennifer Lopez attend the premiere of "The Last Duel" on Oct. 9, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after 2 years of marriage
After a relationship that spanned two decades, two engagements, two weddings and headlines too numerous to count, Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck.
 
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Cailee Spaeny in a scene from "Alien: Romulus." (20th Century Studios via AP)
Movie Review: Yep. They’re back! ‘Alien: Romulus’ introduces next-gen Xenomorph foe Cailee Spaeny
And they’re back! It’s time for another “Alien” movie. And while Sigourney Weaver’s famous Ripley from the 1979 original is not back, now we have Rain Carradine, aka rising star Cailee Spaeny (“Priscilla”), a next-generation Ripley in all but name.
 
★★★★
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff smiles while attending a meeting with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Doug Emhoff heaps praise on Harris’ VP pick Tim Walz at Paris fundraiser during Olympics trip
Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, took time out of his Olympic duties to rally a group of enthusiastic supporters in Paris.
 
From left, Parisians Mathilde Joannard and Franck Tallieu pose with friends Jakub Mroz and Pawel Czechowicz while taking a break during the fencing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Noveck)
Parisians once scoffed at hosting the Olympics. Now, here come the conga lines
Impromptu conga lines at beach volleyball. Spontaneous street dancing during cycling. And serious people wearing ridiculous costumes. The evidence is anecdotal but mounting: Many Parisians are dumping the pre-Olympics grump and having a great time.
 
FILE - Egypt's Nada Hafez competes with United States' Elizabeth Tartakovsky in the women's individual Sabre round of 32 competition during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
Competing for two: Pregnant Olympians push the boundaries of possibility in Paris
Pregnant athletes are pushing boundaries in Paris by competing ever later into pregnancy. Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez revealed she’d been competing at seven months pregnant — and achieved her best result in three Olympics.
 
Hugo Bardin who performs as the drag queen Paloma speaks, during an interview with The Associated Press in Paris, France, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Drag queen in Olympic opening ceremony has no regrets, calls it ‘a photograph of France in 2024’
As a gay youth growing up in France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was. A world in which he had a place.
 
FILE - Drag queens prepare to perform on the Debilly Bridge in Paris, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony took a legal turn Tuesday July 30, 2024, with a DJ who performed at the show saying her lawyer is filing complaints over a torrent of threats and other abuse that the LGBTQ+ icon has suffered online in the ceremony's wake. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)
French police investigating abuse targeting Olympic opening ceremony DJ over ‘Last Supper’ tableau
A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony has taken a legal turn. French prosecutors on Tuesday ordered police to investigate complaints from a DJ and LGBTQ+ icon that she suffered a torrent of online threats and abuse after performing in contentious scenes at the Games’ opening
 
U.S. former swimmer Janet Evans, left, wears a creation by Veronique Leroy and her daughter Sydney Wilson wears a creation by Marine Serre and Sneex footwear, during the first gender equal Olympic Games fashion show, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Sunday, July 28, 2024. To celebrate gender equality at the Olympics, PARITY Paris hosted a runway show in conjunction with the Coca-Cola House. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Female Olympians hit the fashion runway in Paris to celebrate hard-won gender parity
It may be too early to call these Paris Olympics the Fashion Olympics. But in the city widely considered the capital of fashion, the word “fashion” has surely been mentioned so far more than in any other Games.
 
Lauren Bush Lauren, left, and David Lauren pose for photographers upon arrival at a Ralph Lauren event during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Talk of Olympic fashion — and the Paris rain — at starry Ralph Lauren fashion event
Fashion. Sports. And of course, the rain. Those were the topics — separately, and together — on everyone’s lips as a gaggle of luminaries from sports, entertainment and media packed into designer Ralph Lauren’s Paris eatery Saturday evening in yet another high-wattage celebrity Olympic gathering in
 
A lone man sit in the shadow in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, which is outside the security perimeter set up for the Olympic Games, Friday, July 19, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
They expected an Olympic boon. But some Paris businesses are experiencing a bust
Small business owners in Paris expected a boon in visitors once the Olympics arrived. Instead, some, particularly in heavily touristed areas in central Paris, say they’re experiencing a bust.
 
A person walks near a stage at France's house at Parc de la Villette ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Olympic fans can eat, drink and cheer in a mini World’s Fair in Paris park
Sip a cool caipirinha cocktail in Brazil. Sample a spicy samosa in India. Boogie down with a DJ in France ‘til the early hours. Or, do all three in a day and perhaps meet some athletes, too.
 
This image released by Lululemon shows Canadian Olympic athletes, from left, Cindy Ouellet, Damian Warner and Leylah Fernandez. (Lululemon via AP)
The Olympics are coming to the capital of fashion. Expect uniforms befitting a Paris runway
Sure, they call it the City of Light. But Paris is also the City of Fashion. So it’s no surprise that designers across the globe are busy getting their national team uniforms ready for their unique Olympic spotlight.
 
This image released by the American Ballet Theatre shows Alessandra Ferri during a rehearsal of Wayne McGregor's "Woolf Works" in New York. (Kyle Froman/ American Ballet Theatre via AP)
At 61, ballerina Alessandra Ferri is giving her pointe shoes one last — maybe? — glorious whirl
When Alessandra Ferri, one of the world’s most celebrated dramatic ballerinas, takes the stage Friday at the Metropolitan Opera House to channel Virginia Woolf, logic dictates it will be her last dance appearance.
 
This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons in a scene from "Kinds of Kindness." (Atsushi Nishijima/Searchlight Pictures via AP)
Movie Review: ‘Kinds of Kindness,’ Emma Stone’s latest foray into fearlessness with Yorgos Lanthimos
“Kinds of Kindness” is Emma Stone’s third feature collaboration with writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos, and they’re not done.
 
★★★★
Kecia Lewis accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical for "Hell's Kitchen" during the 77th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 16, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Tonys moments: Hillary Clinton and (sort of) Jay-Z in the house, strides for women and a late upset
The Tonys are often the most entertaining of awards shows, with Broadway performers showing their best work.
 
This image released by Max shows Dakota Johnson in a scene from "Am I Ok?" (James Clark/Max via AP)
Movie Review: Dakota Johnson brings her winning authenticity to sweet friendship comedy ‘Am I OK?’
It’s been a good month for female buddy movies. First we had go-for-broke childbirth comedy “Babes,” and now we have “Am I OK?,” in which another deep friendship is tested by life’s milestones.
 
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan poses with his installation, "Sunday," at Gagosian gallery on May 1, 2024, in New York. The installation consists of 64 panels plated with 24-karat gold and pockmarked by gunfire. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Noveck)
Gold and gunfire: Italian artist Cattelan’s latest satirical work is a bullet-riddled golden wall
For a month now, visitors to a Manhattan gallery have been taking selfies of their reflections in artist Maurizio Cattelan’s gleaming gold-plated wall, pockmarked by more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition.
 
This image released by Netflix shows Jennifer Lopez in a scene from "Atlas." (Ana Carballosa/Netflix via AP)
Movie Review: This is her, now, in space: J.Lo heads to a new galaxy for AI love story in ‘Atlas’
With Jennifer Lopez, it’s always about the love story. And so it’s not surprising that in “Atlas,” a sci-fi epic in which her co-stars are mainly AI bots, J.Lo’s character is still looking for love of some kind.
 
★★★★
New York City Ballet's artistic director Jonathan Stafford, right, and associate artistic director Wendy Whelan pose inside the lobby of the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
At 75, NYC Ballet is getting older. Its audience is skewing younger, and that’s the plan
New York City Ballet, one of the world’s premier dance troupes, has been celebrating its 75th anniversary all year. But while the company founded by George Balanchine is getting older, its audience is skewing younger.
 
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Cailey Fleming, left, and the character Blue, voiced by Steve Carell, in a scene from "IF." (Paramount Pictures via AP)
Movie Review: ‘IF,’ imperfect but charming, may have us all checking under beds for our old friends
How do you make a kid’s movie that appeals to their adults, too? Most movies try to achieve this by throwing in a layer of wink-wink pop culture references that’ll earn a few knowing laughs from parents but fly nicely over the heads of the young ones.
 
★★★★
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