(GMS) — Green Meadow School concluded its eight-week summer program with a fun recital followed by a lively musical on July 29, 2023 at  the multi-purpose center in Susupe.

(AP) — Before we, ahem, dive into our review of “Meg 2,” a few fun facts on the Megalodon, the titular real-life prehistoric shark, according to some unusually detailed production notes from the studio:

MARIANAS Variety editor Zaldy Dandan’s fourth book, "If He Isn’t Insane Then He Should Be: Stories & Poems from Saipan," is available on amazon.com/.

THE Saipan Humane Society, a non-profit organization with a big heart for animals, is thrilled to share its plans for August. After the unexpected closure of Saipan Cares for Animals in May, the society has been working hard to fill the gap in services. Here's what's in store for the communi…

CROWNE Plaza Resort Saipan’s Zenn Tomokane, the hotel’s executive chef, said Mai Teppanyaki Restaurant will begin accepting reservations as soon as Aug. 4. 

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Thousands of people overran New York City's Union Square and the surrounding streets on Friday in a chaotic scene after a popular live streamer announced a "giveaway" event, with police struggling to contain fans throwing projectiles and injuring officers.

Fans of the Haunted Mansion who have always dreamed of sleeping inside the Disneyland attraction will be left wondering only one thing after bolting awake in the middle of the night in the Ghostly Retreat Airbnb: Is this place really haunted?

MINNEAPOLIS — Make room at the table, there's a new addition to the Hormel family.

LOS ANGELES — Bianka Bryant wasn't alive at the time her father joined Taylor Swift onstage during an L.A. concert.

Love for late "Euphoria" star Angus Cloud made it to Lollapalooza on Thursday night, days after he died at age 25.

(MVA) — The Marianas Experience  opened on July 18, 2023, in Saipan, providing  free interactive activities  for visitors  and residents  highlighting  indigenous culture and Marianas history.

(JKPL) —  Joeten-Kiyu Public Library has expressed its appreciation for the successful completion of its Japanese exchange program.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (UAF) —  The University of Alaska Fairbanks honored the Class of 2023 during its 101st commencement ceremony on May 6 at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Three former dancers for Grammy-winning singer Lizzo accused her of creating a hostile work environment, including weight shaming and sexually denigrating behavior, in a lawsuit released on Tuesday.

(Reuters) — Dua Lipa is facing a new federal lawsuit in Los Angeles from musician Bosko Kante, who claims the British pop star and her label Warner Music Group never received his permission to include his "talk box" recording in remixes of her song "Levitating."

STUDIO CITY, California (Reuters) — For actors trying to make it in Hollywood, a small residual check from one of their first jobs used to prompt laughter, and at one neighborhood watering hole, a drink on the house.

(Saipan Mayor’s Office) — Last week, Saipan Mayor RB Camacho  hosted 12 students and one chaperone from the KSKK International Youth Exchange Association Group of Japan who were here for a one week visit.

(MVA) — The high priest of Shinsho-kai, a Japanese group that has been making memorial pilgrimages to the Marianas since 1982, was named honorary Marianas tourism ambassador on July 22, 2023.

(AP) — Fire is in the air this summer, literally, and at the movies. Though the flames in German filmmaker Christian Petzold’s “Afire” aren’t of the nuclear variety, the smoke from his tension-filled chamber piece about a few young adults at a vacation house near the Baltic Sea certainly get…

ELAND has officially launched Chico De Marianas, a luxury chocolate brand made in the CNMI. The launch was marked by a small gathering of special guests at Kensington Hotel on Friday, July 28.

(MVA) — One of South Korea’s  most popular evening primetime broadcast shows — “2TV Live Info Show” — featured the Marianas in two recent episodes, reaching an estimated 3 million viewers.

(AP) — LaKeith Stanfield is disarmingly good as a grief-stricken astrophysicist barely scraping by in New Orleans, and increasingly jaded about the spirit-crazed tourists and mythologies of the city he calls home.

(Reuters) — Warner Bros' "Barbie" showed no signs of slowing down in its second weekend at the box office, and was set to haul in $93 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday, according to estimates from media analytics firm Comscore.

MARIO Borja, one of the Sakman builders from San Diego, is passionate about the Sakman, the traditional Chamorro flying proa. He was on Saipan recently to continue the maintenance repairs on the traditional canoe, which is housed along with a Carolinian canoe, at 500 Sails’ Lower Base site o…

(Special Advertising Feature) — Following extensive resort renovations Saipan favorite Mai Teppanyaki will be re-opening on Friday, Aug. 4. Located at the Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan the signature teppanyaki restaurant will be available for groups of 8-12 people dining with 72 hours advance r…

(AP) — Who knew so many movie ideas could be found while rummaging through your attic?

LAS VEGAS — The 1996 BMW that Tupac Shakur was inside when he was shot and killed has been a source of speculation about ghosts over the last several years, according to the Las Vegas company that listed it for sale.

If your Spidey senses were tingling, it's because "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse" has been removed from Sony calendar as the studio reshuffles it's 2023-2024 schedule amid the writers' and actors' strikes.

The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s 988 hotline marked its one-year milestone this month. Mental health experts say the three-digit number made help more accessible than before.

FOR author Nancy Bo Flood, who compiled “Pacific Island Legends,” “Micronesian Legends” and “Marianas Island Legends,” recording mythology has been a worthy, decades-long endeavor. 

THE place was the Hyatt Regency Saipan, and the occasion was the 20th anniversary of the ordination of the late Bishop Tomas Camacho. I  forgot what was on the menu, or how many people bought a ticket to attend that event, but the thing that sticks in my mind about that whole night was the h…

(Northern Marianas Humanities Council) — Registration is now open for the 6th Marianas History Conference, which will be held Sept. 1-3, 2023 on Saipan.

Harrison Ford's stunt double in the latest "Indiana Jones" hit the SAG-AFTRA picket lines with his own stunt: lighting himself on fire, to advocate for stunt workers.

LONDON — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has said he was “humbled” by the jury’s decision to clear him of nine sex offenses.

Dublin — Sinead O'Connor has died at the age of 56, her family have told Irish media.

LONDON (Reuters) — A tearful Kevin Spacey was found not guilty on Wednesday by a jury at a London court of committing historical sex offences against four men

(Reuters) — Venice presented a powerful line-up on Tuesday for its forthcoming film festival, defying fears its 80th edition would be a washout because of strikes by Hollywood actors and writers.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Fans who play Pokemon late into the night have a new incentive to get to bed in the form of a sleep app that rewards them with the franchise's signature monsters.

(NMC) — Northern Marianas College and the CNMI Public School System have partnered to launch an exciting and innovative initiative, “Cinema on Saipan: Movie Making in the Marianas,” aimed at nurturing the creative talents of high school students.

MUMBAI (Reuters) — A scene featuring a holy Hindu scripture in nuclear arms biopic "Oppenheimer" has drawn social media fire in India, with many users saying they would boycott the movie because of what one nationalist group called a "scathing attack on Hinduism."

LONDON (Reuters) — The jury in U.S. actor Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial in London retired to consider their verdicts on Monday.

THIS Friday, July 28, marks the start of the 42nd annual Flame Tree Arts Festival at the Civic Center Beach Park in Susupe.

(AP) — For someone who’s 11.5 inches tall and weighs under 8 ounces, poor Barbie’s had to carry an awfully heavy load over the years on that slender, plastic back of hers.

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Almost 140 bearded men who resemble Ernest Hemingway converged on Key West, the late author’s home during the 1930s, to compete in the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest that began Thursday evening.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — The much-hyped "Barbenheimer" box office battle over the weekend proved to be a win for movie theaters that needed to add some sizzle to their summer.

THE Saipan Humane Society or SHS is overflowing with gratitude as they extend a heartfelt thank-you to the local community for their outstanding support and generous sponsorships during the recently concluded spay and neuter clinic.

(Special Advertising Feature) — Known for serving dishes inspired by different cultures all over the world, Kili Café & Terrace offers a variety of dining experiences so that your every visit is not the same.

(AP) — Academy Award winning actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx said in an Instagram video that he is recovering from an undisclosed medical condition.