The three-day festival of Ashenda takes places as Orthodox Christians commemorate the Virgin Mary. Its name means “the tall green grass” in Tigrinya and has grown into a wider cultural event that celebrates women. It is eagerly anticipated by girls and young women in Tigray and other parts of northern Ethiopia. They dress up, braid
A statue of the Virgin Mary believed to be Europe’s tallest has been formally unveiled in a small Polish village. The 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is roughly two double-decker buses longer than Rio de Janeiro’s smaller – if more prominently placed – Christ the Redeemer monument, though it still pales in comparison to a 98m
Based on Nevada Barr’s extensive book series, USA Network’s new original drama “Anna Pigeon” follows a law enforcement ranger who trades her career as a Broadway stage manager for the lush grounds of Montana’s fictional Glacier National Park. Hyper-focused on her job and running from the life she left behind, Anna Pigeon (“Chicago P.D.” alum
The FIFA World Cup Final halftime show provided an answer to the burning question of how to fit Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira, Gustavo Dudamel, Chris Martin and the Muppets into a single 11-minute segment – in the most fleeting way possible. Although there were reports that the halftime show would be allowed to last
Madonna’s “Confessions II,” her first new album in seven years, found a grateful audience awaiting her return. The album tipped with 134,000 equivalent album units, more than enough to surpass Olivia Rodrigo’s still very successful album and reach the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. Billboard reported Sunday that the debut of “Confessions II”
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Madonna’s 1985 rise is getting a new spotlight. Insight Editions will launch “Madonna: Into the Groove: An Intimate Portrait of the Queen of Pop,” a new photo book created around the work of photographer