WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama’s budget plan includes a $36 million increase for the Smithsonian Institution, while some arts agencies would...

Caressa Cameron’s first official day as Miss America began with an appearance yesterday morning on “Live With Regis and Kelly”—and...

Marc and Elizabeth Cram loved their old house in Richmond’s Fan District. “I lived in the Fan for 15 years. It’s part of my soul,“...

Rip Torn made an initial court appearance yesterday on burglary and firearms charges in Litchfield, Conn. The 78-year-old “Men in Black” actor...

Stars gather to cover ‘We Are the World’ for Haiti

LITCHFIELD, Conn.—Rip Torn will appear before a Connecticut judge again, this time to face allegations the 78-year-old actor broke into a bank with...

RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen says she gave birth to her son in a bathtub and that it didn’t hurt a bit. The wife of...

It’s a tribute to the Grammys’ success at becoming more a musical spectacle than an awards show that on the night she made history, Beyonce...

Lamb of God and Trey Songz didn’t get to bring home the gold, but Mechanicsville’s Jason Mraz was a mini Grammy darling, claiming two of music’s...

NEW YORK (AP)—Did anybody notice that, late in Sunday’s telecast of the Grammy Awards show, the sound went on the fritz?

NEW YORK (AP)—“Avatar” is on the cusp of toppling the domestic box-office record after leading all movies for a seventh straight week....

Early winners in selected major categories at Sunday’s 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.

MYSTERIES For many years, most of the sleuths in detective novels were male, with one notable exception: Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple. But...

FICTION She has written of the perils of adolescence, the problems of adulthood and the promise—and pitfalls—of religion. And now, in her 13th...

FICTION Robert Stone isn’t a prolific writer. His first novel appeared in 1967, and since then he has written six novels, a memoir and now, with...

TUESDAY “Finding Sara: A Daughter’s Journey” by Margaret Edds—Book launch party, 6:30 p.m. at Fountain Bookstore, 1312 E. Cary...

Led Zeppelin: Is their 2005 Grammy Lifetime Achievement award any consolation for rock’s most influential band being ignored during three decades...

Two years ago, Richmond’s metal lords, Lamb of God, received its first Grammy nomination. The band lost—to Slayer, one of its idols—but...

Conventional wisdom: Beyoncé and Lady Gaga were ubiquitous radio stars, but . . . Conventional wisdom: Beyoncé could squeak out a surprise, but...

Times-Dispatch music writer Melissa Ruggieri will have a LIVE BACKSTAGE BLOG from the Grammy Awards. Special coverage includes Virginia award nominees:...

WILLIAMSBURG Organizing an exhibition of Michelangelo drawings, complete with a 128-page, illustrated, scholarly catalog, ordinarily would take two years....

Paul Deiss’ 2003 musical version of the Mulan story opened about five years after the Disney film version. In case you missed that animated hit,...

As one might walk the shore in the morning, looking for what the ocean has given back to the land—a broken comb inlaid with mother-of-pearl, a tangle...

Sunday’s Getting Started calendar shows highlights of the week separated by categories. For more events, don’t miss Thursday’s Weekend...

On tap this week 52nd annual Grammy Awards broadcast is at 8 tonight on CBS. Red carpet coverage begins at 5 p.m. on E! Oscar nomination announcement:...

OUT OF TOWN EVENTS Art openings National Gallery of Art, Washington, (202) 737-4215. Opening today: “From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester...

Ongoing productions on area stages Chamberlayne Actors Theatre, Chamberlayne Actors Theatre Playhouse, 319 N. Wilkinson Road, 262-9760. “Crimes of...

The Henrico Pops Chorus, a volunteer community chorus, is looking for new members. The chorus, sponsored by the Henrico County Division of Recreation and...