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This image shows book covers, top row from left, "Chappell Roan: The Rise of a Midwest Princess," "Bird Talk" by Becca Rowland, Puzzle Mania! by The New York Times Games and Joel Fagliano, "History Hiding Around Broadway" by Teale Dvornik, "Jane Birkin: Icon of Style" by Sophie Gachet, bottom row from left, "Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook" by Becky Libourel Diamond, "Everlasting Blooms" by Layla Robinson, "McAtlas," by Gary He, "Frank S. Matsura: Iconoclast Photographer of the American West," and "Good Things" by Samin Nosrat. (Hearst Home/Storey Publishing/Authors Equity/Running Press/Abrams Books/Globe Pequot Publishing/Hachette Mobius/Gary He/Princeton Architectural Press-Chronicle/Random House via AP)
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Puzzles? Sports? Birdsong? The variety of new nonfiction means there's something for everyone

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Looking for the perfect book gift.

This image released by the San Francisco Opera shows tenor Kang Wang, center, rehearsing for the new opera "The Monkey King," on Nov. 6, 2025 in San Francisco. (Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera via AP)
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San Francisco Opera’s ‘The Monkey King’ ready to premiere with magical Kung Fu and puppetry

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The Monkey King, a beloved figure in Chinese mythology, is now the star of an opera.

FILE - Gal Gadot poses with her new star at a ceremony honoring her on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file)
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Gal Gadot wins Israel's Genesis Prize for her wartime support

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Israeli actor Gal Gadot has been awarded Israel’s Genesis Prize in recognition of her strong support for the country at a time when many in the entertainment industry have criticized it.

FILE - Beatrice Venezi poses for photographers on the red carpet for the film 'The Smashing Machine' during the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (Alessandra Tarantino/Invision/AP, File)
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Musicians march through Venice after La Fenice names music director with ties to Meloni

Read full article: Musicians march through Venice after La Fenice names music director with ties to Meloni

La Fenice, a renowned Venetian opera house, is embroiled in a dispute over the appointment of Beatrice Venezi as music director.

A man speaks to guests to calm down during the soft launch of the new, state backed, Museum of West African Arts, that was disrupted by protesters in Benin City, Nigeria, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Akpobasaha Oghenemaro Godspower )
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Protesters in Nigeria disrupt opening of major West African art museum

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Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week’s opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them from being put on display.

Outgoing chief executive of BBC News, Deborah Turness, speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, Monday Nov. 10, 2025. (James Manning/PA via AP)
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Trump threatens to sue BBC over edited speech that sparked resignations by news bosses

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U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action over the way a speech he made was edited in a documentary aired by the British broadcaster.

FILE - A painting by Frida Kahlo titled "El sueo (La cama)" or (The Dream (The Bed), is displayed at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Sept. 19, 2025. The painting, estimated at 40-60 million US dollars, is part of a collection of surrealist masterpieces unveiled ahead of its upcoming sale in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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Upcoming Kahlo auction could fetch up to $60 million. Mexican art historians explain why

Read full article: Upcoming Kahlo auction could fetch up to $60 million. Mexican art historians explain why

Frida Kahlo’s painting “El sueño (La cama)” is expected to fetch between $40 million and $60 million at auction, potentially making it the most expensive work by a female or Latin American artist.