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Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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Black and white studio portrait of actress Eva Marie Saint from around 1951

Culture

Eva Marie Saint, Oscar winner for On the Waterfront, dies at 102

She won an Academy Award for her first movie, then played Cary Grant's femme fatale in North by Northwest five years later.

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Monday, October 5, 2026

An art deco cinema marquee listing current film titles

Culture

Tom Cruise's 'Digger' opens to $8 million as Warner film chiefs exit

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Lava from Kilauea pouring into the Pacific Ocean along a dark sea cliff at dusk

Culture

Hawaii’s 550-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch collapses into the Pacific

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Pope Leo XIV seated in a white chair during an audience at the Vatican

Culture

Pope Leo tells artists that algorithms lack the spark of the human

Friday, October 2, 2026

Vincent van Gogh’s painting Starry Night Over the Rhône, shown as an example of the artist’s work

Culture

A van Gogh hidden for 50 years leads a half billion dollar Sotheby’s sale

Thursday, October 1, 2026

A gray shark swimming in open blue water, file photo

Culture

A shark stuck in a Busan canal for two weeks has drawn 600,000 visitors and a name

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