The spirit of Sundance

This month, the Sundance Film Festival is once again providing a showcase for independent filmmakers and documentarians from around the world. But that isn't all that Sundance does. "Sunday Morning" goes behind the scenes.

• Jan 26, 2025

Idina Menzel returns to Broadway in "Redwood"

In her new musical, "Redwood," the Tony Award-winning star of "Wicked" and "Rent" plays a woman seeking a refuge, and a purpose, by escaping into a redwood forest.

• Jan 26, 2025

The Book Report: Washington Post critic Ron Charles (January 26)

The "Sunday Morning" book reviewer offers his suggestions for the new year, including new novels by Adam Ross and Alafair Burke.

• Jan 26, 2025

Book excerpt: "Playworld" by Adam Ross

The acclaimed author of "Mr. Peanut" returns with a novel dipped in nostalgia and flecked with love and sorrow, about a child actor coming of age as the object of attraction for an older woman.

• Jan 26, 2025

Book excerpt: "The Note" by Alafair Burke

In this new thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of "The Wife," a prank played by three women on vacation in the Hamptons causes them to get caught up in a police investigation over a missing person.

• Jan 26, 2025

Book excerpt: "Tartufo" by Kira Jane Buxton

In her new novel, the author of "Hollow Kingdom" and "Feral Creatures" captures the comedy of truffle-mania in a tiny Tuscan village, upon the discovery of the world's largest truffle.

• Jan 26, 2025

Paul McCartney says he fears AI will rip off artists, cause control hurdles

Paul McCartney told the BBC that would make it harder for artists to retain control of their work and undermine Britain's creative industries.

• Jan 25, 2025

Performers announced for the 2025 Grammy Awards

The first performers for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced. Stars like Chappell Roan and Shakira will perform on music's biggest night.

• Jan 24, 2025

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt sue L.A. over losing home in wildfire

Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing Los Angeles after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the wildfires tearing through Southern California in recent weeks.

• Jan 24, 2025

SZA to join Kendrick Lamar for 2025 Super Bowl halftime show

Grammy-winning singer SZA will join Kendrick Lamar on stage at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 9.

• Jan 23, 2025

Michelle Yeoh on charting new course with "Star Trek: Section 31"

Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh steps back into the Star Trek universe as she takes on the role of Emperor Georgiou in the new Paramount+ film "Star Trek: Section 31."

• Jan 23, 2025

Karla Sofía Gascón is first openly trans actor nominated for an Oscar

The "Emilia Pérez" star made history with her Oscar nomination on Thursday.

• Jan 23, 2025

The biggest Oscar nomination snubs of 2025

In a crowded field of potential acting nominees, many big names and winners of other awards were shut out Thursday from the Academy Award nominations — and one made Oscars history.

• Jan 23, 2025

See the full list of Oscar nominations for 2025 Academy Awards

Nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards were announced Jan. 23, with "Emilia Pérez," "A Complete Unknown" and "Conclave" at the top of the heap in nominations.

• Mar 2, 2025

Jennifer Lopez, Lily Gladstone among stars of Sundance 2025

The 41st edition of the Sundance Film Festival returns to Park City and Salt Lake City in Utah, with world premiere documentaries and narrative films, presented in-person and streaming online.

• Jan 23, 2025

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