Colombian cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia (Instagram via tonebasecello) By PEGGY ANN BLISS Special to The STAR The ninth concert (out of 14) of the current Puerto Rico Symphony (PRSO) season will be presented Saturday, and will feature young Colombian cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia playing “Tout un Monde Lointain” (A Whole Distant World) one of the “finest cello solos in the world repertoire,” PRSO Music Director Maximiano Valdés said. While conductors and cello prodigies re

A founding member of the pop-rock juggernaut Three Dog Night, Chuck Negron was known for his walrus mustache, playboy swagger and ringing tenor voice. (Facebook via Yacht Rock) By ALEX WILLIAMS and ALI WATKINS Chuck Negron, a founding member of the pop-rock juggernaut Three Dog Night who was known for his walrus mustache, playboy swagger and ringing tenor voice, which fueled indelible early 1970s singles like “One” and “Joy to the World,” died Monday at his home in Los Angele

By MARC TRACY The conservative group Turning Point USA will present a concert during halftime of the Super Bowl on Sunday night as counterprogramming to the NFL’s official halftime show featuring Latin superstar Bad Bunny, who has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration. Billed as the “All-American Halftime Show,” it will be headlined by Kid Rock and will celebrate “faith, family and freedom,” according to an announcement Monday from TPUSA, an organization founde

Angélica Figueroa de Valldejuli transformed interior design education in Puerto Rico in the 1950s by establishing the island’s first independent specialized school in the discipline. ( joemiburgosdiaz.com ) By THE STAR STAFF As she prepares for her presentation this Thursday, University of Puerto Rico (UPR)-Carolina Prof. Joemi Burgos Díaz says her goal is clear: to bring overdue recognition to Angélica Figueroa de Valldejuli, the founder of Puerto Rico’s first specialized sc

Kendrick Lamar took home five trophies, more than any other artist, including for record of the year and best rap album. By BEN SISARIO Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny were the top winners at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, in a night of musical milestones and sharp commentary from stars opposing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Bad Bunny, who dominates streaming and is set to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show next Sunday, took album of the year f

By MAYA PHILLIPS Catherine O’Hara was already comedy royalty in Canada when she became known across the world thanks to her role in the 1990 blockbuster “Home Alone.” In a movie packed with memorable pratfalls and a precocious performance by a young Macaulay Culkin, it’s O’Hara who provides one of its most enduring moments. It comes when she, as the mother of Culkin’s Kevin McCallister, realizes that her son has been left behind while the family flies to France at Christmas.

The actress Catherine O’Hara, a star of “Schitt’s Creek,” in Los Angeles on Dec. 27, 2019. O’Hara, the comedian best known for her roles in “Home Alone,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Beetlejuice,” and as a member of the influential Canadian sketch comedy series “S.C.T.V.,” has died, the New York Times reported on Jan. 30, 2026. She was 71. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times) By ALEX WILLIAMS and RYLEE KIRK Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy Award-winning comic actress who endeared herself to

Lauryn Hill performs at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York, Dec. 28, 2010. Hill has been booked to pay tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo as part of the Grammys’ annual segment honoring artists who have died in the past year. (Chad Batka/The New York Times) By BEN SISARIO Every year, the producers of the Grammy Awards look for a breakout performance from beyond its roster of nominees. A returning icon, perhaps, to bring the audience — millions of fans watching at h