Jin, oldest member of K-pop’s BTS, finishes army service in South Korea

Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, was discharged from South Korea’s army after 18 months of duty, the first member of the group to wrap up mandatory national service that put their music careers on hold.

How Imagine Dragons became the sound of gaming culture

Imagine Dragons has been all over gaming culture ever since being the backing band for famed Nintendo composer Koji Kondo at the first Game Awards. Of all the band’s accomplishments - filling stadiums and arenas, even performing Beatles songs in front of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr - playing with Kondo remains a highlight, says the band’s frontman Dan Reynolds. He didn’t grow up listening to the Beatles, he grew up listening to the “Athletic Theme” from Super Mario World.

‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad

The documentary, coming to Amazon Prime Video May 23, offers unprecedented helicopter footage of the squadron from airspace where no civilian aircraft has been allowed before.

National Memorial Day Concert, in its 35th year, will honor those who died in service to country

PBS will strike a blow to the idea that America is hopelessly divided when it presents its annual National Memorial Day Concert on Sunday.

In Hollywood, video games are the new superheroes

As moviegoers tire of superheroes after a deluge of comic book films, Hollywood is looking to the video game industry as the next fertile ground for story ideas. Spurred by hits such as "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," dozens of video game franchises have been optioned or produced for film and television over the past two years, from God of War to Grounded.

Nicola Coughlan moves out of the shadows and into the spotlight on 'Bridgerton'

Until now, Coughlan’s character, Penelope Featherington, has been content to be a wallflower in the ballrooms of Regency London, allowing her to observe and secretly write a society scandal sheet under the pseudonym Lady Whistledown. But this season, the first half of which starts streaming on Netflix May 16, will focus on Penelope as she — spoiler alert — consummates her long-simmering crush on Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers storyline with distinct rom-com overtones.

Tales of Kenzera: Zau translates the journey of grief into a video game

Tales of Kenzera: Zau is about a boy named Keberi, who is mourning the death of his father.

Dua Lipa is all about 'Radical Optimism,' in her music and other pursuits

The Grammy-award winning pop star’s third album, which releases Friday, is about finding and protecting your peace in dangerous waters and was informed by what she’s learned from touring the world over the last few years — drawing influence from trip hop and Britpop and a newfound interest in live instrumentation.

Shallow yet satisfying, Stellar Blade is a showcase of Korean beauty

Cyberpunk adventure a fantastic, if flawed, attempt at a big-budget single-player action game

How to be a ‘Fall Guy’: Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life

Since the early days of Hollywood, stunt performers have fueled the mayhem of movies, playing a vital role in sustaining the illusion of countless car chases, bar fights and rooftop leaps. By its nature, stunt performance is nearly anonymous work. But David Leitch, a longtime stuntman before he became a director, and “The Fall Guy,” which opens in theaters Friday, hope to redefine the role of stunt work in the industry.

After 4 decades in music and major vocal surgery, Jon Bon Jovi is optimistic and still rocking

Bon Jovi, whose band is the subject of a new Hulu docuseries, talks about the music industry, his voice and the band’s latest album

Little Kitty Big City is the mischievous cat video game you’ve always wanted

Matt Wood wants to get inside the mind of cat. That’s the driving force behind his indie project Little Kitty Big City, which is inspired by his own feline friends.

Liner Notes: Can we get back to true co-headlining tours?

Sharing the stage and the spotlight had a short heyday, but today’s artists present intriguing possibilities if the concept could make a comeback.

New musical ‘Unknown Soldier’ tackles grief, forgiveness and rebirth at Arena Stage

A new musical at D.C.’s Arena Stage tells the story of generational grief and second chances, while getting a new life of its own.

‘The Sympathizer’ offers a fresh perspective on the Vietnam War

How HBO transformed Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ‘The Sympathizer’ into a limited series

Liner Notes: BEAT forms, Luis Miguel tops charts and The Black Keys hit the road

A supergroup paying tribute to King Crimson is planning an extensive fall tour.

‘Civil War’ might be the year’s most explosive movie

Director Alex Garland’s latest, which opens in theaters April 12, the anniversary, to the day, of when the Civil War began in 1861 and also arrives just months ahead of a momentous presidential election, revolves around widely held American anxieties about the future but features only subtle connections to today’s polarization.