Ansel, the youngest of three, at first attended the private school Trinity, and his parents signed him up for classes at the School of American Ballet. He had what he described as the “worst feet” in his class, and an insouciance that convinced teachers acting might be a preferable path. …

Photo London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, announcing the new arts initiative on Friday. “Now, more than ever, there is a pressing need to reach out to our neighbors and celebrate London’s unique and diverse culture,” he said in a statement. Credit Courtesy of Mayor of London’s Office LONDON — London’s mayor, …

Photo This colorized image of a 1936 parade of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters union transforms people from black-and-white myths into flesh-and-blood human beings. The black-and-white version is shown below. Credit Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Stock Photo You might not learn anything new about 20th-century American history from “America in …

Photo Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton. Credit Ben Rothstein/Focus Features “Loving,” about a landmark civil rights case involving interracial marriage and starring an Oscar-nominated Ruth Negga, comes to HBO. And Peter Capaldi ends his run as Doctor Who — at least until Christmas. What’s on TV LOVING (2016) 8 p.m. …

Stacey Richman, a lawyer for Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, said that he had not been arrested. “Mr. Atkins is not under arrest and we don’t perceive him to be a subject of this investigation,” Ms. Richman said. Photo Billy McFarland and Ja Rule in 2016. Ja …

Photo Bill Murray, left, with Vanessa Perez, Mira Wang and Jan Vogler. Credit Griffin Lipson/BFA.com It takes real skill to sing badly, according to Bill Murray. “You’ve got to be pretty good to be a bad singer,” said Mr. Murray, who for years crooned off-key as the quintessential lounge singer …

Photo A statue of Hermaphrodite in the exhibition “The Other’s Gaze. Spaces of Difference” at the Prado Museum in Madrid. Credit Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado MADRID — The term homosexuality was first coined at the end of the 19th century, by which time the Prado Museum here had almost …