2024-10-31 Brazilian Artist’s Mural Shows Climate Disasters
Brazilian artist and activist Mundano recently used some unusual substances to paint a picture on a building in Sao Paulo. The paint included materials, such as ash and mud, collected…
2024-10-25 Halloween in America: Costumes, Candy, Costs for Night of Fright
October 31 is Halloween. But many Americans have been preparing for the holiday for weeks. And businesses are hoping for good profits from Halloween purchases. The National Retail Federation (N.R.F.)…
2024-10-18 Very Short Videos Are Changing Film Industries
On a film set in China, a 69-year-old actor is playing the part of a wealthy family leader. In “Grandma’s Moon,” actor Zhu Jian celebrates his birthday with a costly…
2024-10-17 Huge Egyptian Museum Opens for Test Run
The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza will open a limited number of exhibits about ancient Egypt starting this week. The limited opening will be a test run of the still-unannounced…
2024-10-15 Blind Pianist Says Music Gives Him Energy, Hope
Takosangba Pongen could see until he was 14 years old. He has been blind for the 13 years since. But, nobody would know that by watching Pongen perform on the…
2024-10-13 Italian Family Aims to Prove Its Painting Is a Picasso
A family in Italy hopes to prove that a painting found long ago on the island of Capri is the work of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The family has been…
2024-10-10 Han Kang, First South Korean Writer to Win Nobel in Literature
South Korean writer Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. The Swedish Academy’s Nobel Committee said her work “confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of…
2024-10-07 Japanese Theater Shares Cultural Similarities in Britain
A playhouse in London, Britain and a theater from Osaka, Japan, are working together to prove cultural differences between the two countries are only on the surface. London’s Charing Cross…
2024-10-06 Japan’s Kojima Has History of Making Blue Jeans
In the Japanese town of Kojima, the main road is named Jeans Street. This street is where people from around the world come to visit. The drink machines at the…
2024-10-04 Spanish Scientist Uses Bacteria to Repair 18th-century Artworks
Spanish scientist Pilar Bosch has found a way to use bacteria to repair 18th-century paintings. Bosch, a microbiologist, tells Reuters she got the idea for the method while considering possibilities…
2024-09-29 Buyers Want Japanese Temples for Tax Breaks
Benmou Suzuki is a religious worker at a 420-year-old temple that is not in very good condition. It is deep in the forest near a small Japanese mountain village. It…
2024-09-27 Video Game Maker Nintendo to Open a Museum
The Japanese video game company Nintendo is opening a museum that will teach visitors about its history. At the museum, fans of Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda and the…
2024-09-22 Artists Keep Ancient Japanese Craft Alive
Eiko Araki is an expert of the Sanuki Kagari Temari, a Japanese traditional craft. The craft has been passed down for more than 1,000 years on the island of Shikoku.…
2024-09-20 What Is Hispanic Heritage Month?
Celebrations across the United States are taking place to mark National Hispanic Heritage Month. It is a yearly tradition that honors the diversity and culture of Hispanic people. The month-long…
2024-09-16 Japan Celebrates Historic Emmy Award Wins for ‘Shogun’
Japan is celebrating the record-breaking Emmy Award wins of the American television series Shogun. Many Japanese, however, say they have not watched the series. Shogun is a historical fiction that…