Arts & Culture (艺术与文化)

2023-12-17 Mickey Mouse Will Soon Belong to You, Me, Everyone

An early version of Mickey Mouse, the famous Disney character, will soon belong to you, me and everybody else. The…

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2023-12-14 Boston Common: America’s First Public Park

Almost 400 years ago, America’s early European colonists voted to tax each household in Boston about $70 in today’s money.…

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2023-12-13 How Do You Say That Name Again?

News reporters, politicians and public figures have had trouble saying some of the words that relate to the top stories of the…

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2023-12-11 Japan’s Ohtani Gets $700 Million, Biggest Team Sports Deal

Everyone expected Japan’s Shohei Ohtani to receive the biggest deal in baseball history. Over the weekend, the two-time Most Valuable…

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2023-12-08 Rock Group Ends Live Concerts, Becomes Computerized Avatars

Recently, members of the American rock band Kiss closed out their final performance. The group’s “The End of the Road” concert series…

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2023-12-07 How Hanukkah Is Celebrated around the World

Hanukkah (also written as Chanukah) is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight straight nights, Jews come together with family and friends…

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2023-12-02 US City Wants Woman to Clean up Rock Art

Iris Logan was having a hard time growing grass at her home in St. Paul, Minnesota. So, she covered the…

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2023-12-01 The Grinch Is Back with a New Christmas Story

One year has passed since the Grinch stole Christmas from the imaginary town of Whoville. Now, the green creature is…

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2023-11-30 South Korean City Turns to Matchmaking to Increase Low Birth Rates

While Christmas music played, 100 South Korean men and women gathered at a hotel near the capital of Seoul with…

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2023-11-27 What the White House Looks Like for Christmas

U.S. first lady Jill Biden wants everyone who visits the White House around Christmas to feel like a kid again.…

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