2022-10-21 Hollywood Actress Becomes First Asian American on US Currency
The late movie star Anna May Wong has become the first Asian American pictured on United States money. Wong worked…
2022-10-21 What Goes Around Comes Around, Including Roller Skating
Have you ever roller skated? This sporty and tricky activity involves rolling around on special wheeled shoes. People do it…
2022-10-18 Sri Lankan Writer Wins Booker Prize
Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. The…
2022-10-14 Farmers Concerned about Disappearing Traditional Food
A small number of farmers near Lake Texcoco, Mexico, fear that a tradition dating back to the Aztec Empire may…
2022-10-14 Silent Movie Advertisements Capture America’s First Films
Silent films established America’s movie industry. But many of these films from the early 1900s no longer exist. A new…
2022-10-12 Museum Marks Rosetta Stone’s Role in Understanding Hieroglyphs
The Rosetta Stone is the star of a new show opening Thursday at the British Museum in London. The exhibition…
2022-10-09 Energy Costs Close Hungary’s Theaters for Winter
A theater in Hungary’s capital is likely to go unused through a cold and quiet winter. Theater operators have decided…
2022-10-07 South Korea Plans to Fight Kimchi ‘Crisis’
Kimchi is a traditional food served in South Korea. The main part of the food is a preserved vegetable, often…
2022-10-01 Recreating Marilyn Monroe’s Dresses for the Movie ‘Blonde’
Marilyn Monroe was a famous American movie actress from the 1950s and early 1960s. Her life is being detailed in…
2022-10-01 Singapore-style Food Center Opens in New York
For the first time, a Singapore-style cooked food center has opened in New York. It brings flavors from the Southeast…
2022-09-30 Documentary Film Explores 2017 Las Vegas Mass Shooting
A new documentary series examines the worst mass shooting in American history through witness reports, videos and other material. 11…
2022-09-28 Colombia’s Vice President Wears Young Designer’s Resistance Fashion
Esteban Sinisterra is a young Black clothing designer from Colombia’s largely poor Pacific area. He now designs clothes for Colombia’s…
2022-09-26 Iraqi Artist Recreates Ancient Artwork
Iraqi artist Khaled Al-Abadi’s dream is to recreate historical objects that were damaged during years of war. Al-Abadi is a…
2022-09-25 London Museum Show Explores Korean Pop Culture
A new show at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London explores South Korean popular culture and its rise to…
2022-09-23 Immersive Exhibit of Monet Coming to New York City
Large fields of water lilies will grow in a New York City neighborhood this autumn, at least digitally. A very…