2020-05-02 Research Finds Secrets of the ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’
Researchers have used high technology methods to learn secrets about a famous painting by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. The…
2020-05-01 Pizzerias Reopen for Business in Naples, the ‘Birthplace’ of Pizza
Wood is burning again in Naples’ world-famous pizza ovens. Pizza businesses reopened this week in the birthplace of pizza, after…
2020-04-28 Recent Gains In Women’s Professional Sports May Be Lost to Virus
Linked to the rising call for equality worldwide, women’s sports had been gaining much attention before the new coronavirus appeared.…
2020-04-25 Stuntmen Are Turning into Action Directors
Some of today’s top action directors were first doubles for Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves and Hugh Jackman. A double is…
2020-04-21 Lyrics Handwritten by Bob Dylan On Sale for $2.2 Million
A paper on which music star Bob Dylan wrote the words to one of his most famous songs, The Times…
2020-04-18 American Movie Theaters Expect to Reopen Slowly
American movie theater operators hope to fully reopen their businesses across the United States by late July. The theaters were…
2020-04-13 Hong Kong Music Teachers Bring Pianos to Students During Virus Outbreak
Seven-year-old Sophia Cheung knows what to do when she hears a truck arrive outside her home in Hong Kong. She…
2020-04-11 Artists, Entertainers Bring Hope, Laughter
On Easter Sunday, Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli will perform from Milan’s empty Duomo cathedral. He will be accompanied only…
2020-04-10 Christians Gather, at a Distance, for Religious Services
Most Christians around the world are observing Holy Week, a period of great importance to the religion. The faithful are…
2020-04-07 New Mobile-Phone Only Streaming Service Quibi
Want to see Chance the Rapper play jokes on Hollywood stars? Enjoy a new action movie starring Liam Hemsworth and…
2020-04-04 Getty Museum Asks Public to Recreate Works of Art
For years, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has been famous for its large collection of European paintings, sculptures and…
2020-04-03 Jazz Great Ellis Marsalis Dead at 85, Fought Virus
Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz musician, teacher and head of a musical family has died after being infected with coronavirus.…
2020-04-04 Plague as Art: Over the Centuries, Many Kinds of Stories
Lauren Beukes is a writer who likes to tells stories about power between men and women. Her new book “Afterland,”…
2020-03-28 New Pearl Jam Album Rocks Hard on Climate Change
It has been almost six-and-a-half-years since the American music group Pearl Jam released an album. That changed Friday when the…
2020-03-28 Zimbabwean Artist’s Stone Sculptures Find Worldwide Praise
When Dominic Benhura started creating traditional Zimbabwean sculptures as a young man 40 years ago, he never thought it would…