2018-03-17 Everyone Gets to be Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day
On March 17, people around the world celebrate the Irish holiday of Saint Patrick’s Day. It is a major holiday…
2018-03-17 ‘National Geographic’ Magazine Chief Admits History of Racist Coverage
National Geographic magazine admitted this week that racism had influenced its reporting on the world for generations. The head of…
2018-03-13 SXSW: Where Music, Technology, Movies Come Together
Afro hip-hop musician 9ice has traveled from Nigeria to the United States for an event unlike any other. This week,…
2018-03-09 Meatballs Around the World
You may not know it, but March 9 is a day to celebrate the meatball. That’s right. It’s International Meatball…
2018-03-06 Oscars Honoring, Correcting Past History
The 90th Academy Awards honored the best films of 2017. Mexican director Guillermo del Toro was the big winner with…
2018-03-04 Let’s Talk Oscars!
Caty Weaver: Welcome, Penelope Poulou, our VOA movie correspondent! How are you doing? Penelope Poulou: I’m great, it’s great to…
2018-03-03 The Academy May Not Like It, But Politics Might Star at the Oscars
If any of this year’s Oscar winners use their acceptance speech to push a political cause, you can thank —…
2018-02-24 Show Examines Native American Imagery in US Culture
An 1830 law forced thousands of American Indians from their lands in the southern United States to areas west of…
2018-02-22 Educators, Stars and Others Help Kids See ‘Black Panther’ Film
For years, Xavier Thompson of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has followed Marvel Comics superhero movies. But the 16-year-old student has always…
2018-02-21 Oscar-Nominated Film ‘The Insult’ Shines Light on Divided Lebanon
Ziad Doueiri’s film The Insult has been nominated to receive the Academy Award for best foreign language film. The film…
2018-02-15 Eve Ensler Continues Fight for Women’s Issues
Writer, actor and activist Eve Ensler has spent her adult life working to support women and women’s causes around the…
2018-02-17 Helvetia Fasnacht: Small West Virginia Community Keeps its Swiss Culture Alive
High up a long, winding road in the Appalachian Mountains, a small village is hidden among the hills and forest.…
2018-02-16 Lucky Foods for the Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year begins February 16. It is one of the biggest and most important holidays in Asia. In…
2018-02-04 Helen Mirren Talks ‘Winchester’ Film, Effects of Gun Deaths on the Living
Actor Helen Mirren says her new film Winchester is not a horror movie, but a ghost story. She says the…
2018-02-13 Art Lovers Get Chance to Buy Long-Lost Nigerian Painting
A painting of a Nigerian princess that was lost for more than 40 years has been found in England. It…