2018-02-10 A Big Birthday for the Big Easy
The Louisiana city known as the Big Easy is celebrating a big birthday this year. New Orleans turns 300 years…
2018-01-24 The Shape of Water Leads with 13 Oscar Nominations
The small-budget film The Shape of Water has earned 13 Oscar nominations, including one for best picture – the most…
2018-01-28 Chilean Film Nominated for Academy Award
Lebanon’s first Oscar-nominated movie and a Chilean picture with a transgender actor are among five finalists for best foreign language…
2018-02-05 Historic Las Vegas Neon Signs Are Shining Again
Las Vegas, Nevada is a city famous for its exciting nightlife. One of the main streets is called The Las…
2018-02-03 Groundhog Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter in US
North America will have six more weeks of winter, says “Punxsutawney Phil,” the most famous groundhog in the United States.…
2018-02-02 Eagles Face Patriots in Super Bowl Sunday
Every year, more Americans gather around their televisions to watch the Super Bowl than any other single broadcast. Last year,…
2018-01-20 Has #MeToo Gone Too Far
Large numbers of women consider the #MeToo movement an important step toward countering widespread sexual abuse and wrongdoing. But this…
2018-01-18 Movie Premiere of ‘Married Men’ Draws Haitian Stars in Miami
Haitian-born film director Robenson Lauvince feels confident about his latest movie. He thinks it will help the Haitian film industry…
2018-01-13 American Kennel Club Welcomes New Dog Breeds
The American Kennel Club, or AKC, has increased its membership. New to the AKC pack are an energetic dog whose…
2018-01-09 ‘Time’s Up’ at the Golden Globes
The red carpet was flooded with black gowns and suits Sunday night at the 75th Golden Globes ceremony in Los…
2018-01-06 Cate Blanchett to Lead Cannes Film Festival Judges
Actor Cate Blanchett will head the awards jury at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in May. The Australian movie star…
2018-01-02 Tourism Is on the Rise in America’s ‘Coal Country’
Two-thirds of coal industry jobs in Appalachia have disappeared since the 1990s. Now, the area is hoping tourism will help…
2017-12-30 2017 in Arts and Culture: A Woman’s Place
One theme dominated the year in arts and culture: women. Tens of millions of women around the world started the…
2017-12-24 VOA Learning English Presents ‘A Visit From St. Nicholas’
In 1822, an American professor named Clement Clarke Moore wrote a poem that redefined the image of Saint Nicholas. It…
2017-12-16 ‘I, Tonya’ Reexamines One of America’s Biggest Sports Scandals
Not long ago, Steven Rogers was watching a film documentary about Tonya Harding, an American figure skater in the 1990s.…