2016-08-23 African Films Explore Our Sense of Time
Artist Rachel Rymont did not plan on spending part of her day inside a dark building when she visited Washington, D.C. But she changed her mind after taking one look…
2016-08-20 New York City Baseball Program Improves Children’s Lives
A baseball program in New York City continues to help East Harlem children escape poverty. The program is named Harlem RBI. The program was founded in 1991. The community is…
2016-08-18 President Obama Releases Summer Music Playlists
From Aloe Blacc to Esperanza Spalding, 37 musicians are represented in two summer music playlists recently released by U.S. President Barack Obama. The music is available on Spotify, the streaming…
2016-08-13 Celebrating Strange Art at Washington’s Fringe Festival
Every summer artists perform at Fringe Festivals around the world. Fringe Festivals are a celebration of strange art. They have all kinds of performers — from dancers, musicians and actors…
2016-08-11 Getting to Know the Music Industry in Silicon Valley
Nashville, Tennessee is known as “Music City” in the United States. But on the west coast, some people might argue Silicon Valley is just as worthy of the name. The…
2016-08-06 US Women’s Basketball Team Aims for More Olympic Gold
At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. women’s basketball team will work to win a sixth gold medal. The U.S. team has won the championship at every…
2016-08-04 America’s Roadside Attractions: Weird and Worth a Stop
Road trips have been popular with Americans for almost as long as their love of cars. But when gasoline prices are high, people abandon the highway. This summer, gasoline prices…
2016-07-30 New ‘Star Trek’ Movie Out as Series Celebrates 50 Years
Last week the latest movie in the “Star Trek” series was released. “Star Trek Beyond” made close to $60 million in ticket sales. Although it led movie openings in earning…
2016-07-28 Film Contest Pushes Students to Fight Drugs
Billy Shreve was surprised by the talent and imagination of the student films he watched at a Maryland Film Festival last year. The festival inspired him to start a competitive…
2016-07-23 Exhibit Explores Power of Press in 18th Century
Clearly, there was no social media or television to spread the word when America declared its independence from Britain in 1776. Information about the American Revolution came from newspapers. An…
2016-07-16 New ‘Ghostbusters’ Film Shows the Spirit of the First
Forget everything you think you know about the new “Ghostbusters” movie. Critics, movie-lovers and film industry professionals had expressed considerable worry about the remake of the movie from 1984. There…
2016-07-14 Taylor Swift Is Rich Beyond Her ‘Wildest Dreams’
Pop music star Taylor Swift is rich, likely beyond her “Wildest Dreams.” Forbes magazine lists the highest-paid celebrities each year. It puts the singer-songwriter at the top of its 2016…
2016-07-09 Balancing Life, Olympic Hopes on the Big Screen
Look out for Alexi Pappas at the Olympics in August. She is a Greek-American long-distance runner. Pappas will run in the 10,000 meter event for Greece. She grew up in…
2016-07-07 ‘Curious George’ Explores Ramadan
He has ridden a bike, received a medal, flown a kite and learned the alphabet. He has even traveled into space. Since the Curious George series began in 1941, the…
2016-07-02 US Audiences Say ‘Hello’ to Adele
British singer Adele opens a series of shows in the United States this week in the small city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Three hundred thousand people live in Saint Paul.…