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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
2016-06-30 Comic Book Fans Create Community at ‘Awesome Con’
Movies and television with superheroes are popular all over the world. Both young people and adults love characters like Batman…
2016-06-25 Summer Movies: Sharks, Surfers, Science Fiction
Summer is here in the United States. It is extremely hot in most of the country. Heavy rain storms are…