2024-02-02 Remembering Chita Rivera
Groundbreaking American performer Chita Rivera died on January 30 in New York. She was 91 years old. The famed dancer, singer and actor won many awards and honors in her…
2024-02-01 It Has Never Been More Costly to See the Super Bowl
Tickets for the American football Super Bowl game are among the hardest to get in all of sports. Because of that, some websites that buy and re-sell tickets have set…
2024-02-01 Australian Filmmaker Shows Japanese Single Mothers, Children Face Poverty
In wealthy countries, like Japan, poverty is sometimes considered a taboo subject. But an Australian filmmaker, Rionne McAvoy, wants to share the stories of women and children in poverty in…
2024-01-29 X Blocks Taylor Swift Search after ‘Deepfake’ Image Spread
The social media site X has blocked some searches for Taylor Swift in reaction to an online spread of pornographic deepfake images of the singer. A “deepfake” is an image,…
2024-01-26 2024 Academy Award Nominees: Surprises, Snubs and Fun Facts
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday announced the nominees for Hollywood’s highest movie awards — the Oscars. As usual, there were surprises. And there were snubs,…
2024-01-25 Croatian Artist Makes Life-size Sculptures with Matchsticks
Croatian artist Tomislav Horvat is not the first person to make models out of matchsticks, but he might be creating the largest projects. A matchstick is the short, thin piece…
2024-01-25 US Scientist’s Advice Shocks British Tea Drinkers
An American scientist has started a tempest in a teapot by offering Britain advice on its favorite drink: tea. Tempest in a teapot is an expression to describe a strong,…
2024-01-23 ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ Lead Oscar Nominations
Oppenheimer, the film about the lead scientist in the American project to create a nuclear weapon, led the Academy Awards, or Oscars, with 13 nominations on Tuesday. The three-hour film…
2024-01-21 Cookbooks Show American Culture
Are you interested in food, United States history, and the English language? If so, American cookbooks provide wide information in all three subjects. The first, published in 1796, started a…
2024-01-19 Artist Puts Re-imagined Spanish Painting on Venezuelan Streets
A collection of modern statues has been placed around Venezuela’s capital Caracas in an attempt to increase local interest in art. A total of 19 fiberglass pieces – created by…
2024-01-17 Guinness World Records Investigates ‘World’s Oldest Dog’
Guinness World Records said on Tuesday that it has suspended and was re-examining its “world’s oldest dog” record. The publishing company had given the record to a Portuguese dog named…
2024-01-16 Singer Elton John Completes Rare ‘EGOT’ with Emmy Win
The Emmy Awards program on Monday night honored British singer Elton John with a prize for his movie which Disney+ presented in 2023. With the win, John completed the career…
2024-01-12 Hawaiian Salt Makers Aim to Protect Tradition
Last summer on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, Tina Taniguchi was working close to the ground. Her coconut leaf hat covered most of her thick brown hair. Wet soil had…
2024-01-09 Spanish Tapestry Factory Creating Pieces after 300 Years
Spain’s Royal Tapestry Factory has been providing clothes, called carpets for the floor and tapestries for the wall, for palaces and public buildings for more than 300 years. Found on…
2024-01-08 ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins Big at Golden Globes
The historical film “Oppenheimer” won big at the Golden Globe awards Sunday. It won five awards, including best drama. And the comedy “Poor Things” upset summer hit “Barbie,” as Hollywood…