2015-12-18 ‘Force Awakens’ at Star Wars Premiere in Hollywood
The new force gathered with the old Monday when “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” made its world premiere in Hollywood.…
2015-12-19 Take a Holiday Walk Through Washington
Can’t get to Washington, D.C. for the holidays? Luckily, we did the walking for you. Let’s head out on this…
2015-12-13 Arizona: The Spirit of Route 66
Arizona’s stretch of Route 66 contains some of America’s most impressive – and famous – landscapes. Parts of Arizona’s Mother…
2015-12-12 Old Sex Comedy Gets Modern in Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq’
Filmmaker Spike Lee reached back thousands of years to a Greek comedy for the inspiration of his latest film, “Chi-Raq.”…
2015-12-11 Kendrick Lamar Leads Grammy Nominations
Kendrick Lamar has had a good week. The hip-hop artist led the music industry in nominations for its most important…
2015-12-04 Who Doesn’t Have a Tattoo? Body Ink Surges
Soccer star David Beckham, voted “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine, has more than 40 of them. Actress Reese Witherspoon…
2015-11-26 Who Eats the Most on Thanksgiving? These Americans
Many Americans spend Thanksgiving with family and friends around a table of roast turkey, sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce. But…
2015-11-27 Movie Recalls ‘The 33’ Trapped in a Chilean Gold Mine
A new movie, “The 33,” tells about the famous 2010 mining accident in Chile. The 100-year-old San Jose copper and…
2015-11-20 ‘Trumbo’ Tells the Story of Blacklisted Screenwriter
In 1950, the United States Congress tried to end the career of Dalton Trumbo, the highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood. Now,…
2015-11-13 ‘Spectre’ Begins New Era for Bond Films
Many critics consider “Skyfall” the greatest of James Bond films. But, the latest in the series, “Spectre,” may be a…
2015-11-07 Lambert, Stapleton Win Big at CMA Awards
Country music singer Miranda Lambert has a great career going for herself. The key word being “herself.” For a few…
2015-10-31 American Halloween Goes to the Dogs
In America, Halloween is a big deal. Americans spend $7.4 billion on Halloween — and $350 million of that is…
2015-10-30 International Players to Watch in the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is arguably the best basketball league in the world. Some of the most famous teams…
2015-10-30 The Boy on Graves-End Road by Caty Weaver
Editor’s Note: This is a weekly multimedia series of American short stories for English language learners. Each story has video,…
2015-10-26 What Makes Beauty So Appealing?
Every year the entertainment magazine People publishes a list of who it considers the most beautiful people in the world.…