2015-08-08 Cruise Again Lives ‘Dangerously’ in Fifth ‘Mission: Impossible’ Film
“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” is the fifth installment of a successful 20-year-old spy movie series. The series is based…
2015-07-28 Folk to Rock: When Dylan Went Electric
Fifty years ago, the well-loved musician Bob Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival and was widely booed. The audience…
2015-07-24 Movie Tells Story of Mental Health, Poverty
Director Maya Forbes tells about her family and its struggles with depression, poverty and sex discrimination in her new film,…
2015-06-07 Jews and Arabs Form Friendships Through Music
In Israel, music is bringing young people together and to make more than beautiful sounds. Four young musicians – two…
2015-05-18 Chinese-American Nightclubs Changed Racial Stereotypes
In the 1930s, Asian-Americans performers did not have many opportunities in mainstream U.S. entertainment. These performers were limited to roles…
2015-05-18 Resounding Earth: Creating Music from Metal
Sometimes you can feel the ring of a bell from your head to your feet. Take that idea and expand…
2015-05-08 Latina Blues Singer Releases New CD
Blues singer Evelyn Rubio has released a new CD that shows her abilities as a singer, songwriter and saxophone player.…
2015-04-25 Monkeys Rule the Ruins in Disney Documentary
Monkeys are entertaining. They can swing through trees, hang by their tails, play, dance, kiss and argue. A new Disney…
2015-04-21 Longtime, But Unknown, Blues Musicians Release CD
BB King. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. Elmore James. These are some famous names in American blues music. You might have heard…
2015-04-18 Mother, Son, Co-Write Children’s Book on Autism
Eighteen-year-old Burnie Rollinson has Asperger syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. People with Asperger’s have difficulty with communication, eye contact and…
2015-04-07 A Big Day for US Sports Fans
Millions of Americans will attend opening day of Major League Baseball, a league of professional baseball players, on April 6.…
2015-03-27 Angelina Jolie Has Second Surgery to Prevent Cancer
Hollywood actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie told the world this week that she had had another operation to reduce her…
2015-03-23 Secrets of a Saddle-Maker
People began riding horses thousands of years ago. Saddles for horseback riding were invented soon after. Today, many companies manufacture…
2015-03-19 ‘Cinderella’ Is More Than Just a Movie for Kids
Years ago, the American writer Kurt Vonnegut often said there was one story that would always make a million dollars:…
2015-02-21 ‘Fifty Shades of Grey:’ Big Audiences, Bad Reviews
The movie “Fifty Shades of Grey” opened last week and sold more than $300 million worth of tickets worldwide. That…