Category: Arts & Culture (艺术文化)

Lawmakers in Uganda are considering barring people from making a popular alcoholic drink at home. The bill being considered would affect people like the Ndyanabo family. At least once a…

Chinese lawmakers recently entered a fierce online debate on whether fireworks should be used to celebrate the Lunar New year this February. They said a total ban on fireworks in…

It is a small dog with a big “smile.” And it is ready to compete with 200 other kinds of dogs, known as breeds. Say hello to the Lancashire Heeler.…

For some, a natural diamond, created over billions of years, is what they have always wanted. But an award-winning British designer sees greater worth in jewelry made using laboratory-grown gems…

Language experts estimate as many as 10,000 people still speak the French-based language Louisiana Creole. In addition, many others in New Orleans and across the southern U.S. state consider themselves…

2024 is just hours away. Before the world welcomes a new year, we remember some of the influential people who died in 2023. Sandra Day O’Connor We start with U.S.…

Alessandra Zarelli works to keep the artwork of the Vatican Museums in good condition. She says, whenever she works on a masterpiece, she must calm her heart so her thinking…

For better or for worse, the number of couples getting married in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, on New Year’s Eve could set a record. That is because the…

The earliest presidents who lived in the White House did not want the large outdoor areas that the monarchs of Europe might enjoy. Marta McDowell is writer of All the…

In 1822, an American professor named Clement Clarke Moore wrote a poem that redefined the image of Saint Nicholas. It was called “Account of a Visit from Saint Nicholas.” He…

From VOA Learning English, I’m Caty Weaver. Today, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith present a special program on Christmas traditions in the United States during the first half of the…

Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever. He is the make-believe person who brings toys and other gifts to children at Christmas. To grown-ups,…

An early version of Mickey Mouse, the famous Disney character, will soon belong to you, me and everybody else. The mouse that started a Hollywood empire, along with several other…

Almost 400 years ago, America’s early European colonists voted to tax each household in Boston about $70 in today’s money. The money was used to buy a local farm. The…

News reporters, politicians and public figures have had trouble saying some of the words that relate to the top stories of the year year. Last week, the online language learning…