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…
2024-01-05 Ugandan Homemade Drink Threatened by Bill, Market Changes
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…
2024-01-05 Ahead of Lunar New Year, Chinese Debate Fireworks Ban
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…
2024-01-03 Lancashire Heeler: Small Dog with Big Smile
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.…
2024-01-01 Designer Combines Recycled Metal with Lab-grown Gems
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…
2023-12-31 Louisiana’s Creole Culture Extends Far and Wide
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…
2023-12-29 Remembering Newsmakers Who Died in 2023
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.…
2023-12-28 Vatican Experts Restore Masterpieces
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…
2023-12-27 Las Vegas Could Set Record for Marriages on New Year’s Eve
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…