2021-04-24 Oscar Contender ‘Minari’ Hopes to Connect with Korean-American Story
Minari is a vegetable known as Korea’s water celery or watercress. It is also the name of a film nominated…
2021-04-17 Japanese Cosmic Show Meets American Garden
The large, brightly colored circles and pumpkins at the New York Botanical Garden are part of a new show called…
2021-04-14 The Real Prince Philip vs. Philip of The Crown
The Crown is a popular television drama about the British royal family. One of the most important characters is Prince…
2021-04-13 Japan Celebrates Golfer’s Victory at the Masters
Golfer Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese champion of a men’s major tournament Sunday at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia.…
2021-04-12 In Italy, Dancing Helps During Lockdown
Much of Italy is still in a coronavirus lockdown. So live music, theatrical performances and movies continue to be banned.…
2021-04-11 Technology Helps Explain Mystery of Crosses at Israeli Holy Site
Israeli researchers say technology may have solved a mystery about markings at one of Christianity’s holiest places. The markings are…
2021-04-10 Musicians Raise Money to Feed Neighbors
When Erin Shields sang “Being Alive,” a popular song from the Broadway show “Company,” the song had extra levels of…
2021-04-10 New Show Comes at Important Time for Asian Americans
New actors just starting off will sometimes claim to have many different skills to be considered for roles in films.…
2021-04-09 Are America’s Communities Disappearing?
“Won’t you be my neighbor?” is a famous song from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, a popular children’s television show. The show,…
2021-04-06 Hope for Moviemakers with ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Strong Opening
Moviemakers are hoping that watching a city getting destroyed will be popular at movie theaters. That seems to be the…
2021-04-05 Ancient Coins May Solve Age-old Murder Mystery
A few coins found in rural areas of the United States, including the state of Rhode Island, may help solve…
2021-04-03 Easter, Passover, other Springtime Celebrations
This weekend some Americans celebrate the Christian holiday of Easter. Others observe the Jewish holiday of Passover. And many are…
2021-04-02 Pain into Beauty: Argentine Sculptor Turns Pandemic Waste into Art
Argentine artist Marcelo Toledo usually creates his works out of metal. But now Toledo is working with new materials: used…
2021-04-01 Baseball Fans Excited, Worried About Opening Day
The Major League Baseball season in the U.S. begins on April 1. The first day of games is known as…
2021-03-28 Brewer, Baker Combine to Use Extra Beer in Germany
A German beer maker that usually sells a lot of its alcoholic drink had a problem. In the western city…