2020-10-17 NY Philharmonic Cancels Season, Plays Along City Streets
The New York Philharmonic made the historic decision this week to cancel its entire performance season. The president of the…
2020-10-15 Simone Leigh: 1st Black Woman to Represent US at Biennale
Simone Leigh is known for creating large art works that represent and celebrate the experiences of Black women. Now she…
2020-10-15 Broadway Closure Continues Until End of May
Theater lovers will have to wait a little longer for New York City’s Broadway shows to restart. Broadway theaters will…
2020-10-12 What Has Happened to Columbus Day?
This Monday is Columbus Day in the United States. The celebration of the holiday, observed on the second Monday of…
2020-10-10 Remembering Eddie Van Halen: Guitar Superstar
The music world lost a rock and roll superstar this week when guitarist Eddie Van Halen died of cancer. He…
2020-10-09 American Poet Louise Gluck Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
American poet Louise Glück has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Stockholm-based Swedish Academy, which names the Literature…
2020-10-07 National Zoo: It’s a (Giant Panda) Boy!
The Smithsonian National Zoo has confirmed that its six-week old giant panda is a male. he finding was announced on…
2020-10-04 France Wonders: Who Owns Colonial Art?
Is taking African artwork from a European museum a political act, or a criminal one? That is the question a…
2020-10-03 Are ‘Mountains’ of Clothing Waste the New ‘Height of Fashion?
Sales of used clothing are part of fast fashion, but the industry is breaking down because of COVID-19 restrictions. Fast…
2020-10-02 Library Group Lists Books Raising the Most Objections
The American Library Association (ALA) released its list of the 100 books that have been censored the most in the…
2020-10-02 Netherlands Museum Opens Its Secrets to the Public
All the paintings and other works of art you find at museums around the world represent just a small percentage…
2020-09-26 Smallest Rubik’s Cube Ever Goes on Sale in Japan
An extremely small Rubik’s Cube has gone on sale in Japan for 198,000 yen, or about $1,900. Advertised as a…
2020-09-26 Young Afghan Women, Men Perform Sufi Dance Together
A group of young people are dancing in public in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The women and men perform a Sufi…
2020-09-22 France Launches Effort to Right Classical Music’s Gender Imbalance
Very few women occupy leadership positions in the world of classical music. In fact, only about six percent of professional…
2020-09-18 Gender Reveal Parties Grow in Popularity, Risk
The huge El Dorado wildfire burning in California reportedly started at a gender reveal party. Gender reveal parties are growing…