2019-06-21 Meet America’s First Native Poet Laureate
Joy Harjo, the first Native American to be named U.S. poet laureate, has been ready for such a responsibility for…
2019-06-15 Scorsese Gets Playful with Dylan in ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ Film
Film director Martin Scorsese has made his second film about singer — and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature…
2019-06-12 Beyond World Cup, US Team Hopes for Greater Support for Women’s Game
The U.S. women’s national soccer team began its effort to capture a fourth World Cup championship Tuesday with a record-breaking…
2019-06-11 ‘Hadestown’ Is the Big Winner at the Tony Awards
Hadestown, a musical about a young couple’s dark trip to the Underworld, was the big winner Sunday night at the…
2019-06-09 American Craft Brewers Experiment with Taste
Pickle pilsner, tamale lagers, and carrot stouts. These were among the beers at the Strange Brew Festival in Reno, Nevada,…
2019-06-09 Julio Iglesias Says 50-year Singing Career is ‘a Miracle’
At age 75, singer Julio Iglesias cannot run and can no longer play football. But Iglesias still performs as a…
2019-06-08 Famed Museum in Washington Welcomes T. Rex
The huge T.rex skeleton bends over a large triceratops lying on his side below. With its mouth open wide, the…
2019-06-01 Disneyland Opens ‘Star Wars’ Area of Park
Chewbacca climbed into the pilot seat of the Millennium Falcon as fireworks exploded above Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Wednesday. Chewbacca…
2019-05-29 Summer Theater: Fireflies That Light Up at the Same Time
Crowds will gather in two forests in the United States in coming weeks to see light shows created by a…
2019-05-28 Belgian Monks, Israeli Scientists Producing Beer From Long Ago
Beer lovers — and makers — are always looking for new and interesting versions of the drink. But recent efforts…
2019-05-25 What Is the Best Beach in America?
In Kailua, the sand is soft and white. The water is clear and calm. Those are among the reasons that…
2019-05-25 Norman Rockwell’s Images of Freedom Revisited 75 Years Later
Norman Rockwell is considered one of America’s most beloved artists. Rockwell painted average Americans at work, at play and at…
2019-05-24 Artists Show Concern for Environment at Smithsonian Craft Show
The United Nations says more than one million plant and animal species are likely to die out because of human…
2019-05-18 Architect I.M.Pei Dies at 102
I.M. Pei, one of the best-known architects of the 20th century, has died. He was 102. Born in China, Ieoh…
2019-05-16 Statue of Liberty’s New Museum
A new museum is opening at the Statute of Liberty, to replace a smaller one that had been inside the…