2016-09-10 Pre-Teens Enter Universities in Canada, US
Jeremy Shuler and Cendikiawan Suryaatmadja, also known as Diki, are starting a new year in school. Both boys are 12…
2016-09-08 NFL Season Opens Without Quarterbacks Brady, Manning
Fans of American-style football are looking forward to the opening of the National Football League season on September 8. The…
2016-09-01 Remembering Actor Gene Wilder
This week, the United States lost a beloved actor and funnyman. Gene Wilder, the wild-haired star of unforgettable comedy films,…
2016-08-23 African Films Explore Our Sense of Time
Artist Rachel Rymont did not plan on spending part of her day inside a dark building when she visited Washington,…
2016-08-20 New York City Baseball Program Improves Children’s Lives
A baseball program in New York City continues to help East Harlem children escape poverty. The program is named Harlem…
2016-08-18 President Obama Releases Summer Music Playlists
From Aloe Blacc to Esperanza Spalding, 37 musicians are represented in two summer music playlists recently released by U.S. President…
2016-08-13 Celebrating Strange Art at Washington’s Fringe Festival
Every summer artists perform at Fringe Festivals around the world. Fringe Festivals are a celebration of strange art. They have…
2016-08-11 Getting to Know the Music Industry in Silicon Valley
Nashville, Tennessee is known as “Music City” in the United States. But on the west coast, some people might argue…
2016-08-06 US Women’s Basketball Team Aims for More Olympic Gold
At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. women’s basketball team will work to win a sixth gold…
2016-08-04 America’s Roadside Attractions: Weird and Worth a Stop
Road trips have been popular with Americans for almost as long as their love of cars. But when gasoline prices…
2016-07-30 New ‘Star Trek’ Movie Out as Series Celebrates 50 Years
Last week the latest movie in the “Star Trek” series was released. “Star Trek Beyond” made close to $60 million…
2016-07-28 Film Contest Pushes Students to Fight Drugs
Billy Shreve was surprised by the talent and imagination of the student films he watched at a Maryland Film Festival…
2016-07-23 Exhibit Explores Power of Press in 18th Century
Clearly, there was no social media or television to spread the word when America declared its independence from Britain in…
2016-07-16 New ‘Ghostbusters’ Film Shows the Spirit of the First
Forget everything you think you know about the new “Ghostbusters” movie. Critics, movie-lovers and film industry professionals had expressed considerable…
2016-07-14 Taylor Swift Is Rich Beyond Her ‘Wildest Dreams’
Pop music star Taylor Swift is rich, likely beyond her “Wildest Dreams.” Forbes magazine lists the highest-paid celebrities each year.…