Recreating an Ancient Tuscan Town in 3-D Cyberspace
A German software company has used drones and laser imaging to take people back in time to the ancient Italian city of Volterra. The goal of the project is to
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Hollywood Icon Doris Day Turns 93, Oops – 95
To Doris Day’s many admirers, the pert and fresh-faced charmer who starred in “Pillow Talk” and “Move Over Darling” is ageless. But Day turns 95 on Monday – which is
Read MoreAmerican Singer-songwriter Dylan Accepts Nobel Prize
American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan accepted his Nobel Prize in literature Saturday in Stockholm, members of the Swedish Academy and local media reported. Dylan received his Nobel diploma and medal during
Read MoreAcclaimed Russian Poet Yevtushenko Dies in Oklahoma
Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, whose work focused on war atrocities and denounced anti-Semitism and tyrannical dictators, has died. He was 84. Ginny Hensley, a spokeswoman for Hillcrest Medical Center
Read MoreFor Crowell, Music a Commitment That Deepened With Time
Rodney Crowell’s tender lyrics about a woman with “hair two shades of foxtail red” in a song that features ex-wife Rosanne Cash makes it an easy leap to assume that
Read MoreLatin Singer Maluma Eyes English Music Crossover With Upcoming Album
Already one of the biggest names in Latin music, Colombian pop star Maluma is hoping to cross over to a wider audience with an upcoming album of Spanish and English
Read MoreTop 5 Songs for Week Ending April 1
We’re lighting up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending April 1, 2017. As has been the case, we welcome
Read MoreTourists Drawn to California Desert ‘Super Bloom’
Rain-fed wildflowers have been sprouting from California’s desert sands after lying dormant for years — producing a spectacular display that has drawn record crowds and traffic jams to tiny towns
Read More‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ Looks at Heroism in Face of Persecution
During World War II, the Warsaw Zoo in Poland’s capital became a hideout for Jews escaping Nazi persecution. Niki Caro’s film, The Zookeeper’s Wife, chronicles this true story, highlighting the
Read MoreAfghans Find Distraction From War in Mixed Martial Arts
In a custom-built arena in Kabul, crowds cheered as young Afghan men punched, kicked and wrestled in the country’s first professional mixed martial arts league, a welcome distraction to the
Read MoreUS Art Houses Program Protest as ‘1984’ Heads Back to Theaters
On Tuesday, it will be “1984” again in movie theaters across the country. About 190 art-house theaters have banded together to show the 1984 big-screen adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian
Read MoreG7 Culture Ministers Discuss Threat of Cultural Trafficking
During their first-ever formal meeting, culture ministers representing Group of Seven industrialized nations on Thursday decried the looting and trafficking of cultural treasures by terror groups while experts acknowledged that
Read MoreBob Dylan Archives Open in Oklahoma; Public Center Planned
Part of music icon Bob Dylan’s once-secret 6,000-piece archive, including thousands of hours of studio sessions, film reels and caches of unpublished lyrics, has opened in Oklahoma. More than 1,000
Read MoreCruise Digs Up a Monster in ‘The Mummy’
Universal Pictures is going back to its roots — monsters. The studio Wednesday debuted footage from its upcoming adventure film The Mummy, which opens a monster universe drawing on Universal’s vault
Read MoreRare Image of Harriet Tubman to Be Auctioned in New York
A photograph of Harriet Tubman, believed to be the earliest-known image of the anti-slavery crusader and showing her as younger than she is normally depicted, will go up for auction
Read MoreTwitter to Let Advertisers Buy Video Ads on Periscope
Twitter Inc, trying to boost its sagging advertising revenue, will allow brands to buy commercials on its video streams for Periscope, signaling a major push to make money off the
Read MoreLeonardo Masterpiece Unveiled After Facelift
Leonardo da Vinci is, simply put, one of the greatest artists of all time. The world still marvels at his genius and some of his most famous works, such as
Read MoreFrom Syria to Detroit, We Are All Migrants, Sings Bluesman Bibb
“Migration Blues”, a new album from veteran bluesman Eric Bibb, uses the sounds of the American South to tell the tale of everyone from 1920s farmers fleeing the Dust Bowl
Read MoreBaltics’ Russian Media Use Online Humor to Combat Propaganda
Russia’s nationalist propaganda machine kicked into high gear after the 2014 annexation of Crimea sparked the worst East-West tensions since the Cold War. State media quickly fell behind the
Read More‘Fearless Girl’ Extends Face-off with Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’
The globally popular statue of a young girl will keep staring down Wall Street’s famed “Charging Bull” through February 2018 instead of being removed this coming Sunday, the mayor said.
Read MoreCircus Skills Show Children of Mexico Beach Town How to Fly
With their gravity-defying trampoline flips, graceful acrobatics, juggling and tightrope walking, the children in San Francisco’s circus school are bringing a touch of Cirque du Soleil magic to this bohemian
Read MoreIn Age of Keyboards, US Kids Learn Cursive Handwriting
These days, the only words most people see are typed. Many young people never learn cursive handwriting, but it is making a comeback. Thousands of school students around the country
Read MoreFans Gather at Public Memorial, Celebrate Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds
Hundreds of fans and friends of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher gathered for a public memorial honoring the celebrated mother and daughter. The two-hour ceremony Saturday was a mix of
Read MoreFans to Gather for Public Memorial for Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds
Stars and fans will gather Saturday for a public memorial to honor late actresses Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher nearly three months after their deaths. The ceremony honoring the
Read MoreAmerican Landmark Combines Contemporary Design and Nature
Fallingwater is a house in rural southwestern Pennsylvania designed in 1935 by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Although it is not easy to get to, Fallingwater is a must-see, and not
Read MoreDirector Boyle Revisits ‘Trainspotting’ Gang 20 Years Later
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle reunites with his original Trainspotting cast twenty years later to make a sequel that deals with aging, accountability, friendship and, once again, betrayal. Trainspotting 2
Read MoreDirector Boyle Re-visits ‘Trainspotting’ Gang 20 Years Later
Academy award-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle reunites with his original Trainspotting cast 20 years later to make a sequel that deals with aging, accountability, friendship and once again, betrayal. Those who
Read MoreBeyond Spring Cleaning: Tapestries Get 16 Years of Grooming
Think your home furnishings are a dust magnet? New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine just spent 16 years cleaning and conserving its rare, supersize wall hangings. Now
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