Ice-Sculpting Champion Carves Up Competition
To say winter gets really cold in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in the midwestern, American state of Minnesota is an understatement. On this day, with temperatures
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Мистецькі новини. Мистецтво – галузь людської культури, в якій за допомогою знаків через конкретні образи світу виражаються його узагальнені сенси. Зазвичай поділяється на літературу, образотворче мистецтво, декоративно-ужиткове, сценічне, музику та архітектуру. Мистецтво охоплює різноманітний спектр людської діяльності та її результати, що включає творчий або уявний талант, який виражає технічну майстерність, красу, емоційну силу або концептуальні ідеї
Beyonce Photo Captures Grandmother’s Star-Struck Reaction
A Massachusetts grandmother worried that no one would believe her story of meeting Beyonce before the Grammys — until a picture of her star-struck reaction appeared on the singer’s Instagram
Read MoreUS Officials: No Specific Threats to Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
The United States says it is not aware of any specific threats to the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, despite nuclear tensions with neighboring North Korea. Senior
Read MoreUSA Gymnastics: All Directors Have Resigned After Abuse Scandal
USA Gymnastics, the sport’s U.S. governing body, said Wednesday that all its remaining directors have resigned following revelations that the longtime team doctor had sexually abused numerous athletes under his
Read MoreRare Picasso Painting Starts Tour Before Next Month’s Auction
A rare Picasso painting will be auctioned off in London next month. The 1937 work titled “Femme au beret et a la robe quadrillee” (Woman in beret and checked dress),
Read MoreBeirut Guide Gives Walking Tours of City’s History and His Own
Tour guide Ronnie Chatah, 36, is once again doing what he loves after a four-year hiatus – telling the stories that have shaped Beirut’s history from ancient to modern times.
Read MoreCuban Refugee Sets Cold War Stage in ‘Blind Date’
When U.S. President Ronald Reagan met Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva, Switzerland, in November 1985, it was the start of a thaw in Cold War tensions that had dramatically
Read MoreJordan Peele Talks Oscars, ‘Get Out’ and Whoopi Goldberg
Jordan Peele has been dreaming of his Oscar moment since he was 13, but now that it’s happened, he can hardly believe it. The 38-year-old received Academy Award nominations last
Read MoreNative Americans Applaud Removal of ‘Racist’ Sports Mascot
Native Americans took to social media Monday to celebrate the pending “death” of Chief Wahoo, the longtime logo of the Cleveland Indians baseball team which features a garish “Indian” caricature
Read MoreAt Long Last: Beckham’s MLS Team in Miami Is Born
David Beckham finally has his Major League Soccer team in Miami. Beckham and MLS announced Monday that the long-awaited franchise is now born. It took Beckham nearly four years to
Read MoreGrammy Awards TV Audience Drops Sharply, Nears Record Low
The U.S. television audience for Sunday’s Grammy Awards show on CBS Corp. fell by more than eight million viewers and could be one of the lowest audiences on record, early
Read MoreMusic and Politics Mixed at Grammys
Politics took the stage at the 60th annual Grammy awards this year, along with some great music. Hillary Clinton, who ran against Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential campaign, made
Read MoreGaga, Cardi B. Among Stars Wearing White Roses for Grammys
Stars, including Lady Gaga and Kelly Clarkson, turned out on the Grammys red carpet Sunday displaying white roses in solidarity with the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements against sexual misconduct
Read MoreIKEA Furniture Magnate Ingvar Kamprad Dies at 91
Ingvar Kamprad, who founded Sweden’s IKEA furniture brand and transformed it into a worldwide business empire, has died at the age of 91. Kamprad died Saturday of pneumonia in the
Read MoreBurkina Faso Music Honored at Grammys, but Artists Cry Foul
For musicians from the West African nation of Burkina Faso, a nomination for a Grammy Award should have been the crowning achievement of a musical career. Instead, musicians based in
Read More‘Beetle Bailey’ Cartoonist Walker Dies at 94
Comic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private Beetle Bailey, died Saturday.
Read MoreWozniacki Bests Halep to Win Australian Open
Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki won her first grand slam title Saturday at the Australian Open in Melbourne, besting Romanian Simona Halep, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4. “I have to take a
Read MoreThe Iconic Building-Block of Our Childhoods Celebrates 60th Birthday
One of the world’s most famous toys turns 60 on Jan. 28. The Lego building block, a tool of innovation and cause of severe pain to anyone who’s ever stepped
Read MoreCasino Mogul Steve Wynn Denies Allegations of Sexual Harassment
Billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn is denying allegations of sexual harassment after a report in the Wall Street Journal detailed allegations of misconduct and caused shares of his casino company
Read MoreMichigan State University Athletic Director Resigns Amid Nassar Scandal
Michigan State University Athletic Director Mark Hollis resigned Friday, two days after the school’s president stepped down amid a storm of criticism about how it handled the sexual assault scandal
Read MoreDefiant Moscow Cinema Shows Banned Stalin Comedy
A Moscow cinema has been warned after defying a government ban on showing The Death Of Stalin. (Please see related stories link for VOA story on “The Death of Stalin”)
Read MoreTop 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 27
This is the Top Five Countdown! We’re punching up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Jan. 27, 2018. Some
Read MoreEveryone is a Hostile in Scott Cooper’s Revisionist Western
Scott Cooper’s western, Hostiles, starts at a U.S. army outpost in New Mexico, where Captain Joseph Blocker, played by Christian Bale, is ordered to escort a Cheyenne chief to his
Read MoreMuseum Offers Trump Toilet Instead of Van Gogh
When the White House asked to borrow a Van Gogh painting from New York’s Guggenheim Museum, the request was denied. Instead, curator Nancy Spector, offered another piece of art: an
Read MoreMusician Pushes Boundaries with Earth Harp
Los Angeles musician William Close holds the world record for the longest stringed instrument, a device he invented and has played around the world called the Earth Harp. Close
Read More2018 Grammys: Will Hip-Hop Finally Even The Score?
After several near misses and heaps of outrage, this could finally be hip-hop and R&B’s year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday where rappers Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar dominate nominations
Read MoreElton John Retiring, Says Upcoming Tour Will Be His Last
Elton John is retiring from the road after his upcoming three-year global tour, capping nearly 50 years on stages around the world. He calls it a “way to go out
Read MoreFilm About Kenya Terror Attack Up for an Oscar
A movie produced by a German film student about the 2015 Mandera bus attack in Kenya has just been nominated for an Oscar. The short film, Watu Wote, or Swahili
Read MoreLegendary Jazz Musician, Political Activist Hugh Masekela dies at 78
South African jazz trumpeter and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Masekela dies at the age of 78. Among his greatest hits were the anthem “Bring Him Back Home,” demanding Nelson Mandela’s freedom
Read MoreUrsula K. Le Guin, Best-selling Science Fiction Author, Dies
Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, has died at 88. Le Guin
Read MoreHollywood’s Oldest Working Actress, Connie Sawyer, Dies at 105
You may not know her name, but you know her face. Connie Sawyer, known in Hollywood as the oldest working actress in show business, has finally ended her career. Sawyer
Read MoreFor Songwriter Marc Cohn the Grammys Aren’t in his Past
Marc Cohn is rightly proud of his Grammy Award but it’s not the most valuable thing in his house. The trophy sits in a heaving bookcase right above a copy
Read MoreChilean Poet, Physicist Nicanor Parra Dies at 103
Nicanor Parra, a Chilean physicist, mathematician and self-described “anti-poet” whose eccentric writings won him a leading place in Latin American literature, has died. Parra was 103. His death was confirmed
Read MoreFilms From Chile, Lebanon up for Foreign-language Oscar
Movies from Chile, Lebanon, Russia, Hungary and Sweden are competing in the Academy Awards race for best foreign-language film. Five nominees announced Tuesday include Chilean director Sebastian Lelio’s drama with
Read MoreThree USA Gymnastics Board Members Resign in Wake of Sex Abuse Scandal
Three USA Gymnastics board members resigned on Monday in the wake of its former team physician sexually abusing female gymnasts, a step the organization said would support its reform efforts.
Read MoreJesmyn Ward, Masha Gessen Among Nominees for Book Critics Awards
Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing, winner of the National Book Award for fiction, is now a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle prize. Other finalists announced Monday include Mohsin
Read MoreKid Rock Donates Merchandise Money for Voter Registration
Kid Rock has donated about $122,000 from sales of merchandise promoting his potential U.S. Senate campaign to a voter-registration organization. The Detroit-area rocker, whose real name is Robert Ritchie,
Read MorePatriots, Eagles Advance to Super Bowl
The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles have advanced to the National Football League’s Super Bowl after winning their respective conference championship games Sunday. In the American Football Conference championship,
Read More‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Producers Guild Awards
Women and inclusivity continued to dominate the awards season conversation Saturday at the Producers Guild Awards, where Guillermo del Toro’s fantastical romance The Shape of Water won the top award and
Read MoreNigeria Women Bobsledding Team to Make History as First Africa Team at Winter Olympics
Bobsled and Nigeria are not two words typically used in the same sentence. But soon they will be heard together often. Bobsledders Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga will
Read MoreBritish Group Works to Preserve Afghanistan’s Arts & Crafts Heritage
Afghanistan’s arts and architecture were once the pride of Asia. However, more than four decades of war have left many of the country’s traditional crafts on the verge of extinction.
Read MoreTom Petty Died of Accidental Overdose, Including Opioids
Tom Petty died last year of an accidental drug overdose that his family said occurred the same day he found out his hip was broken. He had just finished a string
Read MoreOscars: Four Questions Ahead of Tuesday’s Nominations
Oscar nominations balloting might be finished but Hollywood’s “Me Too” moment has kept right on going. When Academy Awards nominations are announced Tuesday morning, it might be a brief, celebratory
Read MoreSoccer Great Pele Cancels Appearance in England Because of Fatigue
Brazilian soccer great Pele has canceled a trip to England where he was to receive an award from the English Football Writers’ Association. A spokesman for Pele said the former
Read More‘Game of Thrones’ Ice Hotel Opens in Finland
A “Game of Thrones”-themed ice hotel complete with a bar and a chapel for weddings has opened in northern Finland in a joint effort by a local hotel chain and
Read MoreIOC: More Initiatives Coming to Promote Korean Unity
Olympics organizers on Friday welcomed an agreement between North and South Korea to unite athletes at the upcoming Winter Games in Pyeongchang, and promised that “much more exciting initiatives” promoting
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