Jack Daniel’s whiskey is known around the world, but despite its popularity, the alcoholic beverage is produced in one small town — Lynchburg, Tennessee. VOA reporter Lesia Bakalets went to …
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Arts and entertainment news. Arts encompass a wide range of human creative activities that express imaginative, conceptual, or technical skill. This includes visual arts like painting, sculpture, and photography, performing arts like music, theater and dance, as well as literary arts such as writing and poetry. The arts serve not only as a reflection of culture and society but also as a medium for personal expression and emotional exploration
Melania Trump Decks the White House Halls
Since President John Adams and first lady Abigail Adams’ Christmas party at the White House in December 1800, wintertime in the U.S. president’s residence has been filled with various holiday …
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A San Francisco chef is the first woman in the United States to be awarded three stars from the Michelin Guide. Dominique Crenn celebrated the honor on Instagram Thursday with …
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FIFA’s ethics committee has imposed a four-year ban on a soccer official for accepting a bribe, reportedly from former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam. FIFA says Manuel Dende, former president …
your ads here!Tenor Nelson Ebo Hopes to Inspire More Opera Fans in Africa
Angola’s most famous operatic tenor hopes to inspire more Africans to take up the classical music form. Nelson Ebo has performed around the world and is currently starring with the …
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The Mystery Writers of America withdrew a major honor Thursday from author Linda Fairstein after other writers condemned the ex-prosecutor’s role in New York’s notorious “Central Park Five” case. The …
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Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has solidified his claim to be the greatest chess player in the world. Carlsen beat Fabiano Caruana of the United States 3-0 Wednesday in a rapid-chess tiebreaker …
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Chinese photographer Lu Guang has gone missing during a visit to China’s Xinjiang province. Lu’s wife Xu Xiaoli, who is in the United States, set up a Twitter account this week to …
your ads here!Predator Cities Fight for Survival in Peter Jackson’s ‘Mortal Engines’
Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson is returning to the big screen with adventure fantasy “Mortal Engines,” a post-apocalyptic tale of survival in his first feature film project since his award-winning adaptations …
your ads here!200 Years of ‘Silent Night’: Singers Mark Carol’s Birthday
One of the most famous songs of Christmas was celebrated Tuesday as it approaches its 200th anniversary, with a concert at the New York City church where “Silent Night” is …
your ads here!Stevie Wonder Announces Plan to Help California Fire Victims
Stevie Wonder wants to raise money through his benefit concert for California fire victims impacted by the catastrophic wildfires. The R&B legend announced his plan Tuesday to also help firefighters …
your ads here!‘The Rider’ Tops Gotham Awards, Kicking Off Awards Season
In the first major soiree of Hollywood’s awards season, Chloe Zhao’s elegiac, lyrical Western “The Rider” took best feature film at the 28th annual Gotham Awards. It was a surprising, …
your ads here!National Board of Review Names ‘Green Book’ Year’s Best Film
The feel-good road-trip drama Green Book was named the best film of the year, and its star, Viggo Mortensen, best actor, by the National Board of Review in one of …
your ads here!‘SpongeBob’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies at 57
Stephen Hillenburg, who created SpongeBob SquarePants and the absurd undersea world he inhabited, has died at age 57, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday. Hillenburg died Monday of Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known …
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“Game of Thrones” actor Jason Momoa brings the latest superhero spin-off to the big screen, this time “Aquaman,” to tell the story of the DC Comics half-human, half-Atlantean character. The …
your ads here!Mick Jagger on New Stones Tour, Aretha, Acting and Grammys
Mick Jagger likes a buzz. A natural buzz. The Rolling Stones frontman, who will tour America next spring with his iconic band, says live shows give him a rush …
your ads here!Michigan Professor Unearths Inmates’ Music from Auschwitz
Patricia Hall went to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in 2016 hoping to learn more about the music performed by prisoners in World War II death camps. The University of Michigan music …
your ads here!Dictionary.com Chooses ‘Misinformation’ as Word of the Year
Misinformation, as opposed to disinformation, was chosen Monday as Dictionary.com’s word of the year on the tattered coattails of “toxic,” picked earlier this month for the same honor by Oxford …
your ads here!Italian Film Director Bernardo Bertolucci Dies
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci has died. Bertolucci, who was 77 years old, died Monday morning at his home in Rome. Variety, the entertainment weekly magazine, reports that he had …
your ads here!Palestinian Refugee Uses Art to Enliven Refugee Camp in Lebanon
An elderly Palestinian refugee uses his brushes and a small palette to add lively colorful scenes to the walls of al-Buss, his impoverished camp in southern Lebanon. The country is …
your ads here!Italian Pasta Company Works to Improve Global Staple
Countries around the world have their own versions of pasta. In Germany there is spaetzle, in Greece there is orzo, throughout Asia there are dishes with noodles, and in Latin …
your ads here!Washington’s Women’s Museum Opens Exhibit of Award Winning Fashion Brand
Washington’s National Museum of Women in the Arts is the only museum in the world that showcases creations made exclusively by women. But in the three decades since it first …
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