After years of delays Tokyo’s 80-year-old Tsukiji fish market is closing Saturday to move to a more modern facility on reclaimed industrial land in Tokyo Bay. The new, 569 billion …
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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
Olympics: Progress to Lift Kuwait Ban Made
Negotiations to lift an Olympic ban on Kuwait are making progress, but more issues need to be ironed out before the country’s Olympic return, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said …
your ads here!Chelsea Clinton Fights Cyberbullying by Answering Trolls
Chelsea Clinton says she’s naturally an optimist and despite enduring name-calling from the time she was a child, she chooses to answer insults — even on Twitter — with kindness …
your ads here!Study: Half of ‘Last Jedi’ Haters Were Bots, Trolls, Activists
How much did movie fans hate “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”? Perhaps not as fiercely as social media might suggest, according to a U.S. academic study which found that half …
your ads here!‘Mad Men’ Creator Returns to Identity Theme With ‘The Romanoffs’
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner is back with a new television series, but while this one is set far from the 1960s world of advertising, he says the themes are much …
your ads here!Hardy Brings Out Marvel’s Darker Side in ‘Venom’
In the new movie Venom, British actor Tom Hardy plays an investigative journalist whose body is invaded by an alien with violent instincts who feeds on a diet of human flesh. …
your ads here!Experts: Cooperation, Not Cash, Key to Ending Slavery by 2030
Simply pumping money into anti-trafficking efforts will not achieve a global goal of ending modern slavery by 2030, experts said on Tuesday, urging greater cooperation between governments, companies and charities …
your ads here!Recycling Trucks Become Works of Art
It’s hard to miss some of the trash and recycling trucks rumbling through the streets of Washington. Twenty five of them are covered with colorful artwork, ranging from birds, flowers …
your ads here!Knotted Gun Sculpture Unveiled in Beirut
A copy of a knotted gun sculpture which has become an emblem for peace was unveiled Tuesday in Lebanon’s capital Beirut near a tower block whose shattered facade evokes the …
your ads here!Busan Film Festival Seeks ‘Reunion’ After Ferry Tragedy Row
Organizers of Asia’s largest film festival have issued a rallying cry to its supporters as the event emerges from years of starring in its own political drama. The Busan International …
your ads here!For Gaga, Cooper, Cast, ‘A Star Is Born’ Hits Close to Home
When Bradley Cooper saw Lady Gaga perform “La Vie en Rose” at a fundraiser at the home of entrepreneur Sean Parker, it wasn’t one of the important moments along the …
your ads here!US Christian TV Network Enters World of 24-hour News
A Christian TV network is entering the crowded world of 24-hour news broadcasting at a time when the mainstream news media is under increasing attack by President Donald Trump and …
your ads here!Cuban Artist Brings Strangers Together With Migrants — and Menthol
Cuban artist Tania Bruguera’s new exhibition looking at neighborly behavior and the movement of people will leave you in tears. Her interactive installation at London’s Tate Modern features a crying …
your ads here!‘Candle in the Wind’ Diana Lyrics Head for Auction
The lyrics of some of Elton John’s biggest hits — “Rocket Man,” “I’m Still Standing,” and the Princess Diana funeral version of “Candle in the Wind” are going up for …
your ads here!Two Artists + Two Media = Creative Community Space
Twice a week, a group of women gathers in downtown Leesburg, Virginia, to get their hands dirty. They’re taking an art class at the Clay and Metal Loft. The studio …
your ads here!Media: French Singer Aznavour Dies at the Age of 94
French singer Charles Aznavour has died at the age of 94, French media reported on Monday, citing his spokesman. Aznavour, who was born Shahnour Varinag Aznavourian in Paris to Armenian …
your ads here!2018 Paris Auto Show Celebrates 120th Anniversary
2018 marks the 120th year of the world-famous Paris Auto Show. Car manufacturers parade their products, which have dramatically changed through the years in response to, among other things, rising …
your ads here!Nobel Prizes Still Struggle With Wide Gender Disparity
Nobel Prizes are the most prestigious awards on the planet but the aura of this year’s announcements has been dulled by questions over why so few women have entered the …
your ads here!Croatian Vintner Ages Wines in Amphoras on Adriatic Sea Floor
Traditional two-handled ceramic jars known as amphoras were used extensively in ancient Greece to store and transport a variety of products, especially wine. These days they are more likely to …
your ads here!Some US Catholic Churches Close as Attendance Flags
The Catholic Church is closing parishes across the American Midwest and Northeast in response to years of flagging attendance. Changing demographics and an overall trend of secularism is partly to …
your ads here!Using Art to Unite a Divided Neighborhood
Sedgwick Street in Chicago is a thoroughfare divided by race and socio-economics. The area was settled by German, Irish and Sicilian immigrants. But in the 1950s and ’60s, when the …
your ads here!Artist With A Rare Vision Condition Sees The World Like Few Do
Some animals, like mantis shrimp and chameleons, can see more shades and colors than humans. But a few people also have this ability. They have a condition called tetrachromacy. Concetta …
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