A video with dozens of news anchors reading a script about “fake stories” put in stark visual terms what for weeks had largely been an academic debate about media consolidation …
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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
Villanova Takes Title, 79-62 Over Michigan Behind DiVincenzo
They chanted his name from the cheap seats: “Di-Vin-cen-zo, Di-Vin-cen-zo.” By the time Donte DiVincenzo was done doing his damage, Villanova had another title and college basketball had its newest …
your ads here!Steven Bochco, Creator of ‘Hill Street Blues,’ Dies at 74
Steven Bochco, a writer and producer known for creating the groundbreaking police drama “Hill Street Blues,” died Sunday. He was 74. A family spokesman says Bochco died in his sleep …
your ads here!Using Humor to Promote ReligiousTolerance
Dialogue and social discourse are among the most effective tools for promoting cultural understanding. So is humor. That’s the tool of choice for one white, Christian comedian from South Carolina, …
your ads here!In ‘Ready Player One,’ Reality is Virtual, but Characters, Story Are Real
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is going into the future with his virtual reality adventure Ready Player One. Based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, the film takes place in …
your ads here!Washington Event Celebrates All Things Pop Culture
Thousands of fans gathered in Washington for the city’s comic convention, called Awesome Con. During the three-day event, they meet their favorite artists and actors, have their comic books autographed, …
your ads here!K-Pop Diplomacy: South Koreans fly to Pyongyang for Rare Concerts
From aging crooners to bubbly K-Pop starlets, some of South Korea’s biggest pop stars flew to North Korea on Saturday for rare performances that highlight the sudden thaw in inter-Korean …
your ads here!Asian-American, Brazilian Apostles Make Mormon History
The Mormon church made history and injected a bit of diversity into a previously all-white top leadership panel Saturday by selecting the first Latin-American apostle and the first apostle of …
your ads here!Kids, Candymakers Look Forward to Easter Holiday
The Easter holiday is synonymous with symbols of spring, and for kids, it means candy in their Easter baskets. From Washington, VOA’s Jill Craig finds out how much sales increase …
your ads here!Top 5 Songs for Week Ending March 31
We’re airborne with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending March 31, 2018. Last week, we had a big new …
your ads here!Jennifer Lopez Visits Alex Rodriguez During Opening Day
Alex Rodriguez received a special opening day visit during his first official broadcast with the ESPN Sunday night baseball team. His girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, dropped by the booth at Dodger …
your ads here!Cosby’s Defense Strategy Hinges on Judge His Team Attacked
Bill Cosby’s lawyers first pressured the judge in his sexual assault retrial to quit, and now they are counting on him to make rulings critical to their plan to portray …
your ads here!Johnny Hallyday’s Children Start Battle Over Father’s Will
Lawyers for the children of the late French rock singer Johnny Hallyday have started to contest the will that leaves everything to his widow. Hallyday’s eldest children are contesting the …
your ads here!In Philippines, Devotees Re-Enact Good Friday Crucifixions
Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, were nailed to wooden crosses in a gory Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s sufferings that was watched by thousands of spectators but …
your ads here!Italian Market Offers Array of Items to Help Celebrate Easter
Easter, also known as Resurrection Sunday, commemorates Jesus’ resurrection, three days after his crucifixion. It’s preceded by Lent, 40 days of fasting, prayer and repentance. While Easter is a solemn …
your ads here!Cosby Judge Won’t Step Aside as Attorneys Target Accuser
The judge in Bill Cosby’s retrial rejected demands Thursday from the comedian’s attorneys to step aside during a hearing in which they made clear they plan to attack his accuser …
your ads here!Ads Pulled from Ingraham Show After She Mocked Parkland Survivor
At least three companies said Thursday they were pulling advertisements from a Fox News show hosted by conservative pundit Laura Ingraham, heeding a call from a teenage survivor of the …
your ads here!Lohan Fails to Convince Court Her Image Is in Video Game
It looks like “Game Over” for actress Lindsay Lohan in her state court fight against a software company for using what she claims is a likeness of her in a …
your ads here!Plaque Honoring Jefferson Davis Removed at Kentucky Capitol
Kentucky has altered a statue of Jefferson Davis in the state Capitol, removing a plaque that declared the only president of the Confederacy to be a patriot and a hero. …
your ads here!The 5 Other Accusers Chosen to Testify at Cosby’s Retrial
Prosecutors have selected the five additional accusers they plan to call to the witness stand at Bill Cosby’s April 2 sexual assault retrial. The accusers, including model Janice Dickinson, were …
your ads here!US, Chinese Scientists Work Together to Reintroduce Pandas to Wild
There are fewer than 2,000 wild pandas in the world. However, as VOA’s David Byrd reports, a new documentary tells how scientists are working to introduce captive-bred panda cubs into …
your ads here!Sean Penn, Oscar Winner, Is Now a Novelist
Sean Penn, Oscar-winning actor, has other passions these days. “I’m not in love with the job of acting anymore,” says Penn, whose films include “Milk,” “Mystic River,” “Dead Man Walking” …
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