Deep below London’s bustling streets, a piece of once-vital communications technology will soon be roaring back into life after years of disuse — a train. The train operates on the …
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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
In Harford County, Volunteers Restore and Preserve Old garments
A group of volunteers are dedicating their time and sewing skills to preserve old garments. As Faiza Elmasry reports, the Textile Project in Harford County in Maryland, makes connections between …
your ads here!Hackers Demand Millions in Ransom for Stolen HBO Data
Hackers using the name “Mr. Smith” posted a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online Monday, and demanded that HBO pay a ransom of several million dollars to prevent further …
your ads here!3-D Version of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Set for Debut
The estate of Michael Jackson says a 3-D version of the late singer’s iconic “Thriller” video is set to debut at the Venice Film Festival more than 30 years after …
your ads here!Rocks Are Star Attractions at Utah Parks
“Ditch your car” is one of the first bits of advice from author Edward Abbey, for anyone wanting to visit Utah’s vast desert landscapes. “You can’t see anything from a …
your ads here!2 Members of Russian Punk Band Pussy Riot Detained
Two members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot were briefly detained Monday after rallying for the release of a Ukrainian filmmaker outside his Siberian prison. During Sunday’s protest …
your ads here!Malta Restores Forgotten War Rooms, Hewn into the Rocks in WWII
In a vast network of tunnels carved into the rocks under the Maltese capital Valletta, faded maps of the Mediterranean hint at the place’s role in directing key battles in …
your ads here!Hit Song, Hit Video: ‘Despacito’ Sets YouTube Record
The music video for the No. 1 hit song Despacito has a new record — it’s become the most popular clip on YouTube of all-time with more than 3 billion …
your ads here!Rocks Are Star Attraction at Utah National Parks
The Western state of Utah is home to stunning red rock formations shaped by geological forces over millions of years. Some of the most beautiful are at five of the …
your ads here!Tech Visionary Steve Jobs’ Life Played Out on Opera Stage
Steve Jobs – who helped usher in the era of personal computers – has been the subject of movies and books, but his complicated life, and the ubiquitous objects he …
your ads here!In the Ruins of an Iraqi City, Memories of Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie lived here once, but only memories remain of the time the world’s best-selling fiction writer spent among the ruins of the ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud. The mud-brick …
your ads here!Vietnamese Artists Explore Impact of Politics, Ideologies on Life, Death
A New Orleanslike musical funeral procession with a band set in Vietnam and a transgender fire-eater are all a part of a multimedia traveling exhibit by a Ho Chi Minh …
your ads here!Vietnamese Artists Explore Politics & Ideologies’s Impact on Life and Death
There is an emerging contemporary art scene in Vietnam, and it includes a collective of Ho Chi Minh City-based artists who come from multicultural backgrounds called The Propeller Group. While …
your ads here!London Matisse Exhibit Shows Objects That Inspired His Art
The art of French painter Henri Matisse is enough to draw a visitor to any gallery. The painter was drawn to art himself and during his lifetime gathered a collection …
your ads here!Norman Leer, LL Cool J Among Kennedy Center Honorees
This year’s Kennedy Center honorees will include two singers, a television writer, a dancer — and for the first time, a hip-hop artist. The John F. Kennedy Center for the …
your ads here!Meet Vogue’s Latest Model — London’s First Female Police Chief
Upmarket fashion magazine Vogue has featured an unexpected new model in its latest edition — London’s first female police chief. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has posed in her uniform …
your ads here!Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 5
We’re in the mix with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending August 5, 2017. Lo and behold, we get …
your ads here!Michelangelo’s Unrealized Marble Dream Comes True in Italian Quarry
In 1517, Michelangelo climbed Mount Altissimo in Tuscany and found the marble of his dreams. It was, the Renaissance master wrote, “of compact grain, homogeneous, crystalline, reminiscent of sugar.” He …
your ads here!Producer: ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Delayed to Maintain Quality
The premiere of Star Trek: Discovery on CBS’s subscription streaming service, CBS All Access, was postponed nine months to maintain the quality of the brand. Executive producer Alex Kurtzman told …
your ads here!1980s Soap ‘Dynasty’ Returns With Circa-2017 Mischief
Money! Power! Glamour! Catfights! The CW’s reboot of “Dynasty” will have much in common with the classic 1980s original. But the new “Dynasty” aims to “kick it up a notch,” …
your ads here!James Comey Has Book Deal, Publication Set for Next Spring
Former FBI Director James Comey has a book deal. Flatiron Books told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Comey is writing a book about leadership and decision making that will …
your ads here!HBO Says Data Hacked
Spoiler alert- U.S. cable channel HBO says it’s been hacked and its programming has been targeted. The network is behind the hit fantasy show ‘Game of Thrones’ And there’s potentially …
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