Many of Malaysia’s urban communities are adding a rural touch. Community gardens are popping up as residents look for ways to bring the great outdoors closer to home. Dave Grunebaum …
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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
AS Byatt, Who Wrote Bestseller ‘Possession,’ Dies at 87
British author A.S. Byatt, who wove history, myth and a sharp eye for human foibles into books that included the Booker Prize-winning novel Possession, has died at the age of …
your ads here!Uyghur Poet’s Memoir on China’s Abuses Earns Recognition
Tahir Hamut Izgil witnessed firsthand, China’s repressive treatment of the Uyghur ethnic minority group and experienced how society changed over time in Xinjiang, an autonomous region in northwest China. His …
your ads here!Hollywood Actors Offered Protections Against AI in Labor Deal
Leaders of the union representing Hollywood actors announced a tentative deal recently with film and television studios to end a strike that started in July. It includes pay raises, streaming …
your ads here!Pakistani American Muslim Superhero Makes Her Big-Screen Debut
Marvel Comics’ first Muslim superhero is making her big-screen debut in “The Marvels” movie. From Los Angeles, Genia Dulot brings us the story of the teenage Ms. Marvel. …
your ads here!Iranian, Afghan Tapestries Mix With Contemporary Fashions
Designers in the Western U.S. state of Colorado are mixing modern fashion with cultural textiles from Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and Tibet. VOA’s Scott Stearns has our story. …
your ads here!‘The Marvels’ Melts Down at Box Office, Marking New Low for MCU
Since 2008’s “Iron Man,” the Marvel machine has been one of the most unstoppable forces in box-office history. Now, though, that aura of invincibility is showing signs of wear and …
your ads here!Indians Set World Record Celebrating Diwali as Worries About Air Pollution Rise
Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday with a new Guinness World Record number of bright earthen oil lamps as concerns about air pollution soared in the South Asian country. …
your ads here!Creole in Louisiana: A Ubiquitous Culture Remains Hard to Define
“Creole isn’t about a specific skin tone or country, it’s about a culture,” said Mona Lisa Saloy, author of the poetry collection Black Creole Chronicles. “It’s food, it’s music, …
your ads here!Pope Forcibly Removes Leading US Conservative, Texas Bishop Strickland
Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed from office the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and some …
your ads here!Hollywood Actors Union Board Approves Strike-Ending Deal
Board members from Hollywood’s actors union voted Friday to approve the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, with the union’s leadership touting the gains made …
your ads here!Beatles Top Charts Again as ‘Now And Then’ Breaks Records
The Beatles returned to the top of the U.K. music charts Friday with the record-breaking track “Now And Then,” making history as the act with the longest gap between its …
your ads here!DC Exhibit by Black Artist Highlights Feminism, Gender Equality, Racial Justice
An exhibition featuring the work of Simone Leigh — one of America’s most influential contemporary female artists — is now on display at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington. Leigh, known for her focus on feminism, gender equality and …
your ads here!Picasso’s ‘Woman with a Watch’ Fetches $139M at Auction
One of Pablo Picasso’s masterpieces, Woman with a Watch, was sold at auction Wednesday night for $139.3 million by Sotheby’s in New York, the second-highest price ever achieved for the …
your ads here!Striking Actors Reach Tentative Deal With Hollywood Studios
The SAG-AFTRA actors’ union reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to resolve the second of two strikes that rocked the entertainment industry as workers demanded higher pay in the …
your ads here!Weekend Box Office Muted Without ‘Dune: Part Two’
The North American box office had one of its slowest weekends of the year, due in large part to “Dune: Part Two’s” absence from the lineup. Moviegoers had many other …
your ads here!Indigenous Drag Queens Combine Politics, Glitter
More than a dozen U.S. states have enacted or introduced legislation to restrict drag shows. The moves are the product of socially conservative momentum against shows where performers who are …
your ads here!Thousands of Ancient Coins Found Off Sardinia
A diver who spotted something metallic not far from Sardinia’s coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins. Italy’s culture ministry said Saturday that …
your ads here!Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Celebrates Women, Black Artists
Sheryl Crow and Olivia Rodrigo kicked off the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night, and Missy Elliott closed the show more than four hours later …
your ads here!Stellar Women’s Field Takes Aim at New York City Marathon Record Sunday
The New York City Marathon women’s record, which has stood for 20 years, could go down Sunday with one of the strongest fields assembled in the history of the race. …
your ads here!New US WWII Museum Pavilion Addresses Conflict’s World-Shaping Legacy
A new, permanent addition to the sprawling National WWII Museum in New Orleans is a three-story complex with displays as daunting as a simulated Nazi concentration camp bunk room, and …
your ads here!US Artist’s ‘Cathedral of Junk’ Draws Visitors, Helps Keep Texas Capital Weird
In a city whose slogan is “Keep Austin Weird,” one artwork stands taller than the rest. The backyard “Cathedral of Junk” draws visitors from around the world. Deana Mitchell has …
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