Facial hair enthusiasts claimed to have set a new world record for longest beard chain during an event in Wyoming on Friday, the Casper Star-Tribune reports. Participants gathered at Gaslight …
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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-Phrygian Caps to Be Paris 2024 Games Mascots
Phrygian caps will be the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots as organizers look to to celebrate the French revolution’s spirit. “‘Phryges’ aim to show that sport can change …
your ads here!Artemisia Gentileschi’s 1616 Nude to Be Digitally Unveiled
Art restorers in the Italian city of Florence have begun a six-month project to clean and virtually “unveil” a long-censored nude painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most prominent …
your ads here!Taylor Swift Wins Most Prizes at MTV Europe Music Awards
Taylor Swift walked away with four prizes at MTV’s Europe Music Awards on Sunday, including best video for her 10-minute “All Too Well.” Double-award winners included Nicki Minaj for best …
your ads here!‘Black Panther’ Sequel Scores 2nd Biggest Debut Of 2022
The box office roared back to life with the long-awaited release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The Marvel sequel earned $180 million in ticket sales from more than 4,396 theaters …
your ads here!Some LGBTQ Fans Skip Qatar World Cup, Fearing Hostility
At first, Saskia Nino de Rivera was excited about going to Qatar for a World Cup that would mark a significant professional event for her partner, a sports agent for …
your ads here!Former Prisoner Finds Direction, Job Training in Theater
Playwriting and theater production have opened a new world for a California man who spent 17 years in prison. Mike O’Sullivan reports on an arts program that teaches creative skills …
your ads here!Jimmy Kimmel to Host Oscars Again: ‘Great Honor or a Trap’
Jimmy Kimmel is ready to host the Oscars again, completing a trilogy that started with him presiding over the chaotic “envelope-gate” ceremony. The late-night talk show host will preside over …
your ads here!Chebet and Lokedi of Kenya Win NYC Marathon Races in Debuts
Kenyans Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi made huge splashes in their New York City Marathon debuts Sunday. Chebet won the men’s race and Lokedi the women’s race in her first-ever …
your ads here!South Korea’s DRX Crowned League of Legends World Champions
South Korean team DRX were crowned League of Legends world champions on Saturday after scoring a surprise 3-2 victory over compatriots T1 in a thrilling final of the eSports tournament …
your ads here!Iranian American Guest Performs on Germany’s ‘The Voice’
The German version of the television show The Voice had a special guest Saturday on its final episode of the season. Rana Mansour, an Iranian American singer, performed the protest …
your ads here!Astros Defeat Phillies 4-1 to Win Second World Series Crown
Yordan Alvarez smashed a three-run homer, and the Houston Astros captured their second World Series in six seasons on Saturday with a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia. The Cuban slugger’s sixth-inning …
your ads here!Singer-Rapper Aaron Carter Dies in California at Age 34
Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing as a child and had hit albums starting in his teen years, was found dead Saturday at his home in Southern California. He …
your ads here!Christian Monastery Possibly Predating Islam Found in UAE
An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of the …
your ads here!Movies Return to Kashmir After 33 Years
The movies have returned to Indian-administered Kashmir after an absence of more than three decades. A new multiplex cinema, INOX Srinagar, lit up its three screens for the first time …
your ads here!Migos Rapper Takeoff Dead After Houston Shooting, Rep Says
Migos rapper Takeoff is dead after a shooting early Tuesday outside a bowling alley in Houston, a representative confirmed. He was 28. Takeoff — whose name was Kirsnick Khari Ball …
your ads here!Native American Fashions Strut Denver Runway
The international market for Native American fashion is growing. VOA correspondent Scott Stearns caught up with Indigenous designers at a Native American fashion show in the Western U.S. state of …
your ads here!Mexico’s Day of the Dead Is a Celebration of Life
During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November in Mexico, the living remember and honor their dearly departed, but with celebration — …
your ads here!Mexican Artisans Preserve Day of the Dead Decorations
Mexican artisans are struggling to preserve the traditional manufacture of paper cut-out decorations long used in altars for the Day of the Dead. Defying increasingly popular mass-production techniques, second-generation paper …
your ads here!Some of the World’s Worst Stampedes
At least 120 people were killed in a crush during a Halloween celebration in South Korea’s capital Seoul late on Saturday. Here are details of some of the worst stampedes …
your ads here!How and Why do Crowd Surges Turn Deadly?
It happened at a music festival in Houston, a soccer stadium in England, during a hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, in a Chicago nightclub, and countless other gatherings: Large crowds …
your ads here!Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis Dies at 87
Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ …
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