“There is nothing in the world like the food you can find in Louisiana,” Chef Isaac Toups, owner of popular New Orleans restaurant Toups Meatery, told VOA. “It’s such a …
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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
President Biden, First Lady Visit Hospitalized Kids on Christmas Eve
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden brought some Christmas Eve cheer to hospitalized children who aren’t well enough to go home for holidays. It’s longstanding tradition for first …
your ads here!In UAE Desert, Camels Compete for Crowns in Beauty Pageant
Deep in the desert of the United Arab Emirates, the moment that camel breeders had been waiting for arrived. Families hauled their camels through wind-carved sands. Servers poured tiny cups …
your ads here!Writer Joan Didion, Chronicler of Contemporary American Society, Dies at 87
Author Joan Didion, whose essays, memoirs, novels and screenplays chronicled contemporary American society, as well as her grief over the deaths of her husband and daughter, has died at the …
your ads here!Brooklyn’s Stunning Dyker Heights Christmas Lights
A neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn is stunning visitors with its spectacular Christmas lights. The Dyker Heights neighborhood boasts some of the most over-the-top holiday displays. …
your ads here!Pope Demands Humility in New Zinger-filled Christmas Speech
Pope Francis urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats Thursday to embrace humility this Christmas season, saying their pride, self-interest and the “glitter of our armor” was perverting their spiritual lives …
your ads here!India Could Raise Marriage Age for Women from 18 to 21
In India, the government has proposed legislation to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years old, bringing it on par with men and saying …
your ads here!NHL Players Will Not Compete at Beijing Olympics: Reports
National Hockey League players will not compete in February’s Beijing Winter Olympics in the wake of 50 NHL games being postponed over COVID-19 issues, according to multiple reports Tuesday. ESPN, …
your ads here!Mormon Billionaire Leaves Faith, Rebukes LGBTQ Rights Stance
An advertising-technology billionaire has formally resigned his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and rebuked the faith over social issues and LGBTQ rights in an unusual …
your ads here!Organizers Say Africa Cup of Nations Will Take Place, But Workers Say Main Stadium Not Ready
The Africa Football Cup of Nations tournament is scheduled to begin January 9 at Olembe Stadium in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde. On Monday, Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe visited …
your ads here!Chinese Tennis Star Denies Social Media Post Accusing Ex-Official of Sexual Assault
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai is denying that she wrote a social media post last month accusing a now-retired Communist Party official of sexually assaulting her. In a video posted Sunday on …
your ads here!Ken Kragen, Who Helped Organize ‘We Are the World,’ Dies
Ken Kragen, a top entertainment producer, manager and philanthropist who turned to such clients as Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers in helping to organize the 1985 all-star charity single We …
your ads here!Researchers Warn of Mass Language Extinction
An Australian-led study warns that 1,500 of the world’s 7,000 recognized languages might no longer be spoken by the end of this century. The research, published Friday in the journal …
your ads here!Bruce Springsteen Sells Song Catalog to Sony in $500 Million Deal, Billboard Reports
Multiple Grammy winner Bruce Springsteen has sold his masters and music publishing rights to Sony Music in a deal worth about $500 million, entertainment publication Billboard said Wednesday, citing sources. …
your ads here!China to Crack Open ‘Great Firewall’ for Winter Olympic Athletes
Chinese authorities are pledging unrestricted internet access for foreign athletes at February’s Beijing Winter Olympics, but rights advocates say athletes will likely be cautious about exploiting the rare crack in …
your ads here!Yarnbombing Hits NYC – Art Trend Takes Crocheting to the Streets
Yarnbombing is part street art, part graffiti, and part activism. A new art trend in New York City takes the age-old craft of crocheting to the streets, where traditionally walls …
your ads here!Spain’s Language Wars Reignite in Catalonia
A family who went to court to ensure a quarter of the classes for their five-year-old son at a primary school are taught in Spanish were offered police protection Wednesday …
your ads here!Rumba Shimmies onto UNESCO Cultural Heritage List
Congolese rumba is among at least nine new entries on UNESCO’s “representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.” UNESCO is making its 2021 designations this week, recognizing cultural …
your ads here!Elon Musk Named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a year that saw his electric car company become the most valuable carmaker in …
your ads here!Hollywood Mostly Silent on Golden Globe Nominations Amid Controversy
Movie dramas “The Power of the Dog” and “Belfast” led nominations on Monday for the annual Golden Globes in a year clouded by controversy and a scaled-down ceremony. “Belfast,” set …
your ads here!Vicente Fernandez, Revered Mexican Singer, Dies at 81
Vicente Fernandez, an iconic and beloved singer of Mexican regional music who was awarded three Grammys and nine Latin Grammys, and inspired a new generation of performers, including his son …
your ads here!‘Vampire’ Author Anne Rice Dies at 80
Anne Rice, writer of the supernatural and the macabre, has died. She was 80. Christopher Rice, her son, posted on Twitter early Sunday: “. . . my mother, Anne Rice, …
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