Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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What the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy fossil reveals about nudity and shame

The way Lucy has been depicted in newspapers, textbooks and museums shows how today’s cultural norms influence perceptions of the past.

What the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy fossil reveals about nudity and shame
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Musical 'From Here' explores life before and after the Pulse nightclub massacre

Playwright Donald Rupe didn’t intend to write a musical about the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida

Musical 'From Here' explores life before and after the Pulse nightclub massacre
Arts|Entertainment|Travel

AP PHOTOS: In the spirit of perseverance, artists flock to Congo's biggest dance festival

The Goma dance festival, the largest dance festival in Congo, has taken place each year for the past seven years, despite ongoing attacks by rebel groups

AP PHOTOS: In the spirit of perseverance, artists flock to Congo's biggest dance festival
Arts|Education|Science

Not just a book: What is a Gutenberg Bible? And why is it relevant 500 years after its printing?

A Gutenberg Bible is not your ordinary book

Not just a book: What is a Gutenberg Bible? And why is it relevant 500 years after its printing?
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Dior’s Mount Olympus: A sporty couture homage to the Paris Games

Dior has staged an homage to sport before the Paris Olympics on the grounds of the Musée Rodin on the first day of Paris Couture Week

Dior’s Mount Olympus: A sporty couture homage to the Paris Games
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Graceland steward Jack Soden and soul man Wilson Pickett among 9 named to Memphis Music Hall of Fame

Twelve years ago, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of 25 luminaries at a rousing ceremony, honoring legends spanning generations and genres, from Elvis Presley to Three 6 Mafia

Graceland steward Jack Soden and soul man Wilson Pickett among 9 named to Memphis Music Hall of Fame
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Chanel goes to the opera in a gleaming but designer-less couture collection

Chanel’s latest couture display at the Paris Fashion Week is a finely executed collection channeling theatricality

Chanel goes to the opera in a gleaming but designer-less couture collection
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'Sing Sing' screens at Sing Sing, in an emotional homecoming for its cast

As movie premieres go, the one for “Sing Sing” at Sing Sing prison was about as poignant as it gets

'Sing Sing' screens at Sing Sing, in an emotional homecoming for its cast
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Lily Gladstone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, 485 others invited to join film academy

Actors Lily Gladstone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Catherine O’Hara and filmmakers Cord Jefferson, Boots Riley and S

Lily Gladstone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, 485 others invited to join film academy
Arts|Business

Documenting the history of American Express as an in-house historian

Ira Galtman is part of a small community of corporate archivists

Documenting the history of American Express as an in-house historian
Arts|Entertainment|Environment|Lifestyle

Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone and reveal its name: Wakan Gli

Native American religious ceremonies with dancing, drumming, singing and the retelling of a sacred legend commemorated the recent birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone National Park

Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone and reveal its name: Wakan Gli
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For many Olympic medalists, silver stings more than bronze

Researchers used AI to analyze photos of Olympic medalists and found that bronze medalists appeared happier than silver medalists. A cognitive process called ‘counterfactual thinking’ may explain why.

For many Olympic medalists, silver stings more than bronze
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Sean Penn says he felt 'misery' making movies for years. Then Dakota Johnson knocked on his door

Sean Penn says he hadn’t felt joy making a movie in 15 years

Sean Penn says he felt 'misery' making movies for years. Then Dakota Johnson knocked on his door
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Elvis Presley’s actual blue suede shoes sell for $150,000 in auction

Elvis Presley’s actual blue suede shoes sell for $150,000 in auction

Elvis Presley’s actual blue suede shoes sell for $150,000 in auction
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Elie Saab's classic fall couture has foliage, shimmer — and capes for men

Elie Saab again transported his VIP guests, including Avril Lavigne and Ellie Goulding, to Paris’ Musee des Arts Decoratifs, to a realm of magic and splendor

Elie Saab's classic fall couture has foliage, shimmer — and capes for men
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

From DVF to Star Wars, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy charts her own path in Hollywood

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s oeuvre defies simple categorization

From DVF to Star Wars, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy charts her own path in Hollywood
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Soprano Anna Netrebko announces separation from tenor Yusif Eyvazov

Soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Yusif Eyvazov have separated

Soprano Anna Netrebko announces separation from tenor Yusif Eyvazov
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How the surrealists used randomness as a catalyst for creative expression

A century ago, the French writer and poet André Breton penned his ‘Manifesto of Surrealism,’ launching an art movement known for creating bizarre hybrids of words and images.

How the surrealists used randomness as a catalyst for creative expression
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Music Review: Johnny Cash's ‘Songwriter,' a collection of unreleased songs from 1993, is a journey

In 1993, Johnny Cash was between record contracts — and just about to embark on an iconic collaboration with producer Rick Rubin that would span the last 10 years of his life, starting with 1994’s “American Recordings.”

Music Review: Johnny Cash's ‘Songwriter,' a collection of unreleased songs from 1993, is a journey
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At 61, ballerina Alessandra Ferri is giving her pointe shoes one last — maybe? — glorious whirl

When Alessandra Ferri, one of the world's most celebrated dramatic ballerinas, takes the stage Friday at the Metropolitan Opera House to channel Virginia Woolf, logic dictates it will be her last dance appearance

At 61, ballerina Alessandra Ferri is giving her pointe shoes one last — maybe? — glorious whirl
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Killer Mike will likely avoid charges after Grammys arrest

Killer Mike is expected to avoid charges over a physical altercation that led to his arrest at the Grammys earlier this year after the rapper recently completed community service

Killer Mike will likely avoid charges after Grammys arrest
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Marilyn Monroe's former Los Angeles home declared a historic monument to save it from demolition

Fans of Marilyn Monroe have won a battle to preserve her mark on Los Angeles and are a step closer to seeing a towering statue of the silver screen icon remain in Palm Springs

Marilyn Monroe's former Los Angeles home declared a historic monument to save it from demolition
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Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist who also dabbled in Texas politics with a campaign for governor, has died

Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79
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Steve Van Zandt gets rock star treatment in new documentary

As a musician, writer, producer, actor, and activist, Steve Van Zandt has expressed himself artistically in many ways for more than 50 years and now he has his own documentary, “Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple.”

Steve Van Zandt gets rock star treatment in new documentary
Arts|News|Opinion

Pope's top adviser, women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist ask for mosaics to be removed

The pope's top adviser on fighting sex abuse is urging Vatican offices to stop displaying artwork by an ex-Jesuit artist

Pope's top adviser, women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist ask for mosaics to be removed

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