Peter Ames Carlin writes a cultural history of the rock bank in “The Name of This Band is R
November 05, 2024
Rare letter signed by Founding Fathers expected to fetch $1 million at auction
November 05, 2024
As dusk falls over the City of Light, a new spectacle is illuminating Saint-Sulpice church, a monument whose interiors are even larger than Notre Dame’s
November 05, 2024
Mexican philosophers have a word for the peculiar anxiety you may be feeling: ‘zozobra,’ a dizziness that arises from social disintegration.
November 05, 2024
The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not to contest the decision, which followed renewed allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power
November 04, 2024
The visionary arranger thought of himself as a storyteller, not just a sound engineer.
November 04, 2024
Cillian Murphy went back to Ireland for his first film after “Oppenheimer.”
November 04, 2024
Famous musicians and artists aren’t necessarily more likely to die at 27. But the story that they do shapes how we perceive history and reality.
November 04, 2024
To mark 30 years of his career, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has released a new compilation album, “Duets,” featuring previously released and new collaborations across some of his best-known work
November 04, 2024
Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, most musicians are not the prodigious producer Quincy Jones
November 04, 2024
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey and Paul McCartney are among those mourning the death of Quincy Jones
November 04, 2024
Hip-hop and youth culture have long been intertwined, creating an awkward situation for rappers who want to continue practicing their craft into their 50s, 60s and beyond.
November 04, 2024
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has a practical mission – protecting seeds as a backup for seed banks around the world – but inspires strong cultural, political and artistic reactions.
November 04, 2024
Britain's Prince William began a four-day trip to South Africa on Monday by meeting young environmentalists and playing rugby with local schoolchildren in Cape Town.
November 04, 2024
Few people in the music world can match the accomplishments of Quincy Jones, who died on Sunday at the age of 91. Here are nine facts about Jones. * Jones' work reached the moon.
November 04, 2024
Quincy Jones, the man known simply as "Q" who worked with musicians ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and reshaped pop music with his collaborations with Michael
November 04, 2024
Quincy Jones, musical titan and entertainment icon, dead at 91
November 04, 2024
Quincy Jones has died at age 91
November 04, 2024
For some television viewers, size apparently does matter
November 03, 2024
The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days
November 02, 2024
Those typing monkeys will never produce Shakespeare’s works, mathematicians say
November 01, 2024
With ‘Endurance,’ an Oscar-winning duo meet their toughest subject to date
November 01, 2024
A noted Belarusian film director and dissident who was held in Serbia for a year while Belarus sought his extradition has been released and gone to Germany
November 01, 2024
The ancient UNESCO-listed city that’s considered the cradle of Thai culture
November 01, 2024
Collins Dictionary’s word of the year is a confident, messy way of life
November 01, 2024
How Luther Vandross documentary director Dawn Porter let the late singer speak for himself
November 01, 2024
Jodi Picoult's “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelves
November 01, 2024
Thieves have blown open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stolen two works from a famous series of screen prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol
November 01, 2024
A museum in Virginia has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children
November 01, 2024
Country Bay Music Festival is returning to Miami for its second year, with organizers hoping the event can earn a permanent spot in the city's music scene alongside events like Ultra and Rolling Loud
November 01, 2024
An unknown artist placed a bronze replica of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk – topped with an emoji-like poop, the size of a basketball – along the National Mall near the US Capitol just a week before Election Day. CNN's Gabe Cohen explains.
October 31, 2024
More anti-Trump statues are popping up across US. Anonymous artist attached to the project says there could be more
October 31, 2024
It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.”
October 31, 2024
Scientists find new piece in puzzle of America’s oldest tombstone
October 31, 2024
Quentin Tarantino's handwritten script for “Pulp Fiction” is the stuff of moviemaking legend
October 31, 2024
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke walks off stage after being heckled by pro-Palestinian protester
October 31, 2024
The enduring allure of Tim Burton’s macabre world
October 31, 2024
A Tudor warship sank nearly 500 years ago. The bones of its crew reveal what life was like
October 31, 2024
She was condemned to death in 1685. But England’s last ‘witch’ may have survived
October 31, 2024
Fifty years after ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ is the classic slasher film dead, or just waiting in the shadows?
October 31, 2024
Prominent hip-hop producer Metro Boomin has been accused of rape in a lawsuit
October 30, 2024
Field Museum uses CT scans on mummies to see inside them for first time
October 30, 2024
How an 1884 painting at Chicago's Art Institute saved Bill Murray's life
October 30, 2024
Apple on Wednesday unveiled new MacBook Pro models that feature more powerful processors for tasks such as photo and video editing, aiming to bolster its appeal among creative
October 30, 2024
Meet five inspiring people who found unique ways to help others
October 30, 2024
Should a rap album be counted as a scholarly work? We asked a scholar who makes hip-hop and hit the recording studio to earn his Ph.D.
October 30, 2024
Art historian and curator Alayo Akinkugbe on reframing Blackness
October 30, 2024
For Nigerian artist Nengi Omuku every painting has two sides
October 30, 2024
Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues in a “remarkable discovery” at the Angkor World Heritage Site near the city of Siem Reap
October 30, 2024
Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, the giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over the city for five years
October 30, 2024
Filipino artist connects with his "Lola" through collaborative watercolors
October 30, 2024
Archeologists in Mexico have discovered a huge, lost Mayan city, which they named Valeriana, hidden deep in the southern jungle of Campeche -- a sprawling, urban settlement,
October 29, 2024
Political art mysteriously pops up in DC ahead of Election Day
October 29, 2024
Dave Matthews Band announce benefit concert for Helene and Milton victims
October 29, 2024
Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute announced Tuesday
October 29, 2024
San Jose woman continues Halloween decoration tradition in honor of her son
October 29, 2024
A handful of new films don’t just deal with video games, they’re set inside them
October 29, 2024
Ralph Yarl’s aunt crafts bracelets to support families impacted by gun violence
October 29, 2024
Students discover and publish unexpected proof for 2,000-year-old mathematical theory
October 29, 2024
'It's really inspiring': SCAD Film Festival inspires students looking to break into the industry
October 29, 2024
Lost Chopin music unearthed nearly 200 years after composer’s death
October 29, 2024
Jason Caron has delivered one of the most remarkable performances of the year
October 29, 2024
Folklorists created a through line from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain to Halloween. But the Halloween we know today has more to do with the English, a 9th century pope and American consumerism.
October 29, 2024
Kwon Young-doo, owner of a private art gallery in Seoul's historic Bukchon Hanok Village, is concerned about an impending curfew policy aimed at
October 29, 2024
Rao’s will have its first-ever float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
October 28, 2024
‘The chief objection to Michigander is that it inspires idiots to call a Michigan woman a Michigoose and a child a Michigosling,’ the American essayist H.L. Mencken wrote in 1947.
October 28, 2024
A criminal court in Paris has postponed French actor Gérard Depardieu’s trial on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a film set because of concerns about his health, shifting the start of the proceedings to March
October 28, 2024
Once illegal, this Japanese alcohol is making a comeback
October 28, 2024
Actor Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his own look-alike contest in Lower Manhattan
October 27, 2024
Art professor paints playful animals to encourage people to vote
October 26, 2024
Witches walk among us — but they’re not like the fictional ones you grew up with
October 26, 2024
Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose nuanced bass playing made him an architect of the band's otherworldly sound, died on Friday at age 84, his
October 25, 2024
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested on suspicion of ordering the murder of a rival in 2022 from his position as leader of the Chicago-based rap collective
October 25, 2024
Florida women help families save photo albums damaged by recent hurricanes
October 25, 2024
Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh has died at age 84
October 25, 2024
From friendly aliens to warring cardinals, here’s what to watch this weekend
October 25, 2024
There is a new temporary statue attracting attention near the U.S. Capitol: a brass-colored desk with poop on top of it.
October 25, 2024
Khatia Buniatishvili has been one of the most well-known classical musicians for more than a decade
October 25, 2024
There are so many Hollywood stars either on New York theater stages or on the way that you might want to level up your stargazing game
October 25, 2024
Tiny house with elaborate – and erotic – frescoes unearthed at Pompeii
October 25, 2024
Kate Bush is ‘very keen’ to make a new album
October 25, 2024
French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ceremonies
October 25, 2024
This viral banana artwork on sale again — and it could now be worth $1.5 million
October 25, 2024
The grand opening of new modern art museum designed by the American architect Thomas Phifer is taking place in the Polish capital, Warsaw
October 25, 2024
The New Orleans City Council has rejected plans to turn a historic home connected with the life of civil rights movement leader Oretha Castle Haley into a museum
October 25, 2024
The undead, Medieval-themed suburban restaurants, the mall
October 24, 2024
Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a richly decorated but uncommonly small house with finely preserved frescoes of mythological scenes, the site said
October 24, 2024
Renovation of Wisconsin bar leads to discovery of massive 140-year-old circus art
October 24, 2024
Tim Burton is a ‘technophobe’ who would rather look to the sky than the internet
October 24, 2024
Paul Jebara examines the uncharted beauty of the world's most underrated national parks for GetYourGuide.
October 24, 2024
Louis McCartney who starred in the play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” in London will reprise his creepy monster on Broadway
October 24, 2024
France should charge visitors a small fee to see the Notre-Dame cathedral to help the country keep its world-famous churches and cathedrals in shape, the culture
October 24, 2024
Good storytelling relies on sound writing, believability, creativity and lived experience. AI has become skilled at the first two but still falls short on the second two.
October 24, 2024
Singapore's heritage board will assess if founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's home should be preserved as a national monument, the culture ministry said on
October 24, 2024
The imagination of Tim Burton has produced ghosts and ghouls, Martians, monsters and misfits
October 23, 2024
MusiCares, an organization that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance, will honor the Grateful Dead as its 2025 Persons of the Year
October 23, 2024
Brazilian street artist Mundano's latest work incorporates ash from forest fires and mud from flooding in Brazil to create a giant mural
October 23, 2024
A new history of the USS Intrepid will be co-written by Montel Williams, a former Navy man otherwise known for his long career as a daytime television host
October 23, 2024
Customarily, Simchat Torah is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish calendar, highlighted by exuberant dancing around a Torah
October 23, 2024
Polish police investigating after treasure trove of Bronze Age artifacts mysteriously surfaces
October 23, 2024
South Carolina is preparing to put up the first individual statue of an African American on its Statehouse lawn
October 23, 2024
Before the National Toy Hall of Fame inducts a new class each fall, curators at the upstate New York attraction have to figure out how to showcase the honorees
October 23, 2024
Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools
October 22, 2024
'JESUS SAVES' was unknowingly written into homes after cement work was done
October 22, 2024
Sometimes, it really does help to have all that money
October 22, 2024
Dead anchovies fill Santa Cruz Harbor
October 22, 2024
In his posthumous memoir “Patriot,” Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny tracks the boredom, isolation, exhaustion, suffering and absurdity of prison life, while commenting on everything from French literature to Billie Eilish
October 22, 2024
A new film adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ swaps in an owl for the book’s haunting whip-poor-wills, showing how species loss is also tied into cultural loss.
October 22, 2024
Photo portraits of King Charles are available in Australia under a little-known government policy that says every citizen there can request, and receive, a portrait of their monarch
October 21, 2024
Stacker identified 20 music legends from the '70s who still perform today. All acts included either performed in 2024 or have a show scheduled for 2025.
October 21, 2024
Glenn Close is set to receive AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards career achievement honor
October 21, 2024
A building-sized sculpture popular with tourists in Manhattan is open again with new safety features meant to prevent people from jumping off its viewpoints
October 21, 2024
The family of the prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam says he will be remembered in a tribute event at the Finnish National Opera following his funeral next month
October 21, 2024
President Joe Biden has honored acclaimed filmmakers, writers and others who have made their mark on American culture, awarding the prestigious National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals to 39 recipients
October 21, 2024
Stars shine at Academy Museum gala
October 21, 2024
Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died aged 72
October 21, 2024
Idris Elba is building an entertainment industry in Africa
October 20, 2024
Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and the Oscar contender “Anora” got off to a sparkling start this weekend
October 20, 2024
Yehuda Bauer, one of Israel’s foremost Holocaust scholars who shaped the way people around the world study and learn about the Holocaust, has died in Jerusalem
October 20, 2024
‘What has happened online actually dwarfs what Magnus has done’: Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura on chess’ streaming revolution
October 20, 2024
Family of missing ‘Hamilton’ dancer expands their search area
October 19, 2024
Hollywood stars Julia Roberts and Zendaya bookended Saturday’s inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, giving a little stardust to an eclectic lineup that included pop icon Cher, heavy metal’s Ozzy Osbourne, hip-hop soul queen Mary J
October 19, 2024
A museum dedicated to barbecue is opening soon
October 18, 2024
Dog spotted hanging out on top of ancient pyramid in Egypt
October 18, 2024
Hit musical "The Lion King" is celebrating its 25th anniversary in London's West End this weekend with a special gala performance on Sunday, after first opening its
October 18, 2024
A Russian state museum is mounting an exhibit of artwork by the daughter of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, dedicated to her father's memory.
October 18, 2024
Scary movies and haunted houses can actually be a coping mechanism that helps you survive.
October 18, 2024
Singer Liam Payne, who shot to fame as a member of boy band One Direction in the early 2010s, died on Wednesday after falling from the third floor of his hotel
October 17, 2024
Colorado artist keeps colcha embroidery tradition alive, new exhibit on display at University of Denver
October 17, 2024
This year’s National Book Awards 75th anniversary ceremony won’t only be a celebration of literature
October 17, 2024
100-year-old artifacts kept inside Kansas City time capsule are revealed at World War I museum
October 16, 2024
Someone edited the ‘Wicked’ movie poster to look more like the musical’s version. Cynthia Erivo called it ‘deeply hurtful’
October 16, 2024
The upcoming film “Rumours,” starring Cate Blanchett, starts off criticizing world leaders in a way most political satires would — and then it turns down the wit and turns up the absurdity
October 16, 2024
Kristen Bell reveals the salty joke snuck into ‘Frozen’
October 16, 2024
Barry Diller has a memoir coming out next spring, covering a life that could fill multiple volumes
October 16, 2024
Jerry Seinfeld says he no longer thinks the ‘extreme left’ has broken comedy
October 16, 2024
Prada and Axiom Space unveil spacesuit designs for NASA’s Artemis III moon mission
October 16, 2024
The hidden annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New York
October 16, 2024
Made Trade compiled a brief history of women and textiles in the United States, drawing on historical museum documents, interviews, and research.
October 15, 2024
It’s a pop hit like many others, with an ascending chorus, an addictive hook, a warm rhythm
October 15, 2024
Tim Heidecker is working through his existential dread
October 15, 2024
Sean Baker's “Anora” is by wide consensus one of the year’s best films and a best picture contender at the Oscars
October 15, 2024
The long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum will partially open its main galleries Wednesday, showcasing 12 halls that exhibit aspects of ancient Egypt
October 15, 2024
One’s got a big appetite, the other’s a bit of an introvert. China’s new panda diplomats touch down in DC
October 15, 2024
Male artists ‘peak in their 40s,’ Tracey Emin says
October 15, 2024
Lowrider enthusiasts say the predominantly Latino cultural expression may be on the verge of a renaissance
October 15, 2024
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tori Amos is working on a children’s book she hopes will help young people forge their own paths of inspiration
October 15, 2024
Why pop culture’s love of Joan of Arc endures
October 15, 2024
Theatre company unveils interactive art installation to honor Lenape tribe
October 14, 2024
Commerzbank names new CFO amid UniCredit approach
US watchdog issues final rule to supervise Big Tech payments, digital wallets
Indian opposition calls for Adani probe, Modi's BJP questions timing of US indictment
Sri Lanka's inflation rate drops to minus 0.7% in October
Germany faces high corporate default risk in 2025, Bundesbank says
What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?
Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
Australian tourist dies after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos, raising toll to 4 including American