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When you think about music in New Orleans, you probably think of jazz or blues, or maybe funk and bounce. Christmas carols? Not so much. But many musicians in New Orleans have deep roots in the church, and during the holiday season, they turn to a va...
The enchanted forest of Brocéliande is recurrently featured in numerous medieval texts of Arthurian legends, although its location is uncertain. Today, Paimpont Forest in Brittany, France, is considered the most probable contender for it, commonly re...
Carrie Underwood's Angelic Christmas Gown Carrie Underwood, one of the most decorated country music artists of all time, recently shared a clip from her HBO Max Christmas special on December 18. Fans were captivated by Underwood's stunning white ...
For the first time since Billboard launched the Global 200 in September 2020, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas" has been dethroned as the highest-ranking holiday tune. In a surprising turn of events, Wham!'s 1984 hit "Last Christmas" has clai...
A gem of an old performance has recently resurfaced online, featuring a magical duet between the legendary Michael Jackson and renowned singer Roberta Flack. The performance took place in 1974 on the TV special "Free to Be...You and Me," which aimed ...
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He Walked Barefoot to Mumbai & Went on To Build the World's Tallest Statue Born in 1925 in Gondur, a small village in Maharashtra, Ram Vanji Sutar grew up watching his father, a carpenter, work with wood. In those slow, deliberate movements, youn...
What's Behind the Popularity of Holiday Rom Coms? It's the most wonderful time of the year—a season filled with sweet treats, glowing lights, and, for millions of eager viewers, formulaic romantic comedies. Hallmark Channel, a leading force in th...
The New Francis Kéré-Designed Las Vegas Museum of Art The Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA) has unveiled renderings of its new 60,000-square-foot museum building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré. Kéré's design draws inspira...
Photography Scholar Sarah Lewis to Organize Exhibition Asking 'What If Emmett Till Lived?' The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) at Columbia College Chicago will host an exhibition next year titled "If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on Americ...
Ruth Foundation Names Recipients of $100,000 Ruth Awards The Milwaukee-based Ruth Foundation for the Arts has named five artists as the recipients of its 2026 Ruth Awards. Each winner will receive an unrestricted grant of $100,000, disbursed over...
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How Artists Responded to 2025's Surging ICE Raids We often look back on past moral crises and imagine ourselves acting differently: resisting sooner, refusing silence, choosing courage over complicity. It's a reassuring fiction, but a fiction all...
Man Finger Paints Perfect Photo of Will Ferrell's Elf in Minutes Cody Sabol is an artist with a unique talent - he finger paints stunning portraits in record time. Recently, he appeared on KDKA's Talk Pittsburgh to showcase his skills by creating...
The Royal Family's Christmas Portrait is a Nod to a Famous Holiday Tune Christmas is a week away, and the royal family has shared their 2025 Christmas portrait. Prince William and Kate Middleton posed with their children Prince George, Princess C...
Christie's to Auction 1804 Portrait of George Washington Now on $1 Bill Early next year, Christie's will offer an 1804 oil portrait of George Washington by artist Gilbert Stuart. The painting, commissioned by James Madison, the fourth US presiden...
The Struggles and Hopes of Mid-Career Artists A new survey of 1,000 mid-career artists by career coach Paddy Johnson paints a complex picture of the art world. While the data reveals significant financial and professional challenges, it also high...
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Libya's National Museum Reopens After 14 Years Libya's National Museum, known as As-Saraya Al-Hamra or the Red Castle Museum, has reopened in Tripoli for the first time since the 2011 revolution that ended the four-decade rule of Muammar el-Qadda...
LACMA Workers Vote to Unionize With AFSCME Workers at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) voted to unionize with AFSCME District Council 36, the union announced on Wednesday. The new union, LACMA United, will represent around 300 workers...
There are so many reasons why A Charlie Brown Christmas remains a beloved holiday watch, no matter what age you are. Between the nostalgic animation, the charming characters, the jaunty jazz score, the treeeeeeee… there's just so much for everyone ...
Bay Area Artist Mildred Howard to Receive Major Retrospective at Oakland Museum of California The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) will stage a major retrospective for Bay Area artist Mildred Howard, opening next June. Titled "Poetics of Memor...
In Shelbyville, Indiana, a statue commemorates the beloved character Balser Brent from the classic Indiana novel "The Bears of Blue River" by Charles Major. The statue depicts Balser holding aloft two bear cubs he named Tom and Jerry, after their man...
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SFMOMA and Museum of the African Diaspora Name Cornelia Stokes as Inaugural Holder of Joint Curatorship Focused on African Diaspora The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) have appointed Corne...
"Groove Christmas 2025" Playlist (LISTEN) Hello and Happy Holidays! It's your friend and selector, Marlon West, with another collection for GOOD BLACK NEWS. "GROOVE CHRISTMAS 2025" is an eclectic mix of Christmas music, much of which was released...
Season 28 of NBC's The Voice has been one of the best yet. Reba McEntire, Michael Bublé, Niall Horan, and Snoop Dogg all put together incredible teams in hopes of taking home a victory. Each week, they had to say goodbye to incredible contestants. Co...
Mending Sweaters by Hand: A Mesmerizing Craft For most of human history, people had to make their own clothing by hand, and sewing skills were passed down through generations. Because clothing was so time-consuming and labor-intensive to produce,...
Jack Nicholson's Incredibly Rare Outing Made Fans Stop in Their Tracks At 88 years old, legendary actor Jack Nicholson made a rare public appearance in New York City. The Oscar-winning star, known for films like The Shining and One Flew Over t...
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Legendary Father-Son Duo: Carl and Rob Reiner's Heartwarming Princess Bride Tribute Legendary comedian Carl Reiner and his acclaimed director son Rob Reiner shared a deep bond, with each finding inspiration in the other's work. In a 2019 intervie...
Theaster Gates Tapped for Obama Presidential Center Installation The Obama Foundation has commissioned artist Theaster Gates to create a new installation for the upcoming Obama Presidential Center (OPC) in Chicago. The installation will celebrate...
Couple Recreates Iconic 'Dirty Dancing' Routine In the summer of 2024, a woman named Raquel from Portugal decided to celebrate her 40th birthday by becoming Baby from the classic film Dirty Dancing. Raquel stood in what appeared to be a dance hal...
Poetry is traditionally taught as something to "endure" in English class, with no sense of how it applies to our lives. But good poetry, says Kevin Young '92, the poetry editor at The New Yorker, is "the stuff of life." Poetry asks us to slow down a...
For the First Time, Hong Kong Selects Not One But Two Artists to Go to the Venice Biennale Hong Kong has typically sent a single artist to represent the special administrative region at the Venice Biennale, but in 2026, artists Angel Hui and King...
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Remembering Rob Reiner: Kevin Bacon's Heartfelt Tribute Actor Kevin Bacon was deeply saddened by the passing of legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner. In a vulnerable social media post, Bacon tearfully expressed his gratitude to Reiner for giving him hi...
Somerset's Unlikely Contemporary Art Scene is a Welcome Departure from the UK's London-Centric Thinking Knocking back fine wine, fermented potato brioche, and smoked eel in a Michelin-starred restaurant is not a traditional West Country endeavor....
There's nothing quite like stumbling into a dimly lit karaoke bar and discovering it's open mic night. The thrill of belting out your favorite artist's songs in front of a crowd, regardless of your actual singing ability, is all part of the fun. But ...
Mattress Factory Names Anthony Elms as Artistic Director The Mattress Factory, a contemporary art museum and residency program in Pittsburgh, has named Anthony Elms as its new artistic director, beginning next February. Elms will oversee the ins...
Over the centuries, the island of Ireland has produced a great number of luminaries and inventors worthy of memorializing. It may then come as a shock, or at least a puzzling glance, to see the image of the rebel Che Guevara emblazoned on a wall in K...
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The Mangystau region of Kazakhstan is a desolate and forgotten land, where the landscape speaks of an ancient ocean. Here, the steppe is interrupted by sudden earth depressions, revealing dreamlike rock erosions and salt lakes. In this exceptional an...
Whitney Names 56 Artists For 2026 Biennial That Promises Not to Simplify 'Strangeness of Our Times' The Whitney Biennial has named 56 artists for its 82nd edition, slated to open on March 8 next year. Curated by Marcela Guerrero, the Whitney's De...
The National Museum of Asian Art Returns Three Sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia On December 11, the National Museum of Asian Art, an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., announced it was returning three Khmer period...
These 5 Iconic Commercial Jingles Have Stood the Test of Time Commercials with catchy jingles are always memorable. You've probably found yourself singing along to or humming these commercial earworms throughout the day. It may surprise you to l...
Forgotten Slogans and Catchphrases from Boomer and Gen X Commercials Jingles and slogans from commercials are designed to be catchy and memorable. For Boomers (born 1946-1964) and Gen Xers (born 1965-1980), hearing certain songs and phrases from ...