Today: December 03, 2024
Today: December 03, 2024

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Ohio group brings food, shelter, clothes and even musical instruments to Helene victims

Ohio group brings food, shelter, clothes and even musical instruments to Helene victims

Ohio group brings food, shelter, clothes and even musical instruments to Helene victims
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Travel|US

‘A short and significant relationship’: How a piano in a pickup builds connections

‘A short and significant relationship’: How a piano in a pickup builds connections

‘A short and significant relationship’: How a piano in a pickup builds connections
Arts|Education|Entertainment|US

From Bach to Beyonce, why a church orchestra aims to lift up young musicians of color

The Black pastor of a multiethnic congregation in Anaheim, California, has started a string orchestra for young musicians of color

From Bach to Beyonce, why a church orchestra aims to lift up young musicians of color
Arts|Europe|Travel

New Greek metro is archaeological window on the past

A metro system in Greece's second city Thessaloniki officially opened on Saturday, its stations displaying the same ancient artifacts that nearly derailed the project's completion.

New Greek metro is archaeological window on the past
Arts|Business|Celebrity|Economy|Entertainment

Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill

Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities

Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill
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In Bolivia's scrappy highlands, proud Indigenous Cholas take the runway by storm

In the huddled market stalls, sprawling farms and pulsing parties of Viacha, a scrappy town southeast of Bolivia’s capital, it’s typical for women to sport bowler hats, tiered skirts and fringed shawls

In Bolivia's scrappy highlands, proud Indigenous Cholas take the runway by storm
Arts|Crime|Entertainment|US

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port

Authorities say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have seized more than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port
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N.C. native, N.Y. film student making documentary on Helene, starting in Marshall

N.C. native, N.Y. film student making documentary on Helene, starting in Marshall

N.C. native, N.Y. film student making documentary on Helene, starting in Marshall
Arts|Entertainment

Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary

The stress of Thanksgiving is over

Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty

From T-shirts to thongs, how indie film merchandise became a hot commodity

Merchandise is nothing new

From T-shirts to thongs, how indie film merchandise became a hot commodity
Arts|Europe|Travel

The world gets its first glimpse inside Notre Dame Cathedral after 5 years under wraps

Five years after a catastrophic fire reduced Notre Dame Cathedral to a smoldering shell, journalists entered the Gothic masterpiece for a first glimpse of its fully restored interiors during a visit with French President Emmanuel Macron

The world gets its first glimpse inside Notre Dame Cathedral after 5 years under wraps
Arts|Asia|Business|Food

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million last week ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong
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How this photographer wins over total strangers when taking their impromptu portraits

How this photographer wins over total strangers when taking their impromptu portraits

How this photographer wins over total strangers when taking their impromptu portraits
Arts|Europe|Political|World

Macron lauds artisans for restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron praised on Friday the more than 1,000 craftspeople who helped rebuild Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral in what he

Macron lauds artisans for restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
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Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire

After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral has showed its new self to the world Friday

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire
Africa|Arts|Entertainment|MidEast

Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with 'The Order'

One of the Middle East and North Africa’s largest film festivals is openiong in Morocco, drawing actors and directors from throughout the world to present 70 features from 32 countries

Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with 'The Order'
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Santa's annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country

Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival

Santa's annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country
Arts|Europe|Political

Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral set to reopen: what to expect

Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral will reopen on Dec. 7, five and a half years after a devastating fire destroyed its roof and spire and caused major damage throughout.

Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral set to reopen: what to expect
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Actress Silvia Pinal, legend of Mexican film and television, dies at 93

Actress Silvia Pinal, legend of Mexican film and television, dies at 93

Actress Silvia Pinal, legend of Mexican film and television, dies at 93
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Silvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico's Golden Age of cinema, has died at 93

Silvia Pinal, an actress from Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema of the 1940s and 50s, has died at 93

Silvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico's Golden Age of cinema, has died at 93
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Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle to perform during Super Bowl pregame

The Super Bowl will have some Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will hit the pregame stage to sing the national anthem, while Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle are to perform “America the Beautiful.”

Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle to perform during Super Bowl pregame
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Give yourself the gift of playing holiday movie bingo

Give yourself the gift of playing holiday movie bingo

Give yourself the gift of playing holiday movie bingo
Arts|Europe|Political

Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?

The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding that still clings to the cathedral is puzzling some Parisians and raising questions about whether the monument's grand post-blaze reopening is more symbolic than substantive

Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?
Arts|Business|Europe

Buy a building, get a Banksy. ‘Well Hung Lover’ Bristol property goes on sale

Buy a building, get a Banksy. ‘Well Hung Lover’ Bristol property goes on sale

Buy a building, get a Banksy. ‘Well Hung Lover’ Bristol property goes on sale
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Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi long pursued passion for art – even on the trip that led to her disappearance

Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi long pursued passion for art – even on the trip that led to her disappearance

Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi long pursued passion for art – even on the trip that led to her disappearance
Arts|Europe|Science|Technology

'AI Jesus' avatar tests man's faith in machines and the divine

Researchers and religious leaders have released findings from an intriguing two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland

'AI Jesus' avatar tests man's faith in machines and the divine
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century as a holiday fixture despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested
Arts|Asia|Entertainment|Travel|World

Inside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous, adrenaline-fueled float festivals

Inside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous, adrenaline-fueled float festivals

Inside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous, adrenaline-fueled float festivals
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Craftmanship meets adrenaline at this Japanese festival

At Osaka’s "danjiri matsuri" or float festivals, spectators watch hundreds of participants haul wooden vehicles around narrow corners as fast as they can. They come for the thrill - and the intricately hand-carved floats.

Craftmanship meets adrenaline at this Japanese festival
Arts|Entertainment|Europe|Travel|World

Coronations, protests and tightrope artists: Iconic images from Notre Dame’s history ahead of reopening

Coronations, protests and tightrope artists: Iconic images from Notre Dame’s history ahead of reopening

Coronations, protests and tightrope artists: Iconic images from Notre Dame’s history ahead of reopening
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Massive balloons take shape ahead of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The massive helium balloons that will float through New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have been filled with helium ahead of the big event

Massive balloons take shape ahead of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Videos

Intimate documentary captures the Beatles goofing around as they take America by storm in 1964

Likely most people have seen iconic footage of the Beatles performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

Intimate documentary captures the Beatles goofing around as they take America by storm in 1964
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

‘Moana 2’ star explains how the character is a hero princess for our times

‘Moana 2’ star explains how the character is a hero princess for our times

‘Moana 2’ star explains how the character is a hero princess for our times
Arts|Entertainment

‘Rhythm + Flow’ freestyles back to Netflix for Season 2

‘Rhythm + Flow’ freestyles back to Netflix for Season 2

‘Rhythm + Flow’ freestyles back to Netflix for Season 2
Arts|Health|Lifestyle|Science

An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research

A psychologist and human connection researcher explains how individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective.

An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research
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It’s the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken. It’s also a hotel

It’s the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken. It’s also a hotel

It’s the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken. It’s also a hotel
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George Stubbs dog painting expected to sell for up to $2.5 million at auction

George Stubbs dog painting expected to sell for up to $2.5 million at auction

George Stubbs dog painting expected to sell for up to $2.5 million at auction
Arts

How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution

To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.

How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution
Arts|Entertainment

Students go to hell and back in this course that looks at depictions of the damned throughout the ages

A course explores how ancient apocalypses find their way into movies and TV shows.

Students go to hell and back in this course that looks at depictions of the damned throughout the ages
Arts|Science

Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say

Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say

Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say
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Dictionary.com has named its word of the year, and it isn’t ‘brat’

Dictionary.com has named its word of the year, and it isn’t ‘brat’

Dictionary.com has named its word of the year, and it isn’t ‘brat’
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Memorial service set for next week for Broadway star Gavin Creel, who died Sept. 30

A memorial tribute to Broadway star Gavin Creel will be held next Monday in the theater where he starred in “Into the Woods.”

Memorial service set for next week for Broadway star Gavin Creel, who died Sept. 30
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The Blue Man Group is relinquishing stages in New York and Chicago

Things are looking a little blue these days for the Blue Man Group

The Blue Man Group is relinquishing stages in New York and Chicago
Arts|Entertainment|Opinion

I was stunned by how movingly cinematic ‘Wicked’ is. I shouldn’t be, and here’s why

I was stunned by how movingly cinematic ‘Wicked’ is. I shouldn’t be, and here’s why

I was stunned by how movingly cinematic ‘Wicked’ is. I shouldn’t be, and here’s why
Arts

Bah, humbug! Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge's tombstone used in 'A Christmas Carol' movie

If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Bah, humbug! Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge's tombstone used in 'A Christmas Carol' movie
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A Louis Armstrong relative steps up to help portray the music icon on Broadway

The new stage musical about Louis Armstrong on Broadway opens with the jazz icon in a rehearsal room alongside an anonymous piano player

A Louis Armstrong relative steps up to help portray the music icon on Broadway
Africa|Arts|Opinion|World

South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85

South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid policy of racial segregation, has died in Paris

South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85
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Chinese films about COVID, gay romance win big at Taiwan awards

Films from China about the COVID pandemic and a gay romance won major prizes on Saturday in Taiwan at the Golden Horse awards, the Chinese-speaking world's version of the Oscars.

Chinese films about COVID, gay romance win big at Taiwan awards
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The stars of ‘Wicked’ have been changed for good. Former Elphabas and Glindas remember the magic

The stars of ‘Wicked’ have been changed for good. Former Elphabas and Glindas remember the magic

The stars of ‘Wicked’ have been changed for good. Former Elphabas and Glindas remember the magic

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