Category: Arts & Entertainment

Thousands were in Rome to witness the funeral of Pope Francis.

Jazz fest starts this weekend in New Orleans and one of its headliners is rapper Lil’ Wayne who made it to the main stage with the Roots.

Author Andrea L. Rogers and artist Rebecca Lee Kunz met by chance at the Cherokee National Holiday. Then they won the 2025 Caldecott Medal for their story about a helpful little boy named Chooch.

Yemen is an ancient birthplace of the coffee trade, and immigrants fleeing its civil war have brought their culture here in the form of cafes. Hundreds of Yemeni coffee shops have opened in the U.S.

The Academy has announced that Oscar voters will actually have to watch all the movies in a category before making their final-round picks. It’s on the honor system, but hey, it’s a start.

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Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.

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David Cronenberg’s thriller centers on an unusual technology that allows people to watch their loved ones decompose in real time. The Shrouds is both deeply morbid and disarmingly funny.

ADHD has been considered a medical disorder, treatable with drugs like Ritalin, but New York Times Magazine writer Paul Tough says recent studies question that assumption and treatment options.

NEA Jazz Master Braxton turns 80 this year. Lehman, one of his proteges, has created a tribute that highlights the composer’s early work and shows the roads to and from his music. 

Nat Cassidy’s wildly entertaining novel is a superb example of how to work with clichés. When the Wolf Comes Home might sound like a werewolf novel — but it’s an entirely different animal.