Arts Dec 10 1,300 people join marathon reading of ‘War and Peace’ live on Russian TV A massive public reading of Leo Tolstoy's iconic novel "War and Peace" is now in its third day, with more than 1,300 people participating from more than 30 cities.
Arts Dec 10 ‘Carol’ leads the Golden Globe nominations Streaming services and "Carol" were top contenders at the 73rd annual Golden Globe nominations this morning.
Arts Dec 10 Second season of ‘Serial’ is released, tells Bowe Bergdahl’s story The second season of "Serial" is here, and its first episode confirms it: the team will address the story of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Arts Dec 07 Refugee life is hard enough on a kid, this artist is trying to brighten up their school More than 2.6 million Syrian children are not in school, many of them having left in the midst of a war now in its fifth year.
Poetry Dec 07 Poet H. Melt shows why gender isn’t always simple Gender is often not as simple as it seems. This principle underlies the work of H. Melt, a 25-year-old trans poet who uses the pronoun “they” and released “The Plural, The Blurring,” their debut poetry collection, last week.
Arts Dec 07 Kendrick Lamar leads the Grammy pack with 11 nominations Kendrick Lamar led at the 2016 Grammy nominations this morning with 11 nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for "To Pimp a Butterfly."…
Arts Dec 04 Scott Weiland, former frontman for the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, dead at 48 Scott Weiland, who fronted the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, died on Thursday at 48, his wife Jamie Weiland confirmed to the L.A. Times. A post on the musician’s Facebook page said Weiland “passed away in his sleep…
Arts Dec 03 Graffiti artists come out to ‘spray for Paris’ after attacks Three weeks after terrorists attacked their city, Parisians are speaking loud and clear -- through street art.
World Nov 30 Ikea’s refugee shelters feature door locks and solar panels The Ikea Foundation has designed an alternative to the canvas tent as a shelter for refugees. This one's got locked doors and electricity.