Arts & Lifestyle News

December 14, 2018

From Trump to #MeToo, publishing made headlines in 2018

The publishing world made headlines in 2018, and not always by design. A wave of best-sellers offered damaging accounts of ...

December 14, 2018

Historian lays out vision for new Holocaust museum in Warsaw

The Warsaw Ghetto Museum should be an ambitious state-of-the art facility —"the major Holocaust museum in Poland" — when it ...

December 14, 2018

Kelly Clarkson backs lip-synching mom who embarrassed son

Kelly Clarkson is sending some love to the mom who was captured lip-syncing on a fan cam while her son dove for cover in his ...

December 14, 2018

Half of iconic Bert & I duo dies 60 years after recording

Bob Bryan, one half of the comedy duo Bert and I, which had fun at the expense of Maine Yankees and popularized the immortal ...

December 13, 2018

Doo doo doo doo doo doo: 'Baby Shark' bites into the culture

In the wise words of James Corden, there comes along a song every so often that defines a generation. Doo doo doo doo doo doo

December 13, 2018

Berlin completes new addition to Museum Island complex

Berlin has completed a new addition to its Museum Island complex aimed at complementing the popular museums there and making ...

December 13, 2018

Streep jokes about top billing in next 'Mary Poppins'

At the London premiere of "Mary Poppins Returns," Meryl Streep says she wants to expand her small role in any sequels, while ...

December 12, 2018

In Iceland, 13 'Yule Lads' come to town to herald Christmas

The people of northern Iceland have had their travel plans disrupted with a record high snowfall this December. Roads have ...

December 12, 2018

Al Helfer, radio pioneer, wins Hall of Fame's Frick Award

Al Helfer, who broadcast games on radio for the "Mutual Game of the Day" in the 1950s, has won the Ford C. Frick Award for ...

December 12, 2018

Robert Caro reflects on his career in upcoming book

Robert Caro's next book isn't his fifth and final volume on Lyndon Johnson or like anything he has done before.

December 12, 2018

4 journalists and a newspaper are Time's Person of the Year

Time magazine on Tuesday recognized journalists, including the slain Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi, as its 2018 Person of ...

December 12, 2018

Michelle Obama surprises Detroit students at Motown Museum

Michelle Obama surprised a group of Detroit college students on Tuesday afternoon, walking into the Motown Museum as the ...

December 11, 2018

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending December 7: Fiction 1. Christmas Eve, 1914 by Charles Olivier, narrated by Cameron ...

December 11, 2018

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

App Store Official Charts for the week ending December 9, 2018: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, ...

December 11, 2018

Memoirist who wrote about priest dad wins Thurber prize

A woman who wrote a memoir about having a married Roman Catholic priest for a father has won the country's top humor writing ...

December 11, 2018

'Pandemic' rings warning bell about gene-editing technology

"Pandemic" (Putnam), by Robin Cook When there's a scientific breakthrough, Robin Cook doesn't just stand up and cheer.

December 11, 2018

Family portraits by artists stand out as different, lasting

Jewelette McDaniel always felt guilty about not sending photos often enough to her mother-in-law. So last Christmas, she ...

December 11, 2018

Big plans in store for Dav Pilkey's 'Dog Man' series

Dav Pilkey and his publisher have high hopes for the next installments of his best-selling "Dog Man" series. On Tuesday, ...

December 10, 2018

Study: Social media surpasses newspapers as news source

A survey says Americans today are more likely to get news from social media web sites than newspapers. The Pew Research ...