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Basketball legend Candace Parker on 'The Can-Do Mindset' and finding success
Three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker knows a thing or two about success and how to achieve it. Since announcing her retirement last year after 16 seasons, the seven-time all-star and two-time MVP has stepped into a new role as an…
American violinist Ariana Kim visits India to explore Carnatic music
The violin has a storied place in so much of European classical music. But sometime in the 17th century, it began to intrigue maestros from a very different and ancient music tradition. Fred de Sam Lazaro has the story of…
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan dissident and author who was giant of global literature, dies at 87
The Kenyan man of letters wrote dozens of fiction and nonfiction books that traced his country's history from British imperialism…
Marcel Ophuls, Oscar-winning filmmaker who made 'The Sorrow and the Pity,' is dead at 97
The Academy Award-winning filmmaker's landmark 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” shattered the comforting myth that most of France…
Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident' wins top Palme d'Or award at Cannes
Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for his revenge thriller “It Was Just…
George Wendt, actor whose name everyone knew on 'Cheers,' dies at 76
On "Cheers," Wendt's entrances were always cheered with a warm “Norm!” — and his wisecracks always landed. He later crafted…
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Artist Fabiola Jean-Louis explores her Haitian heritage for inspiration
Fabiola Jean-Louis has been researching and exploring her Haitian heritage to create art that reimagines history and identity through a…
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WATCH: Trump hosts Kennedy Center Board dinner at the White House
President Donald Trump has called the Kennedy Center's past programming “woke” and “terrible,” while more broadly seeking to slash federal…
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In 'The Emperor of Gladness,' Ocean Vuong explores chosen family and acts of kindness
He’s a writer who mines his own history to look deeply at broader currents of working-class American life. In his…
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Lao and Proud: Chef inspires others to embrace their heritage and history through food
Food is a tangible and accessible way to understand and connect with different societies. One chef has led the movement…
Harvard thought its faded Magna Carta was a cheap copy. It's actually more than 700 years old
The university had purchased the stained faded document for less than $30.
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New novel 'The Director' explores an artist's responsibilities in a time of trauma
A powerful new work of fiction, rooted in real events, explores the role of the artist in times of crisis.…
'Art is a threat to the autocrats and the fascists of the world,' Cannes honoree De Niro says at festival opening
Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza got…
French actor Gérard Depardieu convicted of sexual assault, given 18-month suspended sentence
The case was widely seen as a key post-MeToo test of how French society and its film industry address allegations…
As sex trafficking trial begins, defense concedes 'Diddy' had violent outbursts but says no crimes occurred
A federal prosecutor says the public knew Sean “Diddy” Combs as a larger-than-life cultural icon and business mogul, but in…
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'Memories of Love Returned' brings Ugandan photographer's work to life
Photography is known for its power to capture a singular moment in one frame. But collectively, and as time passes,…
PHOTOS: Met Gala pays tribute to Black style and menswear
A rainy Met Gala got underway Monday with a tuxedoed choir and a lot of pinstripes.