The year 1990 saw the "Great Shoe Spill" where tens of thousands of Nike shoes fell into the Pacific. The accident led to some scientific discoveries, and now, whimsical art packed with an eco-friendly message. William Brangham plunges into an…
Peyton Scott Russell's black-and-white mural of George Floyd's face became an iconic image amid the protests against racial injustice. The…
An artist explains how she reconnected with Koyukon Athabascan beadwork, an Alaska Native cultural tradition she first learned as a…
96-year-old Stuart Hodes took his first dance lesson at the Martha Graham school after being discharged from a distinguished stint…
Famed actor Phylicia Rashad is returning to her alma mater as the new dean of the Howard University College of…
There's a rising voice in late-night comedy: Ziwe Fumudoh. The comedian, who goes by her first name, debuted her no-holds-barred…
The press association is facing possible boycotts from Netflix, Warner Bros. and many Hollywood stars following an investigative report in…
60 years ago this Sunday -- on May 9, 1961 -- then Head of the FCC, Newton Minow, gave his…
Many Broadway productions are scrambling to resume ticket sales in the coming days to welcome theater-goers this fall after city…
A new book shows that there were a handful of researchers, scientists and public health officials who seemed to have…
This artist turns tea bags into tiny, detailed paintings
How racism pushed Tina Turner and other Black women artists out of America
DC art exhibit makes shoes out of trash in nod to the ‘Great Shoe Spill of 1990’
The artist behind a George Floyd mural reflects on how it became a ‘ubiquitous icon’
Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85
A Brief But Spectacular take on dancing into old age
Phylicia Rashad to lead Howard College of Fine Arts
Ellen DeGeneres to end long-running TV talk show next year
Tina Turner, Jay-Z and Go-Go’s lead 2021 Rock Hall of Fame inductees
In bringing the Song of Rapa Nui to the world, pianist brings music education home
