Sketchbooks on display in NYC show whimsy, humor, determination

He was a giant of 20th-century art, but that doesn’t mean Pablo Picasso needed a big canvas. Matchbook covers, postcards, restaurant napkins — they

Lack of affordable housing in Los Angeles’ Venice Beach neighborhood inspires activism and art

As more and more of her friends and neighbors found themselves priced out of rental units in Venice Beach, Judy Branfman began photographing the dozens

In Benin, Voodoo’s birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred

For many people in Benin, the forests empowered them before they were born, or in the first months of their lives. Barren women performed Voodoo

Native ethnic groups promote their heritage during Oaxaca’s biggest cultural festival

Leticia Santiago carries her ancestral heritage wherever she goes. Every time she addresses the crowds during the Guelaguetza, the biggest cultural event in southwestern Mexico, her

Mammals may have hunted down dinosaurs for dinner, rare fossil suggests

An unusual find in China suggests some early mammals may have hunted dinosaur for dinner. The fossil shows a badgerlike creature chomping down on

Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters

Long buried under the woods of west central Louisiana, stone tools, spearpoints and other evidence of people living in the area as long as 12,000 years ago

Princess Diana’s iconic black sheep sweater could fetch at least $50,000 at auction

A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana is expected to sell for more than $50,000 at auction.

Gov’t to move programs planned for Old Court Building to new Black Box Theater

Due to open during the first half of next month, the Black Box Theatre of the Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) will showcase all performances already scheduled for

A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn’t depict Italy’s iconic dish

A still-life fresco discovered recently in the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it’s not, experts at the archaeological site said Tuesday. They noted that key

India’s Modi will bend leaders into shape on International Yoga Day

India’s prime minister has a reputation of casting himself as an ascetic. So when Narendra Modi leads foreign dignitaries and bureaucrats in a session for

In the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists try new approach against deforestation and poverty

In a remote corner of the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists are trying to succeed where a lack of governance has proved disastrous. They’re managing a stretch of

At Cannes Film Festival, Johnny Depp says ‘I have no further need for Hollywood’

Appearing at the Cannes Film Festival the day after premiering his first film in three years, Johnny Depp said yesterday that he has “no further need” for Hollywood. Depp

On its 75th birthday, Israel still can’t agree on what it means to be a Jewish state and a democracy

As Israel celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, and nearly a century and a half after the first Zionists came to Palestine from Europe, the core

Cartier’s use of images of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy

Until two months ago, Cartier’s website showed Yanomami children playing in a green field. The French luxury jewelry brand said it was working to promote

Swedish singer Loreen wins Eurovision Song Contest

Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad “Tattoo,” at a colorful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second

TheArsenale displays new exhibition on ‘the future of mobility’ at City of Dreams

Since May 1, TheArsenale – a brand dedicated to mobility via air, sea, and land – has held its fifth exhibition in Macau in partnership with

Set to host, UK taking Eurovision very seriously this year

There’s nothing like nearly winning to wake people up. And the U.K.’s second-place position at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest has helped kickstart widespread enthusiasm for

Lionel Richie, Katy Perry sing for royal coronation concert

A day after a gilded coronation ceremony watched by millions, King Charles III and Queen Camilla let others take the center stage yesterday as they took

‘Some Like It Hot’ leads Tony Award nominations with 13 nods

Some Like It Hot,” a Broadway musical adaptation of the cross-dressing movie comedy that starred Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, waltzed away yesterday with a leading

Dust to dust? New Mexicans fight to save old adobe churches

Ever since missionaries started building churches out of mud 400 years ago in what was the isolated frontier of the Spanish empire, tiny mountain communities like

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