Arts & Leisure
Painting for Peace in Ferguson
The small community of Ferguson, Missouri has been in the headlines worldwide in the past six months. While most of the headlines have depicted...
Here Comes The Sun: Skyscrapers Can Erase Their Shadows
Skyscrapers can be impressive feats of architecture, but they often cast gloomy shadows in public spaces. Now, one of the greenest architecture firms in the...
Ringling Bros. Circus Is Eliminating Elephant Acts
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey announced plans today to drop elephants from their traveling circus tours. The 145-year-old circus institution will relocate the...
Can’t Sing? Keep At It, Practice May Be Key
If you’ve ever been told that you’re “tone deaf” or “can’t carry a tune,” don’t give up. New research out of Northwestern University suggests that...
Humble Powerball Winner
One of three winning tickets in the Powerball jackpot was purchased in Shallotte, North Carolina by a humble 26-year-old mother of four. Marie Holmes said...
Digital Jobs Drive Hollywood Employment to Highest Level in Decade
A surge in digital entertainment jobs for new streaming programming on YouTube and other new-media outlets has re-energized the Hollywood employment scene. Some 8,000 new...
Teen Can Finally Play Guitar Thanks To 3D-Printed Hand
A teen who wanted to play guitar but had no right hand since birth is now rocking out thanks to a new prosthesis by the...
Harry Potter Fans and J.K. Rowling Win Deal to Get Child Labor Out of Chocolate
After a four-year campaign by the fan activist group the Harry Potter Alliance and its favorite author, J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. has relented and...
Bob Dylan Has a ‘Gift’ for AARP members: Free Copy of his New LP
Bob Dylan is sending seniors free copies of his latest album, which contains a selection of old standards, tucking 50,000 copies into the next...
Calgary Man Creates Massive Free Public Skating Rink on His Pond
Norm Price has spent his money and time building, maintaining and spreading the word about a massive public skating rink on his northeast Calgary...
Jazz Greats Converge on Hospital to Play Happy Birthday for 94-yo ‘Maestro’
In December, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trekked for four hours from Fayetteville, Arkansas to surprise the great trumpet player...
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