Arts and Entertainment
Ghetto Biennale art show in Port-au-Prince
The Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, is traffic-snarled, chaotic, and terribly poor; but for three weeks, it was also the site of a unique art event.
The evolution of Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr., who stars in the new movie "Sherlock Holmes," takes on the iconic role -- how he compares to other great Holmes of the past....
Stand-up comedy in the Middle East
At the Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival in Jordan, you won't hear a lot of jokes about the government, but mother-in-laws are fair game....
American artists and Iceland
Iceland has been one of the countries hardest hit by the economic crisis, but it remains a draw for American artists, writers and musicians....
Black TV goes online
Black producers are launching their shows on websites, backed by Hollywood stars like Will Smith and Denzel Washington....
Opera at a different scale
Piccolo Teatro Lirico, a small historic theater in Rome, has a new, short twist on a centuries-old art form....
Hollywood's crush on British vampires
From Gary Oldman and Kate Beckinsale, to Rob Pattinson and Stephen Moyer, the UK exports quality vampires....
'Sesame Street' 40 years old and still counting
Cookie Monster now eats vegetables, but the core values of "Sesame Street" aren't much different from the show's first broadcast....
Egypt’s Ali G.
Egypt is becoming an increasingly repressive society, but one Egyptian comedian is using his TV show to shake things up....
The market for modern Middle Eastern art
The Middle East has seen a lot of upheaval in recent years, and some of that has fueled a growing interest in contemporary Middle Eastern art....- Eddie Huang discusses memoir, growing up Taiwanese-American
- Book 'Ghana Must Go' explores the lives of Afropolitans
- Widely praised author Stephane Hessel dies -- with one book still to publish
- Academy Award-nominee Life of Pi inspired by much older book by Brazilian author
- Classic book 'Of Mice and Men' under scrutiny in Turkey
- The Giver author describes upcoming fourth book; movie in the works
- Modern Hamlet achieves record-breaking Kickstarter campaign
- Stella Rimington: The real woman behind James Bond's M
- New book looks tells fictional tale of post-euro Europe
- Andrew McCarthy's new book tells tale of transition from movie star to travel writer
- Musician Dom La Nena's debut album fits her diminutive name
- Darcy James Argue's 'Brooklyn Babylon' almost never was
- U.K.'s hot new singer Jessie Ware debuts new album in the U.S.
- Thatcher's legacy includes activists songwriters who challenged her tenure
- Legendary Indian classical musicians bring songs to United States
- Long-lost Jimi Hendrix concert recording finds new life
- Musicologist collects Saharan music with cellphones
- Utah band blends American folk music with Chinese instruments
- Hungarian surf rock band breaks new ground in nation's music scene
- Spanish-turned American Flamenco artist releases album inspired by colors of spring
- Photographer captures images of movie sets preserved in African desert sands
- Borgia's Jeremy Irons has perfected role of being bad
- Magic, friendship and thrills among movie new releases this weekend
- 'Girl Rising' documentary highlights importance of girls' education in the developing world
- Best picture winner Argo, nominees Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty draw criticism
- Play #OscarsBingo with PRI and Studio 360
- Warm Bodies, Bullet to the Head out in theaters this weekend
- Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel gets superhero upgrade
- CIA plays active role in managing its image in Hollywood films
- Zero Dark Thirty, out this weekend, 'remarkably accurate' yet still controversial
- Young musical director mashes history with music to create entertaining show
- New York's Museum of Modern Art reconsiders decision to raze neighbor
- New York's Museum of Modern Art 'acquires' @ for its permanent collection
- Irish actress plays singular role in Broadway's Testament of Mary
- Tom Hanks says he aspires to appear in a completely silent movie
- Provocative artist Charles Krafft goes public as Holocaust denier
- New play about Isaac Newton tells story of time he supposedly put a needle in his eye
- Can creativity be measured with a score?
- Architect proposes natural-inspired rethink of New York City waterfront
- New exhibition at N.Y.'s Met looks at roots of photo manipulation
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My Other Car's the Tardis (20 May, 2013 11:37:03)I think you dropped a letter in the album's title: "Ela" is "she"--not "he"--in Portuguese.