Arts

Netflix's 'Ghee Happy' imagines life as a Hindu deity — in preschool

November 05, 2019

A new animated show that reimagines Hindu gods as preschoolers has been greenlighted by Netflix.

Rage against the crisis: Venezuela's punk scene finds a new voice in Bogotá

November 04, 2019

Exilio was formed by three Venezuelan migrants who came together in Bogotá, Colombia, after leaving their friends and family behind to seek a new start. The crisis in Venezuela has produced a new wave of angry youth expressing their rage through heavy guitar riffs and howling vocals.

Arts, Culture & Media

How ‘the father of American Egyptology’ underestimated what some call the real-life Wakanda

The World

October 31, 2019

Museums are striving to identify archaeologists’ biases and correct their portrayals of history.

Conflict & Justice

From the ashes, a Haitian business owner wonders, 'How long can we continue?'

The World

October 30, 2019

Magalie Dresse's craft business in Haiti caught fire in a protest. And while scared for the short term, she told The World she's optimistic that recent demonstrations will bring about long-term change.

Arts

'Colonialism is scary as hell': Puerto Rican activists in Chicago stage a haunted house

The World

October 25, 2019

The spooky, interactive experience uses archival audio and video, as well as original art, to trace different periods in the history of Puerto Rico, from the 16th-century Spanish colonization through the United States takeover in 1898 and, finally, Hurricane Maria.

Arts

Amy Sherald doesn’t need your Instagram post

Studio 360

October 24, 2019

Michelle Obama’s portraitist is a case study in seeing art in person.

Culture

South Korea has a burgeoning tattoo scene. But most tattoo parlors are illegal.

The World

October 24, 2019

Since 1992, the South Korean government has arbitrarily enforced a law that limits the act of giving tattoos to medical professionals.

Happy 100th birthday, theremin!

The World

October 16, 2019

Léon Theremin was a cellist and a physicist and found out that you can create a sound by moving your hand in electromagnetic fields.

Lifestyle

Why are so many Korean karaoke joints going silent?

The World

October 02, 2019

Noraebang have been a staple of entertainment in South Korea since 1991 when karaoke machines arrived from Japan. But now, the popularity of this cherished institution appears to be quieting down.

Arts

Uta Hagen’s centennial

Studio 360

September 26, 2019

She was a great actress — and maybe even a greater acting teacher.

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