For US, Art in Federal Buildings Is a Must Artwork has been a part of federal structures almost since the founding of the United States. A good example is the U.S. Capitol Building with its domed ceiling, paintings and statues. And the Washington Mon...
Former Argentine Torture Center Added to UNESCO Heritage Argentina has welcomed a United Nations decision to include a former secret detention and torture center as a World Heritage site. A UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO...
US Senate Permits More Clothing Choices 美国参议院放宽着装要求 The U.S. Senate's majority leader said this week that the legislative body will no longer enforce a dress code on its floor. A dress code is a set of rules about what may and m...
Japan Says Visitors Disrespecting Mount Fuji On a gray and rainy Saturday, buses arrive continually at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji. The buses release foreign visitors in front of stores and restaurants. The area looks similar to a theme park...
Art, Culture of an Old New York Train Station The first subway station in New York City was designed to be a masterpiece and was considered a jewel in the crown when it opened. The trains in New York City's public transportation system, its subway, m...
Taylor Swift Takes MTV's Top Award Taylor Swift took home the top prize at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) for her Anti-Hero music video. The music network's yearly awards show took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This is...
Rolling Stones Announce First New Album in 18 Years The Rolling Stones said this week that their first new collection of songs in almost 20 years comes out on October 20. The album will be called Hackney Diamonds. The name comes from broken glass oft...
A small recording room outside the Congolese capital Kinshasa has become a safe space for homeless teenagers. They sing about their life on the streets and dream of a better future. The homeless sing about sexual abuse, stealing, theft, and dealings...
West Point Time Capsule Contains More Than Just Dirt 西点军校直播打开近200年历史的时光胶囊 Officials at the U.S. Military Academy West Point in New York state recently opened a time capsule that is 195 years old live on the internet....
London Artist Paints Crushed Chewing Gum Lying on London's famous Millennium Bridge, British artist Ben Wilson paints on a piece of dried gum. It has been crushed flat into the ground. The important thing is the gum is below the metal tread, said the...
Unwanted Kiss Prompts Spain to Change Soccer Culture Spain has spoken loudly through its government, politicians, soccer teams and ordinary citizens to condemn the leader of its soccer federation for kissing a player. Luis Rubiales kissed soccer play...
Abandoned Village Is a Reminder of Fast-changing UAE About an hour's drive from the tall buildings of Dubai is an empty village in the sands of the United Arab Emirates. It stands as a reminder of how fast the Middle Eastern country is changing. Buil...
Stone Carvers Carry on Tradition in Mexico On most Sundays, the sound of hammers and other tools hitting stone can be heard in the burial area of ancient Xochiaca. It is a village in the Chimalhuacan area, on Mexico City's east side. The sounds come...
Peruvian Singer Aims to Introduce Q-pop Lenin Tamayo is named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin. But he wants to revolutionize Peruvian popular music. Tamayo aims to create popular music similar to South Korean K-pop songs, b...
Baseball Players Vision Brings Partnership with Artist Ian Happ is a professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs of Major Leagues Baseball in the United States. When he first started playing with the team in 2017, he was looking for pictures to...
