Arts

Out of Eden Walk
How art augments a global walk
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FIFA World Cup 2026
World Cup sticker fever takes over Latin American cities
4:31
Three people seated in chairs on a stage in front of a curtain, engaged in a discussion, with one man holding a microphone and the woman wearing red boots.
Arts, Culture & Media
At a time of crisis for Haiti, a filmmaker reflects on past US intervention
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Aerial view of Prague's Old Town Square with the Church of Our Lady before Týn prominently in the background, surrounded by colorful historic buildings and numerous people gathered in the plaza below.
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This family in Prague holds classical music concerts in their own living room
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A playground with children's toys and flowers laid as a memorial, set against a backdrop of damaged apartment buildings with boarded windows.
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Daughters of the Donbas group creates music remembering abducted Ukrainian children
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Colorful mural in an art gallery featuring a stylized crocodile with geometric patterns and vibrant colors, with additional artworks displayed in the background.
Arts, Culture & Media
How a Brazilian Indigenous group uses art to fight for survival
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Urban skyline with modern high-rise buildings and a tranquil body of water in the foreground.
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Finnish city of Oulu is European Capital of Culture for 2026
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A woman in a black top and jeans performs a dynamic dance move on a plaza with a historic red brick building in the background. Other people are walking by and trees line the square.
Arts, Culture & Media
This tap dancer from Japan uses New York City landmarks as her backdrops
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A group of seven people dressed in formal attire stand dramatically on a set designed to resemble a rocky outcrop, with a dark, earthy backdrop. Some are seated or kneeling, while one person stands with arms raised as though addressing an audience. They are surrounded by wooden props resembling spears and driftwood, suggesting a theatrical setting.
Arts, Culture & Media
New play reimagines Australian history from Aboriginal viewpoint
5:40
Three people sitting on the floor of a room surrounded by shelves filled with neatly arranged round and cylindrical paper mâché items, engaged in crafting activities. A stove is positioned in the center, providing warmth to the room.
Lifestyle
Demand for Christmas ornaments hand-crafted in Kashmir drops amid US tariffs
4:30
A person wearing white gloves holds an ornate circular artifact with intricate patterns carved into its surface.
Arts, Culture & Media
A thrift store donation in Canada may turn out to be priceless ancient artifacts
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A group of sheep fenced in on a city street, surrounded by people observing them, with luxury store fronts and a sign reading 'MilanoUnica' in the background.
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Italian wool is starting to go out of fashion
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A display of intricately embroidered dresses, with a prominent red dress featuring detailed patterns, surrounded by other lighter-colored embroidered gowns, under the exhibit title 'The Red Dress.'
Arts, Culture & Media
Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this single dress
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An art gallery wall featuring a large landscape mural of a seaside view with trees and grass. Various artworks, including paintings and photographs in different frames, are displayed on the wall. Two prominent abstract pieces on yellow and pink backgrounds are positioned in the lower center and right of the image.
Arts, Culture & Media
Ireland hopes to make a program giving artists a stable income permanent
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Lifestyle
Artisans in Paris revive the old art of handpainted signs
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A man stands in the center of a circular stage surrounded by seated participants and audience members. The stage features a large round table with microphones and nameplates. The setting appears to be a simulated conference or debate, with a backdrop displaying an abstract design. Multiple people are engaged in attentive listening or note-taking, creating a formal and immersive atmosphere.
Climate Change
New play ‘Kyoto’ looks at the global agreement that first aimed to curb greenhouse gas emissions
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Migration
From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins
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Arts, Culture & Media
A new museum exhibit that highlights creatures in the deep sea
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Arts
Tattoo artists in South Korea anticipate lifting of restrictions with mixed emotions
4:53
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The world’s best comics store says immersive fantasy is key to its success
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With nearly 4,000 shows, all the world’s a stage at Edinburgh Fringe
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Music
Ukrainian jazz pianist pays homage to the fallen
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Arts, Culture & Media
Deciphering ancient artifacts with a lost language used by women in Zambia
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Culture
Once marginalized, Mexico City’s sonidero parties draw crowds across social divides
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Arts, Culture & Media
Photos: Syrian photographer documents loss and rebirth in the country following the fall of Assad  
Music
Brazilian hip-hop artist Brisa Flow brings Indigenous issues to the fore
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Arts, Culture & Media
A decades old Catalan musical may be ending its run, but its message still resonates today
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Why Thailand’s ‘Judi Dench’ left retirement for ‘The White Lotus’
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A father-daughter duo brings an ancient art form to Instagram
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Japan in Focus
‘It’s like a dream’: Artists and fans connect over the love of comic books at Japan’s biannual Comiket
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Can robots fall in love? A sci-fi musical from South Korea is now a hit on Broadway.
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Chile’s Indigenous carnival kicks off in the city of Arica
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Turkish artist captures pop culture through traditional miniature techniques
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A massive mural project in Mexico City is transforming some of the poorest neighborhoods
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New York’s Met Opera debuts ‘Ainadamar’ about Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca and his muse 
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Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: Walking Gangnam Style
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Arts, Culture & Media
The rocky road to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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Japan in Focus
Japan awakens for the global art market
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Music
‘She transcends’: French Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux finds hope and meaning in ‘Vida’
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Japan in Focus
Lacquerware artisans are still displaced by earthquake in Japan
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Image from a poster depicting a toucan at the new exhibition, "Imaginary Amazon," at the University of San Diego, featuring works by contemporary artists, many of them Indigenous inhabitants of the Amazon. 
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Imaginary Amazon’ exhibition counters negative stereotypes through contemporary art
The 2015 Kennedy Center Honors Honorees, including conductor Seiji Ozawa, stand on stage during a reception for them in the East Room of the White House, Dec. 6, 2015.
Music
Renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa is remembered as ‘graceful,’ ‘supernaturally’ gifted
Florida is home to the largest Haitian community in the US with more than 300,000 people of Haitian ancestry.
Diaspora
Miami’s Little Haiti: What is lost when a community is displaced?
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Music
International Guitar Night shows off diverse styles and sounds from across the globe
Haiti's annual PapJazz Festival brings together local and international audiences for rich and diverse musical experiences.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘It’s an act of resistance’: Haiti’s jazz festival opens in Port-au-Prince despite security challenges
The Estonian folk music quartet 6hunesseq performs during Tallinn Music Week. From left to right, Marion Selgall, Greta Liisa Grünberg, Maria Mänd and Kaisa Kuslapuu.
All-women Estonian quartet brings ancient folk music to the forefront
Projected blue and red stripes over white cliffs
Climate Change
The humble origins of the ubiquitous ‘climate stripes’
A 9th-century recipe from a 10th-century cookbook from Baghdad, updated for the modern diner by renowned chef, cookbook author and restaurateur Najmieh Batmanglij.
Lifestyle
‘Dining with the Sultan’: A unique exhibit explores the fine art of feasting in historic Islamic lands
In front of a floor-to-ceiling glass door in the living room of Najannguac Dalgård Christensen, necklaces with amulets carved out of bone and seal claws dangle from a coat hanger.
Lifestyle & Belief
Healing old wounds: The revival of Greenlandic Inuit tattoos in Denmark
Clarissa Bitar plays the oud, a classic string instrument.
Movement
How the oud brought this Palestinian American musician closer to their culture, family and history
The cast of “Journey to the Rainbow” from Germany’s Circus-Theater Roncalli.
Arts
German circus meets the Big Apple
People gather during the Kanua film festival in Ecuador.
Arts, Culture & Media
Film festival makes its way through Ecuador’s Amazon by boat
Black and white photo of a Cuban tres instrument
Arts, Culture & Media
The first Cuban tres players at Berklee
musical group in field
Spanish musician María José Llergo turns roots into wings with ‘Ultrabelleza’
Zimbabwe's unique stone sculptures grace museums, gardens, and art lovers' homes worldwide.
Arts
Zimbabwe’s stone sculptors struggle to keep carving
C. Tangana YouTube screenshot.
Music
This Spanish hip-hop star is stepping into global music
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Music
Artist Daniel Jobim honors the musical legacy of his grandfather, a bossa nova pioneer
A young woman wearing a white shirt in the forefront of a colorful mural
Migration
‘Finding my home’: Mural features student poem about move to Miami
A portrait of Sasami from her self-titled LP, "Sasami."
Movement
‘It’s all mixed’: Sasami makes music inspired by her multicultural heritage 
Yahritza Martinez and her two guitar-playing brothers make up the trio Yahritza Y Su Esencia.
Identity
Mexican American teen star sings on after heated controversy with Mexican audiences