Donate

Justin Bieber

Beatles or Bieber?

Arts, Culture & Media

They screamed for Sinatra, they screamed for Elvis. But the scream that erupted when the Beatles came to America and went on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964 was like no scream before.

Edward Hopper's Nighthawks Painting

Arden Reed on ‘slow art’

Arts
Children’s doctor Katie Rogerson (left) and children’s physiotherapist Caroline Smith of the NHS choir with the Official Christmas No 1 award for charity single A Bridge Over You, beating out Justin Bieber.

A British hospital choir beats out Justin Bieber for the top song on UK charts

Arts
Tell us about your experience accessing The World

We want to hear your feedback so we can keep improving our website, theworld.org. Please fill out this quick survey and let us know your thoughts (your answers will be anonymous). Thanks for your time!

We respect your time, attention and privacy

This is a news website, not a click casino. We do NOT employ deceptive behaviors, display annoying ads or use third party cookies and trackers to monetize your visit or help advertisers track you across the internet.

Simply, we ask that you would consider a donation to support the journalism we produce every weekday. Thank you.

Latest Episode

St. Vincent’s Art Pop & Meditating on Middlemarch
This is The World

The World is a public radio program and podcast that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.

Follow The World

Subscribe to The World’s Latest Edition podcast for free using your favorite podcast player: