Entertainment

‘Bad Kreyòl’ premieres in New York

Arts, Culture & Media

A new play that premiered in New York last month tells the story of a pair of cousins — one from America, the other from Haiti — negotiating a difficult relationship, while highlighting the Haitian culture and diaspora.

Out of Eden Walk: Walking Gangnam Style

Out of Eden Walk

‘To Make the Archives Sing’: Old Jewish Argentinian songs recorded for the first time

Music

‘She transcends’: French Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux finds hope and meaning in ‘Vida’

Music
TV and movies are one way we understand people and places we’ve never had direct contact with – and maybe never will.

Netflix’s big bet on foreign content and international viewers could upend the global mediascape — and change how people see the world

Arts, Culture & Media
A film still of a man sitting at a dressing room mirror with lights

In ‘The Humorist,’ Soviet comedy is no joke

Michael Idov’s new film, “The Humorist,” captures the oxymoronic nature of state-sanctioned Soviet comedy and the downfall of the system through the eyes of character, Boris Arkadiev.

Charles Aznavour, beloved French crooner

Charles Aznavour, beloved French crooner, dies aged 94

Arts, Culture & Media

French singer Charles Aznavour, who rose to stardom under the wing of Edith Piaf and went on to steal the hearts of millions with decades of haunting love songs, has died at the age of 94.

Karim Asir performs for school kids in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Charlie Chaplin on the streets of Kabul? One Afghan takes on the Little Tramp.

Arts

For the past five years, Karim Asir has been recreating some of Charlie Chaplin’s sketches on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Cue-card guy, Wally Feresten during a "Late Night" sketch on May 11, 2016.

Live, from New York, it’s Cue Card Wally

Unsung Heroes

Growing up, Wally Feresten never dreamed of being a cue card holder. Now, 28 years later, he can’t imagine doing anything else.

Big Eyes

Arts, Culture & Media

We love big eyes on anything — babies, puppies, cartoon characters, Christina Ricci. But our fondness for big eyes is the work of nature, not Disney. Studio 360’s Eric Molinsky found out how evolutionary psychology butts into pop culture.