Arts and Entertainment

Amid pope’s big Holy Year, overtourism aggravates housing crisis

Pennsylvania’s Bethlehem, founded by Moravians on Christmas eve, keeps its traditions alive

National Building Museum in Washington unveils new exhibition

Finding home: Ukrainian teens adjust to life in New York

First winner of FIFA’s Marta Award? Marta, of course

‘North Pole’ flight takes kids to Santa in transformed Denver airport hangar

‘Kraven the Hunter’ flops while ‘Moana 2’ tops the box office again

New Zealander who doesn’t speak Spanish wins Spanish world Scrabble title

Popular actor in southern India is freed on bail in stampede case

Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup. But when exactly?

Hula, the heartbeat of Hawaii

China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery

San Francisco names street for Associated Press Iwo Jima photographer

As tourists discover Finland’s Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses

French-language song surpasses 1 billion listens on Spotify for the first time

FIFA names Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host

South African traditional healers embrace tech

‘Emilia Perez,’ ‘The Brutalist’ lead Golden Globe film nominations

‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

Taylor Swift’s record-breaking ‘Eras Tour’ ends in Vancouver

‘Moana 2’ cruises to another record weekend, $600 million globally

Japanese artist finds global fans with intricate leaf-cutting

Sumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London as sport has international moment

Garland’s ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ auctioned for $28M

Pope presides over ceremony with wide bruise on his chin

France’s Notre Dame Cathedral reopens 5 years after shocking blaze

Japan’s sake joins UNESCO’s cultural heritage list

Notre Dame reopens amid French political turmoil

Many former X users migrate to Bluesky social media platform

World leaders and faithful expected at Notre Dame’s reopening

‘Moana 2’ has record $221 million opening, Hollywood celebrates moviegoing feast

Berlin’s traditional Christmas markets reflect city’s growing diversity

Intimate documentary captures the Beatles goofing around as they take America by storm in 1964

Will Trump’s return lead to a new wave of bestselling books?

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils new interior 5 years after devastating fire

In photos: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Manhattan artist invites Americans to write postcards to US president

Seattle Museum of Pop Culture honors Jimi Hendrix

From VOA Spanish: Argentine artist’s NYC exhibit raises awareness on human trafficking

From VOA Spanish: Alfonso Cuarón and art of reinventing oneself

South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85

‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts

Elvis Smylie holds out mentor Cam Smith to win the Australian PGA by 2 shots

Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?

Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83

Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in Sotheby’s art auction

Cookie masters create gingerbread versions of New York icons

Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95

Teenage Buddhist lama marks last birthday in US before joining monastery in Himalayas

Dwayne Johnson’s $200 million-plus Christmas pic opens to $34.1 million

Cultural experts urge UN to shield war-torn Lebanon’s heritage

Bela Karolyi, controversial Olympic gymnasts coach, dies at 82

Jake Paul beats boxing legend Mike Tyson

China’s underground raves include street techno, quotes from Chairman Mao

Japan’s sake brewers hope UNESCO heritage listing can boost rice wine’s appeal

A criticized Airbnb deal will let users play gladiator in Rome’s Colosseum

British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins Booker Prize for fiction

Jazz saxophonist Donaldson dies at 98

Locals move to protect Chile’s giant desert geoglyphs scarred by off-roaders

Taylor Swift wins big and Rita Ora pays tribute to Liam Payne at MTV awards