Art and Culture

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jane Kuehne, Auburn University (THE CONVERSATION) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do we have a certain taste in music, different than others? – Shirya R., age 11 When you turn on the radio, you might hear […]

National Geographic: This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240111662736/en/ Key Art for GENIUS: MLK/X ©2024 National Geographic Partners, LLC WHAT: Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, National Geographic released the trailer and key art for the newest installment of the Emmy Award-winning anthology series GENIUS: MLK/X. For the first time, the docu-drama series explores the lives of two iconic geniuses: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap.   Now two private companies are hustling to get the U.S. back in the game, more than five decades after the Apollo program ended.   It’s part of a NASA-supported effort to kick-start commercial moon deliveries, as the space agency focuses on getting astronauts back there.   […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A romance that united sports and music fans, a celestial wonder that drew millions of eyes skyward and a spiritual homecoming for some Native American tribes were just some of the moments that inspired us and brought joy in 2023. In a year that saw multiple wars, deadly mass shootings, earthquakes, wildfires, sexual harassment stories and other tragedies, these events were among those that broke […]

Today in History Today is Friday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2024. There are 347 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: In 1953, CBS-TV aired the widely watched episode of “I Love Lucy” in which Lucy Ricardo, played by Lucille Ball, gave birth to Little Ricky. (By coincidence, Ball gave birth the same day to her son, Desi Arnaz Jr.) On this date: In 1853, Giuseppe […]