Smithsonian magazine explores some of the many ways to celebrate the nation and looks back at how previous big birthdays were commemorated amid domestic turmoil ...

JuQuita Vance of Lush Beauty Lounge in Milwaukee is teaching students that braiding is more than a hairstyle — it's a ...

Cultural news and criticism, and conversations about TV, theatre, movies, and music, as well as Goings On About Town listings from The New Yorker.

A study of ancient human DNA from a wetland region in Belgium, western Germany, and the Netherlands yielded surprising ...

Colors of Etnika founder Karla Marina Aguirre creates handcrafted pieces rooted in identity, heritage and community ...

Telford is seeking to be crowned the first UK Town of Culture in its 60th birthday year. The New Town was created on 29 November, 1968 and the leader of the local authority, Lee Carter, said he ...

Catherine Pégard, who headed the Château de Versailles for 13 years, has been appointed France's culture minister.