Arts

This decades-long musical friendship is a different kind of Valentine's Day story

5:20pm February 14, 2024

by Anna King/Northwest News Network

In Southeast Washington, one musical duo — an 82-year-old singer and a 78-year-old piano player — has been inseparable on stage for almost 30 years.

A massive new study looks at faith in film and TV

5:20pm February 14, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

There was a time when movies about people of faith were wildly popular. A new study surveyed 10,000 people in 11 countries about faith on screen. It's getting attention in Hollywood and beyond.

Three decades later, the French movie 'La Haine' is being turned into a musical

4:58pm February 14, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

A new musical in Paris opens this fall based on the French film classic La Haine, about life in the city's suburban slums.

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Arts

App State series examines links between local and global rural areas

4:48pm February 14, 2024

by Paul Garber

Appalachian State University is hosting a demonstration of music and dancing designed to connect the local community to a rural area an ocean away.

Art, war and an unexpected friendship stretching between Gaza and Ireland

4:40pm February 14, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

An unlikely friendship began between a Gaza woman in grief and the Irish graffiti artist and activist who painted her as a mural in Dublin.

Burna Boy (center) has been nominated for the Grammy award for best global music album in four of the last five years. This year, he was among the nominees for the inaugural best African music performance prize and was the first Afrobeats artist to perform on the Grammy prime time telecast.

More breakthroughs, less crossover: Afrobeats is here to stay, on its own terms

4:23pm February 14, 2024

by Sidney Madden

Something's different about the arrival of the latest African pop stars on the international scene. They are finding success as a wave without compromising or catering to the American music industry.

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While the ways to connect are evolving, two dating coaches say the goal is still to get off the chats and actually go on dates.

Dating habits are changing — again. Here are 3 trends and tips for navigating them

4:23pm February 14, 2024

by Alejandra Marquez Janse

Technology, burnout and generational differences are creating new habits in the dating scene. Two dating coaches share advice on how to navigate them.

Meet the 'bate-bola' clowns that hit the streets during Carnival

3:22pm February 14, 2024

by Carrie Kahn

It's carnival time in Rio. Exuberant, clowns known as the "bate-bolas" take over the streets of the some of the most marginalized neighborhoods in the city.

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Books
Arts

Looking for love? You'll find it in 2024 in these 10 romance novels

2:58pm February 14, 2024

by Kalyani Saxena

While many of us are thinking of love this Valentine's Day, here are some of the best romance novels hitting shelves in the first half of the year to help plan your reading tour de romance in 2024.

Beyoncé watches Jay-Z as he accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award during the 66th Grammy Awards on Feb. 4.

A radio station is now playing Beyoncé's country song after an outcry from fans

12:22pm February 14, 2024

by Ayana Archie

A fan said he emailed KYKC in Oklahoma and was told KYKC doesn't play Beyoncé, as it is a country radio station. The station said it did not yet have access to the song.