Popeye the Sailor and the Belgian boy reporter Tintin lead the class of characters and works of art to enter public domain in 2025. On January 1, 2025, the U.S. copyright ends on creations from 1929. That means the early versions of the comic charact...
From VOA Learning English, I'm Caty Weaver. Today, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith present a special program on Christmas traditions in the United States during the first half of the 19th century. During this period, there was no set way of celebrat...
A Japanese artist who creates detailed designs on fallen leaves says the process gives the leaves new life and also helps keep him healthy. The artist goes by the name Lito. He did not want to share his full name for personal reasons. Lito likes to c...
For more than two years, Ebonie Vazquez searched to find a music teacher of color for her son, Giovanni. He is 11 years old and loves to play the violin. Now, she has found that teacher at New Hope Presbyterian Church, a Christian religious center, n...
A New Zealand man recently won an international Spanish Scrabble competition although he does not speak Spanish. Scrabble is a board game in which players form words from letters to gain points. Nigel Richards is a professional Scrabble player. He ho...
In the Mexican state of Yucatan, hundreds of underground lakes form a semicircular shape in the northwestern part of Yucatan state. They are called the Ring of Cenotes. The lakes provide water for the area, but they are also part of a dispute between...
On most days, Mark Lindenberg either drives or walks over to visit with Boots, his beloved cat who died in 2020 at 17 years old. The New York man had the animal buried at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, a burial place on small grassy hills near the main...
Crime-solving methods might have provided an answer to an ancient mystery - the identity of a leading Byzantine painter. The artist Giotto who lived in Italy about 700 years ago is often considered the father of Western painting. But at the same time...
The 36-year-old Peruvian artist Sadith Silvano makes creations born of ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman paints as she sings. And through her voice, her ancestors speak. When we paint, we listen to the inspiration th...
A popular kind of sausage stand in Vienna, Austria has been recognized by the United Nations for its cultural value. The street stands - called Wrstelstands in German - are a famous part of the Austrian capital's history. In addition to selling food,...
Notre Dame Cathedral in the French capital of Paris is set to reopen to the public Sunday after a five-year-long rebuilding project. The Cathedral had been badly damaged in a fire in 2019. The Roman Catholic religious center is considered a jewel of...
Since its start in 2012, GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become one of the biggest money-raising days of the year for nonprofits in the United States. In 2022 and 2023, GivingTuesday raised $3.1 billion for charity, or aid, organiz...
A baby hippopotamus in Thailand became famous earlier this year when zoo workers published images and videos of her online. Now the pygmy hippo, named Moo Deng, has an official song and video released in several languages for her fans worldwide. Moo...
A baby hippopotamus in Thailand became famous earlier this year when zoo workers published images and videos of her online. Now the pygmy hippo, named Moo Deng, has an official song and video released in several languages for her fans worldwide. Moo...
A much-publicized art piece made up of a single banana taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million. The sale happened Wednesday night during an auction in New York City at famous art seller Sotheby's. The work, called Comedian, was sold to cryptocurren...
