All Arts
- King Tut on exhibit as views of antiquities evolve
The exhibition embarks on a tour during a time when views among the public seem to have been changing about the true ownership of ancient artifacts that were taken from the countries where they were discovered.
- Top Picks: The Plantsnap app, 'The Good Cop' on Netflix
The Broadway show 'Wicked' is celebrating its 15th anniversary on Broadway with 'A Very Wicked Halloween' on NBC, the movie 'First Reformed' stars Ethan Hawke as a pastor who struggles with what to do after hearing about a radical environmentalist and his views, and more top picks.
- How new murals on old walls are energizing an Italian town
'Overtourism' may vex venerated art cities like Rome and Venice. But for a village where population decline is the more common Italian challenge, new works by visiting artists are drawing welcome visitors.
- From moccasins to Louboutins: an evolution of indigenous art
American Indian art encompasses more than dream catchers, totem poles, and basketry. The art world is waking up to a new appreciation for contemporary Native art – and the artists behind it.
- Top Picks: 'Ocean's 8,' 'Quincy'
The app Nextdoor is a great (and private) way to be in touch with people who live close by, researchers from the long-running British quiz show 'QI' are sharing other interesting facts on the podcast 'No Such Thing as a Fish,' and more top picks.
- Top Picks: 'Both Sides Now,' 'To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before'
College students can get rewards for leaving their phones alone during class when they use the Pocket Points app, the documentary 'Won’t You Be My Neighbor?' looks at the career of Fred Rogers and his creation of the show 'Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,' and more top picks.
- Top Picks: The documentary 'RBG,' the Infatuation app
The Agenda app can help you take notes in a more beneficial way, Han Solo of the “Star Wars” series gets an origin story with 'Solo,' and more top picks.
- Top Picks: 'The Seagull,' the Libby app
The documentary 'Mountain' is about various summits and those who ice-climb, ski, and ride a bike off mountains, 'Grammy Salute to Music Legends' will honor Tina Turner, composer John Williams, and Queen, among others, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: 'On Chesil Beach,' 'The Age of Napoleon' podcast
'Jurassic Park' returns to theaters, the hosts of the podcast 'Dis-Order' are reviewing every Disney animated film, and more top picks.
- Native American veterans get spotlight with upcoming memorial
There has not historically been a landmark honoring the contributions of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians who have served in the military. That will change with the National Native American Veterans Memorial.
- Top Picks: The movie 'The Guardians,' the podcast 'My Indian Life,' and more top picks
The hills will be alive when 'The Sound of Music' returns to movie theaters on Sept. 12 through Fathom Events, the app Splitwise is great to have on a trip with friends or for shared expenses like rent or utilities, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: 'Brave Little State' podcast, the Evernote app, and more
The movie 'Tully' is available on DVD and Blu-ray and stars Charlize Theron as harried mother Marlo, the Smithsonian National Postal Museum is exploring Alexander Hamilton's life with an online exhibit, and more top picks.
- Sounds of summer: Boston street musicians
A photo gallery of 'buskers' who fill popular spots around the city with rhythm and harmony.
- Top Picks: Tony Molina's 'Kill the Lights,' PBS's 'Ancient Invisible Cities,' and more
A new National Geographic video explores the biggest wholesale market in the world, Marvel’s various heroes join together to fight a powerful foe in 'Avengers: Infinity War,' and more top picks.
- Top Picks: John Coltrane's 'Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album,' 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' on Netflix, and more top picks
Astronaut Drew Feustel has been posting fun updates via Twitter about plants that fellow astronaut Ricky Arnold has been growing on the International Space Station, director Steven Spielberg helmed the adaptation of Ernest Cline’s bestselling novel 'Ready Player One,' which is available on DVD and Blu-ray, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: The Fiat Lex podcast, Culture Pass, and more
Though late to the music streaming party, YouTube Music has its charms, civic engagement just became easier with the Countable app, and more top picks.
- First LookHuge sea-life sculptures made from plastic waste shock, amaze
In an effort to raise awareness about plastic entering the ocean, an artist is transforming beach trash into sculptures of sea creatures ranging from great white sharks, made partly of bottle caps, to a jellyfish constructed of cut-up water bottles.
- Theater students empathize, trust themselves at Jimmys
The high-schoolers, coaches, and choreographer of the Jimmy Awards say that what matters to them about theater is learning to empathize with characters and bringing audiences into that process. It’s an experience they say matters even more in the current political climate and during the complex years of high school.
- First Look'Filthadelphia' cleans up its act
Philadelphia, renowned for its piles of litter, has begun an initiative to clean up its streets, starting with taking down ubiquitous, illegal signs, which will be handed over to local artists to be transformed into public artwork.
- Top Picks: 'Journey’s End' on DVD and Blu-ray, the podcast 'Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman,' and more top picks
NBC puts the focus on those who create beautiful crafts with the new reality competition 'Making It,' hosted by actors Nick Offerman and Amy Poehler, the Hole19 app can be a valuable companion if you’re planning a day of golf, and more top picks.