‘King’s Speech’ reigns with best-picture Oscar
"The King's Speech" was crowned best picture Sunday at an Academy Awards…
Major India festival set for Washington
Hundreds of artists will take part next month in the largest festival…
‘Black Swan’ wins top honor at indie Spirit Awards
The ballet thriller "Black Swan" won four prizes Saturday at the Spirit…
Oscars hash it out between tradition, freshness
Old against young, establishment against upstart, familiar faces against fresh ones. Hollywood…
The murky realms of post-revolution showbiz
By Joseph Fahim Midway through what became the January 25 Revolution, numerous observers,…
Cairo’s ‘Complaints Choir’ sings of revolution
By Heba Elkayal If the colloquial poet Ahmed Fouad Negm were to tone…
US art sleuth claims new Michelangelo find
A US art detective says he has proof a garish terracotta statue…
Jefferson’s books found in Mo. university library
Dozens of Thomas Jefferson's books, some including handwritten notes from the nation's…
The eyes of the revolution: Carlos Latuff
By Heba El-Sherif Certain elements will remain specific to our revolution; Kentucky…
Limbless singer gives voice to India’s rural poor
Bant Singh, a scarred survivor of class violence in rural India, has…