Author Dean Van Nguyen looks at the performer’s work through a political lens in his new book, ‘Words for My Comrades: A ...

George Lucas was evidently eyeing an American music legend for the role of Mace Windu, and it's fascinating to imagine what ...

Dubai revives Umm Kulthum and Abdel Halim with holograms, blending Arabic music history with tech in an unforgettable ...

Tupac Shakur was a rap icon, one of this country’s most influential artists, and someone whose work and style can still be found all over the culture, from Nas’s beautiful acoustic cover of Thugz ...

The book aims to offer "the definitive retelling of his life," and was written by Jeff Pearlman, best known for sports writing and commentary.

This timeline explores Janis Ian’s life and the major milestones in her career. Janis Ian is born on April 7th to Victor, a farmer who became a music teacher, and Pearl, a waitress who became a ...

Even Namath wouldn’t cooperate with me. He wanted money. I saw it as a biography. He saw it as a licensing deal. Maravich was dead. Mancini cooperated fully with me, but my feeling is ...

Xi Zhongxun was purged by the Communist Party he served and went on to help reform Chinese politics. His son is the most authoritarian leader since Mao. Xi Jinping, left, with his father, Xi ...

Summary: A new study reveals that emotional and behavioral difficulties in five-year-old children can be predicted using prenatal and early-life risk factors, including maternal smoking, low birth ...

A new museum dedicated to the early life of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is opening in Mexico City. Located in the city’s historic Coyoacán district, the Museo Casa Kahlo will tell the ...

It is called "My Childhood in Pieces." One of America's great poets has written a memoir that's haunting, engrossing and often a hoot. Let's ask Edward Hirsch to read one of his bits from "My ...