Arts & Entertainment
The history of art and entertainment tells the complex story of human civilization through visual art, design, literature, music, film and television. It ranges from cave drawings of the Neolithic period to Renaissance masterpieces to rock 'n' roll and video games.
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These visual artists helped modernize and reclaim African American portrayals through groundbreaking painting, sculpture and photography.
When Afro-Cuban mambo met big band jazz, musical sparks flew.
Actors of East Asian descent often faced limited and typecast roles in Old Hollywood, but they paved the way for future generations.
As clothing became cheaper and faster to make amid the Industrial Revolution, new, sometimes outrageous fashion designs became chic.
Why Is Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Significant?
Why Is Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' Significant?
Take a journey through the history of science fiction and examine the cultural influences—such as the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race—that shaped Stanley Kubrick's visionary 1968 film, *2001: A Space Odyssey*.
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Roald Dahl became famous as an author, poet and screenwriter, but he first spent years in the U.S. as an undercover spy for Great Britain.
In just a few years, Jimi Hendrix transformed the sound and spectacle of rock music.
Through groundbreaking shows like 'All in the Family,' Norman Lear used comedy to tackle some of America’s most divisive issues.
Jim Henson used 'Sesame Street,' 'The Muppet Show' and 'Fraggle Rock' to reach audiences across cultures and borders.
In 1969, a homely device helped launch the video game industry.
During Hollywood’s golden age, innovations in color, cameras and widescreen formats gave movies a look that remains distinctive today.
Three of the oldest public libraries in America began in a single state.
Romance and royalty are at the heart of this roughly 1,000-year-old psychological saga.
Discovered on an ancient Syrian clay tablet, 'Hurrian Hymn No. 6' is a 3,400-year-old fertility hymn and the oldest known song with surviving musical notation.
Keep your hands inside the vehicle as we steer you through the rickety ups and terrifying downhill drops of this classic thrill ride.
Starting in the 1980s, an eclectic mix of urban outcasts built a radical social experiment free from consumerism.
See the actor’s six-decade journey from stage to screen.
Dolly Parton built a legendary music career. Her legacy extends far beyond it.
These 'Looney Tunes' lines became part of the cultural vocabulary.
