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On this day in history, March 26, 1874, American poet Robert Frost is born in San Francisco

March 26, 2024

On this day in history, March 26, 1874, American poet Robert Frost is born in San Francisco

On this day in history, March 26, 1874, American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California. He was initially unsuccessful as a poet.

Mail Pouch Tobacco barns recall bygone America, legacy of solitary World War II veteran

March 25, 2024

Mail Pouch Tobacco barns recall bygone America, legacy of solitary World War II veteran

Mail Pouch Tobacco barns still pitch a bygone product on country rounds around West Virginia. They helped make artist and WWII veteran Harley Warrick famous late in life.

CEO of company behind Sundance Film Festival stepping down

March 22, 2024

CEO of company behind Sundance Film Festival stepping down

Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente, whose nonprofit runs the annual Sundance Film Festival, is stepping down from her position after two and a half years.

Musicians in Tennessee can now sue over AI-created impersonations, governor warns tech can 'destroy' industry

March 22, 2024

Musicians in Tennessee can now sue over AI-created impersonations, governor warns tech can 'destroy' industry

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law the Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, which aims to protect musical artists from replication by artificial intelligence.

Judy Blume, American Library Association win National Book Critics Circle awards

March 22, 2024

Judy Blume, American Library Association win National Book Critics Circle awards

Lorrie Moore won the the National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, while Judy Blume and the American Library Association, were given honorary prizes.

Museum warns historic landscape paintings can evoke 'darker side' of 'nationalist feeling'

March 20, 2024

Museum warns historic landscape paintings can evoke 'darker side' of 'nationalist feeling'

Cambridge University’s Fitzwilliam Museum recently overhauled its galleries of paintings because landscapes can evoke feelings of "nationalist" pride.

New Banksy mural with a 'green' theme appears in London

March 18, 2024

New Banksy mural with a 'green' theme appears in London

A new Banksy mural appeared behind a cropped tree in London on St. Patrick's Day. Some passersby interpreted an environmental message in the vibrant green artwork.

New Alabama sculpture park aims to honor the lives of those who endured slavery

March 18, 2024

New Alabama sculpture park aims to honor the lives of those who endured slavery

The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park contains art and historic exhibits. The park in Montgomery, Alabama, was created to with the aim of honestly confronting the history of slavery.

Rare white magpie thrills man in Wales: 'Wow, what a thing that was'

March 16, 2024

Rare white magpie thrills man in Wales: 'Wow, what a thing that was'

An amateur photographer and nature lover said he spotted a rare white magpie earlier this month in Wales and called it "beyond anything I could ever imagine seeing."

Ukrainian artist-turned-soldier uses mud and ash from the front lines to paint nature, war

March 14, 2024

Ukrainian artist-turned-soldier uses mud and ash from the front lines to paint nature, war

Oleg Bazylewicz was an artist and writer before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While in the trenches, he uses ash and mud from the front lines to paint.