Chemical weapon for sale: China’s unregulated narcotic
By ERIKA KINETZ and DESMOND BUTLER For a few thousand dollars, Chinese companies offer to export a powerful chemical that has been killing unsuspecting drug users and is so lethal…
Performing arts
Overseas, Obama begins the long goodbye
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Back home, President Barack Obama has eight months, a dogfight over the Supreme Court and scores of campaign speeches for a successor ahead of him. But overseas,…
Legendary musician David Bowie dies of cancer at 69
By MESFIN FEKADU David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound — and the look — of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes,…
Interview with aerial performing artist Jade Osborne
The artist, activist and activator, Jade Osborne, shares her outlook on life and how she doesn’t regret any choices she’s made so far. This international aerial dancer is not only…
‘Essence’ honoree Ruth Carter’s accidental Hollywood career
By LINDSEY BAHR “Selma” costume designer Ruth E. Carter never set out to work in Hollywood. Even while living in a tiny apartment in Los Angeles’ Koreatown in the 1980s,…
‘Boyhood’ tops Globes; ‘Grand Budapest’ upsets ‘Birdman’
By LINDSEY BAHR The Golden Globes inched closer to legitimacy in its 72nd show, giving awards not just to A-List celebrities, but to the edgier productions that unequivocally deserved recognition,…
Bill Cosby jokes woman should be careful drinking near him
Bill Cosby jokingly warned a woman in the audience during a show in Canada Thursday night to be careful drinking around him. Cosby made the remark at his second performance…
TV makers design for streaming video to stay relevant
By ANICK JESDANUN Does anyone just watch TV anymore? The dramatic shift toward online and mobile viewing is driving television set makers to design as much for streaming video as…