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Melissa Etheridge was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1961, and has been fighting for gay rights since she came out in 1993.
May 28, 2026 16:00
The history of jazz has lost one of its greatest giants. Sonny Rollins, the hugely influential American tenor saxophonist and composer, died on Monday May 25, 2026 in his home in Woodstock, New York, aged 95.
He was born in 1958 in Te Awamutu, New Zealand, and his reputation has long since spread beyond his native island. Quite simply, he's rightly regarded as one of the finest songwriters in Anglo-Saxon rock.
In Canada, a festival is screening films at 1.5x speed to appeal to Gen Z. A divisive experiment: can cinema adapt to the rhythms of digital technology without losing its essence?
The Louvre is reorganizing its spaces and isolating the Mona Lisa in a new dedicated building to reduce mass tourism and improve the visitor experience.
Miley Cyrus has turned her passion for animals into a public campaign to promote adoption. Today, she lives with numerous rescued pets.
In Luxor, a rock-cut chamber houses painted sarcophagi, mummies and sealed papyri from the Third Intermediate Period, virtually intact.
The new Tiber Museum opens in Rome, a space dedicated to the history, culture and ecosystem of the Italian capital's river.
A skilled juggler of words and a fan of black-and-white French cinema, Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in 1959 in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England.
The world's first Pokémon airport opens in Japan: giant Pikachu, 111 Flying Pokémon, themed buses and plans to revive Noto after the earthquake.
It's the 1940s in Fruita, Colorado, USA. Two farmers, Clara and Lloyd Olsen, decided to have poultry for dinner. It's their chicken, nicknamed Mike, who was brought to the table.
Apr 14, 2026 17:35