Houston Endowment Exhibits Four Local Artists Highlighting Immigrant Stories

Source: Glasstire

Read about four Houston-based artists whose works of art shed light on immigrant experiences.

BTS members RM and V start compulsory military service in South Korea. Band seeks to reunite in 2025

Source: AP News

These international K-pop legends paused their music careers to serve their country.

Holocaust museum celebrates Rebecca Rubin, the Jewish immigrant and American Girl doll

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Rebecca Rubin, the first ever Jewish American Girl Doll, educates a new generation on the Holocaust.

10 Facts About Hera

Source: Have Fun With History

How much do you know about Hera, one of the original Olympians, wife of Zeus, goddess of marriage and fertility, and fan of peacocks and cows? There’s a lot more to this goddess than most people think. Check this article out to learn 10 fun facts about Hera that most people probably aren’t familiar with.

Would Shakespeare’s poisons and drugs work in reality?

Source: BBC

Several Shakespearean plots points, including the climax of Romeo and Juliet, focus on powerful potions. Did the bard dream them up, or might they have really existed?

Broadway show ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ tells story of immigrant women

Source: NBC

A new Broadway play, “Jaja’a African Hair Braiding,” spotlights people and experiences rarely represented in media. This video discusses the significance of the play’s characters and setting with the actors.

Brandeis University in Massachusetts hosts exhibit of paintings of girls and women killed in the Holocaust

Source: CBS

An exhibit at Brandeis University honors the lives of girls and women killed in the Holocaust through paintings, photographs, and first-hand accounts given by Holocaust survivor, Luisa Milch.

Hollywood Writers Reached an A.I. Deal That Will Rewrite History

Source: Wired

The Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) went on strike for 148 days this summer, demanding that studios put guardrails around AI’s encroachment on their work. The effects of their new contract will echo in industries far beyond Hollywood.

Misconceptions about Mythology

Source: Mental Floss (on YouTube)

You may know a lot about mythology, but is evertying you think you know correct? Mental Floss discusses some of the most common misconceptions people have about Greek and Roman myths.

Academic watched Shakespeare in Ukrainian bomb shelters

Source: BBC

Theater plays a significant role in cultures around the world. Shakespeare Studies professor, Nicoleta Cinpoeş, experienced this fact first-hand as she watched a production of Romeo and Juliet staged in a bomb shelter.