In her well-received debut memoir, A Story Lately Told, Anjelica Huston described her upbringing in Ireland and London with her famous father, director John Huston, and dancer mother, Enrica Soma.
British author J. K. Rowling will publish new Harry Potter material every day from Dec 12 to 23, on her website pottermore.com, as a gift to fans.
The Walt Disney Co is launching a new line of learning tools designed to help parents encourage kids 3 to 8 to learn outside of school. Disney Imagicademy begins with a series of mobile apps but will later expand into other products such as books and interactive toys. Over time, the target age will also grow to include older kids.
Most people are happy with the Internet as a source of on-demand information, with only a small percentage hit by "information overload", a survey of US users showed on Monday.
A show of treasures from the Maritime Silk Road, titled Over the Sea, is on display at the Maritime Museum in Quanzhou, Fujian province.
Artists who relocated to Germany are getting a new platform for their work at the Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum in Beijing. The exhibition will run through Jan 5.
Would you like a designer tie with that painting, a collage on your new Mercedes? Or how about an art iPad app to complement your stock tips?
Zeng Haili, a middle-aged teacher from Shilin county in Kunming, Yunnan province, watches nervously as a bunch of her students sing, dance and recite poetry onstage, as they participate in the final round of a classic literature recital competition held recently in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
The story of a clown fish that is encouraged by an energetic but absent-minded friend to "just keep swimming" in the search for his son is being told in Navajo.
The China National Arts Fund, the national level arts-dedicated fund, will distribute 429 million yuan ($70 million) in its first-year grants for art projects across the country in the coming year, according to a report released by the arts fund recently.
British newcomer Sam Smith and Beyonce - the most nominated female in Grammy history - are the current frontrunners for the Grammy Awards with five nominations each.
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