WASHINGTON — There was a new chef and new china on the menu for Tuesday’s big White House dinner for Japan — and chopsticks at the ready for guests brave enough to go there.
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NEW YORK — A prestigious award from the Brooklyn Museum honors women who have made outstanding contributions in their fields.
NEW YORK — The prize dubbed the Heisman Trophy for singers is going to a Georgia native with an earth-shattering voice — and an earthy style.
LONDON — The family of Amy Winehouse has criticized a documentary about the late singer that is due to have its premiere at next month’s Cannes Film Festival.
The family-friendly movie deviates slightly from the animated version of “Cinderella,” but not so much as to include the grotesque toe-cutting scene of the Grimm Brothers’ version.
It’s official: “Full House” is coming back to TV. Or more accurately, to Netflix.
Uproar Records, Baylor’s student–run record label, is combining fashion and sustainability with its event, Project Greenway. This free event will include performances from Uproar artists Luke Hicks and Trannie Stevens, as well as a fashion show of “green” outfits.
ATLANTA — Bobby Brown’s lawyer issued a statement Monday saying the singer’s daughter has “opened her eyes” nearly three months after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Georgia home.
MADISON, Wis. — Late last spring, a doctoral student worked late into the night. As she doodled, her chemistry thesis took on a life of its own, transforming into a comic book.
GARLAND— A tour bus for superstar country group Lady Antebellum has caught fire along an interstate near Dallas, though no one was injured.
“The Wolf,” a wonderful break from the band’s typical folksy-bluegrass rhythm, stunned audiences with its upbeat, hard rock style.
After the audience flocked to the stage during its performance, the band Honest Men was awarded First Place, the People’s Choice award and the opportunity to perform at Diadeloso – and no one would have guessed it was their first show after only one practice.
“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm took part in a violent college hazing in 1990 at the University of Texas that led to criminal charges and to the fraternity chapter permanently disbanding, according to court and school records obtained Thursday.
Each spring when the azaleas bloom, attorney Atticus Finch, daughter Scout and other characters from “To Kill a Mockingbird” come to life on the courthouse lawn in the Alabama hometown of author Harper Lee, who will release a sequel to her classic novel in July.
Innovation and grueling time crunches meet in Baylor Theatre’s newest endeavor: the 24-Hour Play Festival. And no, this doesn’t mean attendees will be sitting in the cloth seats of Jones Theatre for 24 hours.
Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of former Beatles guitarist John Lennon, died of cancer Wednesday at her home in Spain. She was 75.
Tidal, the music and video streaming service co-owned by Jay Z, Rihanna, Madonna and other artists, is inviting more performers to join the company and earn equity.
This year is special, though, as the annual Selena Tribute marks the 20th anniversary of the budding superstar performer’s murder.
The rock band announced a 15-city stadium tour Tuesday that will kick off May 24 at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif. Other stops include Columbus, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minn.; Dallas; Atlanta, Ga.; Orlando, Fla.; and Nashville, Tenn.
Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian who has been a contributor to Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” will be the program’s new host when current host Jon Stewart leaves later this year, the network announced Monday.
David Crowder formed the David Crowder*Band as a reaction to the stagnant state of church life at Baylor in the late ’90s. Now an internationally recognized artist, Crowder will return to Waco for a show April 8 in Waco Hall.
Teenyboppers and fangirls (maybe some boys, too) everywhere are mourning the loss of one of the world’s greatest heroes: Zayn Malik.
And then there were four: Zayn Malik said Wednesday he is leaving chart-topping boy band One Direction “to be a normal 22-year-old.”
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday that she has undergone more preventive surgery, having her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in hopes of reducing her risk of cancer
The cast of “Pitch Perfect” has nothing on Baylor’s VirtuOSO. The 14 member a cappella choir will compete at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Final in New York on April 18.
The second installment in the “Divergent” series easily topped the box office with $54 million from 3,875 theaters, according Rentrak estimates Sunday. Penn’s geopolitical thriller stumbled with only $5 million.
AUSTIN, Texas — Missing Iggy Azalea on social media? You may have to get used to it.
The rapper, who has spent the last week off of Twitter and Instagram, said she may not return to the popular networks.
Where can you find a Mexican pulled pork slider, Korean fusion and wood fired pizzas? Waco. Yes, Waco. The Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, along with title sponsor Legacy Land and Ranches, will host the Texas Food Truck Showdown March 28 in downtown Waco.
The female legacy in Texas is as strong as the women of all walks of life who have given themselves to art, writing and music.
A new anthology titled “Her Texas: Story, Image, Poem & Song,” which celebrates this feminine heritage, was the subject of an event featuring poetry reading from anthology contributors Tuesday evening at Baylor’s Armstrong Browning Library.
Dr. DeAnna Toten Beard traces the 100-year old path of soldiers in the trenches of World War I through the lens of theater. Her combined love of history, writing and teaching has wrapped itself in 12 years of teaching at Baylor.
