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 | Culture Global culture, including music, art, film, music, the producers and the consumers, this is our entertainment section. | |
| | | | | |  Robert Burns by The Ovi Team
January 25th, Scottish poet Robert Burns is born on this day in 1759. The day is still celebrated by Burns fans across the English-speaking world, with high-spirited "Robert Burns Night" feasts, featuring haggis and other Scottish delicacies... | | | |  Edith Wharton by The Ovi Team
January 24th, on this day in 1862, Edith Wharton is born to an old and wealthy New York family. She grew up in an opulent world where pre-Civil War society tried to keep the nouveau riche at bay. | | | |  Director Theo Angelopoulos died in road accident by The Ovi Team
January 24th 2012. On the day film lovers around the globe tuned in to find out this year's Oscar contenders, the world of cinema mourned the loss of one of its most respected figures. | |
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| | |  Heath Ledger by The Ovi Team
January 22nd 2008. On this day, Hollywood mourns a talented young actor's life cut tragically short, after the body of 28-year-old Heath Ledger is found by his masseuse and housekeeper on the floor... | | | |  Don DeLillo's White Noise by The Ovi Team
January 21st 1985. On this day in 1985, Don DeLillo wins the American Book Award for his breakthrough novel, White Noise. | | | |  Jerry Lee Lewis in Grand Ole Opry by The Ovi Team
January 20th 1973. Years after he was known as "The Killer," a rock pioneer who released such rock standards as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless," Jerry Lee Lewis made a name for himself in a very different musical genre: country. | | | |  The Master Builder by The Ovi Team
January 19th 1893; Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder receives its premiere performance in Berlin. The play was first performed at the Lessing Theatre, Berlin, with Emanuel Reicher as Solness. | | | |  A.A. Milne by The Ovi Team
January 18th, on this day in 1882, A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, is born. | | | |  Popeye by The Ovi Team
January 17th 1929; Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero notable for appearing in comic... | | | |  Benny Goodman in Carnegie Hall by The Ovi Team
January 16th 1938. Jazz has been called "America's classical music," a label that does more than just recognize its American origins. The label also makes the case that jazz is worthy of aesthetic... | | | | next | | |
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