Dec 13th, 2007 · The area known as the cradle of Chinese civilization is undergoing a renaissance. Beijing is promoting tourist spots along the Yellow River -- such as the caves at Yan'an that once housed Mao Zedong -- that celebrate China's communist history.
Jun 7th, 2007 · On TV's Rescue Me, the comic, actor and writer Denis Leary plays a highly strung, highly macho fireman Tommy Gavin, who deals with raging fires and his own raging male ego. Season 4 starts next week on the FX network.
Apr 8th, 2007 · After 25 years of painstaking restoration in Italy, Lorenzo Ghiberti's gilded-bronze "Gates of Paradise" -- lavish doors considered masterpieces of Renaissance art -- will travel to the United States.
Feb 8th, 2007 · Yodeling is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. It is back on the radio, and even available as a cell phone ring tone. A couple of yodelers are doing their best to fan the flames of popularity.
Jan 30th, 2007 · Not just a literary movement, the Harlem Renaissance was also the name of a famous ballroom in the New York City neighborhood and a barrier-breaking basketball team. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has written a book that chronicles their histories.
Jan 17th, 2007 · New York City is experiencing a resurgence of comedy clubs. The explanations for this phenomenon are economic, technological (the so-called "You Tube" effect) and artistic. But do more comedy clubs mean better comedy?
Jan 10th, 2007 · Renaissance scholar Eric Reeves had never set foot in Africa. He spent his days teaching the works of Shakespeare and Milton to the young women of Smith College in Massachusetts. But that didn't keep him from getting involved with the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. From his office at Smith, Reeves has becomea leading activist against the genocide.
Jan 8th, 2007 · Not many countries saw their traditional music gain popularity and vitality in the late 20th century, but Ireland did. Starting in the late 1960s with the Chieftains, and continuing with more rock-oriented groups like Planxty and Horslips, Irish music had a renaissance. Then came punk rock, and with it the Pogues, whose first five albums have just been reissued by Rhino.