Charli XCX Reviews Dave Grohl’s ‘Abstract Approach’ to Viral Apple Dance Video

Charli XCX reviewed Dave Grohl's viral apple dance video on 'The Graham Norton Show,' where Foo Fighters performed 'Your ...

Alysa Liu skates to Olympics gold to Oklahoman's song 'MacArthur Park'

Oklahoma native Jimmy Webb's iconic song "MacArthur Park" gets "yet another life" thanks to U.S. skater Alysa Liu's gold ...
The Forward

Rediscovering the ‘Dybbuk’ composer Henokh Kon

When the 1936 Polish Yiddish feature Al Khet (I Have Sinned) screened at the New York Jewish Film Festival last month after a ...

Details Emerge Regarding Planned Terror Attack at Taylor Swift Concert: Everything to Know

Scott Eisen/TAS23/Getty Images More details are emerging about the alleged terror attack that was planned for Taylor Swift’s ...

How Ebo Taylor, a prolific figure in African highlife music, finally came to the U.S.

Ebo Taylor has died at 90. He was a world-renowned musician and composer of African highlife music, but it took decades for ...
Rolling Stone

From Lenny Kravitz to the Spice Girls, Nineties Music Takes Over Olympic Figure Skating Ice Dance Event

It turns out Ricky Martin’s appearance during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show Sunday night wasn’t the last time viewers would hear from the singer this week: The Latin superstar was all over the ...
The Guardian

Iraq’s former prime minister denounces ‘blatant American interference’ in election

Nouri al-Maliki responds to Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw US support for Iraq if he is returned to power US politics live – latest updates Iraq’s former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki has angrily ...
dw

Iraq faces return of ex-PM linked to 'Islamic State' rise

Ex-prime minister Nouri al-Maliki is often seen as responsible for sectarian tensions and military mismanagement that made the "Islamic State" possible in Iraq. He's just been nominated as Iraq's next ...
Al Jazeera English

Iraq’s al-Maliki rejects ‘violation of sovereignty’ after Trump’s threats

Nouri al-Maliki has condemned the “violation of Iraqi sovereignty” by the United States following threats from President Donald Trump. The US president said that he would end support for Iraq if ...
Al Jazeera English

Iraq presidential vote delayed as Kurdish blocs struggle to pick candidate

Iraq’s parliament has postponed the election for the country’s next president to allow for more consultations between the two Kurdish parties to agree on a candidate. The Iraqi News Agency (INA) said ...
The Washington Post

Iraqi spy chief warns of reemerging threat from ISIS as its ranks swell

BAGHDAD — Over the past year, Iraqi spy chief Hamid al-Shatri says, he has been warily tracking the growing numbers of Islamic State militants over the border in Syria. From an estimated 2,000 ...
BBC

Irish and Iraqi artists build bonds through shared musical journey

At a time when increasing debates on cultural identity shape how communities see one another, the musicians of Macalla are quietly carving out a different kind of narrative. The eight-piece ensemble ...