The Misk Foundation, founded and chaired by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, held a controversial event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly this week.

At least one afternoon a week, a group of high school girls carve out some space in the quietest area they can find to huddle around a laptop. They call themselves the Mayan Girls.

Gruff Rhys is known for Britain's indie rock band, Super Furry Animals. The Welsh musician's released a new solo album,"Pang!", earlier this month.

The Tasmanian comedian’s show “Nanette” brought her overnight fame — and allegations that her success portended the death of comedy.

The stand-up comedian reveals his gateway guilty pleasure.

The music industry veteran on her remarkable career in hip hop and her decades-long friendship with the Wu-Tang Clan.

Michael Idov's new film, “The Humorist,” captures the oxymoronic nature of state-sanctioned Soviet comedy and the downfall of the system through the eyes of character, Boris Arkadiev.

How a salsa album that many thought was doomed became a hit.

San Piero Patti, a picturesque, Sicilian town of less than 3,000 people, is taking extreme measures to try and bring new life to the region — including selling some of its abandoned houses for less than a shot of espresso. But will it work?

The writer and proud Midwesterner talks Toni Morrison, Missy Elliott and her surprising musical obsession.