It took pressure, and lots of it, to get Iranian cartoonist known as "Eaten Fish" out of the Australian-run detention camp and it was social media that started the domino of pressure and activism that finally freed him.

A traditional instrument from Veracruz, Mexico has become the voice of immigration activism and community building in the US. And not just for activists, but for popular bands Las Cafeteras and JaroChicanos too.

It may be the most popular American film of all time, but, like other Confederate monuments, "Gone With the Wind" is undergoing some reappraisal in light of heightened racial tensions and awareness in the US.

The mysterious story of Bobbie Gentry and her famous song “Ode to Billie Joe.”

“Sideways” director Alexander Payne shrinks the world’s problems in “Downsizing.”

Adam Sobolewski is the drummer for Polish punk band Hańba! The band sets music to lyrics by anti-fascist poets of the 1920s and '30s. The content is eerily prophetic. For example, there's a tune about radio-controlled empty planes.

Britain's movie theaters are becoming more and more popular with both those who are living with dementia and their caregivers.

Most Puerto Ricans don't have a Christmas tree or ingredients for their favorite holiday dishes this year. But many are determined to mark the holiday in high spirits.

Algodón Egipcio’s “La Estrella Irregular” is an electronic-pop lullaby that explores a medley of dreamy, bright and chopping tropical sounds. But the song also gives a poetic and experienced perspective on the ongoing crisis in Venezuela.

Despite a career that goes back more than six decades, British singer Petula Clark still has it. With such a long career, one would think that hopping on a bus, traveling across the US, would be old hat by now. But Petula Clark is in the midst of her first tour of the US.