Playwright Paul Rudnick and theater critic Jesse Green weigh in on the evolution of gay characters and themes in 20th-century theater.

Illustrator and political cartoonist Barry Blitt, best known for his New Yorker covers, is out with a new, retrospective coffee-table book of his “greatest hits.”

One company currently trying to situate itself at the intersection of adaptive clothing technology and on-trend fashion is Tommy Hilfiger.

Björk’s latest album "Utopia" melds the sounds of a mythical world with familiar sentiments of longing and patience, just like a lullaby.

We feature a unique selection of music on The World. And we put together the highlights for you here.

Josephine Baker was a superstar on the French stage. But she was also a member of the French resistance in World War II and an American civil rights activist. A new graphic biography chronicles her many identities.

By singing and writing a song in Choctaw, singer-songwriter Samantha Crain is trying to push the culture past its colonial influence.

Bambadjan Bamba worked hard for years to become a star in Hollywood. Now he's putting it all at risk, because he says he can no longer afford to be silent.

But its mission will live on, writes Andrew Lam.

Comedian Hari Kondabolu explains that his new documentary "The Problem with Apu" is not just about a cartoon.