My latest stay in Egypt set the bar so high that it has already ruined every hotel I visit for the foreseeable future.

San Francisco bandleader, composer, bassist and educator Marcus Shelby never gets tired of performing Duke Ellington's jazzy ...

San Francisco Ballet principal dancers Madeline Woo and Nikisha Fogo reveal some of the backstage secrets about performing in ...

Claire had a turbulent childhood, in which she was groomed by Aunt Jordan. She has a hard time trusting people because of it.

A centuries-old Malay village in Air Itam, home to one of Penang’s earliest Islamic scholars, may soon be gazetted as a ...

One Sunday some time ago, I was browsing through Spotify playlists — gospel and blues from the mid-20th century, mostly. At times I find myself wishing for a little more variety in the religious ...

The Order of Oman (First Class) is the highest national honour awarded by the Sultanate of Oman to foreign heads of state and ...

America's new top health diplomat is Bethany Kozma. The job she took on this week — leading the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Global Affairs — does not have a high profile. And ...

In 1975, industrialist Norton Simon took over the critically acclaimed but financially troubled Pasadena Art Museum. Simon spent decades building a food production empire, starting with a small juice ...

The release of con slancio, with premier recordings of music written by Swiss composer and nonpareil oboist Heinz Holliger, ...

“THE NUTCRACKER”: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday to Tuesday; Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way. New Orleans ...