I started writing a short, casual article on yansh (the Nigerian Pidgin English word for a woman’s posterior, which probably ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while conducting field research in northern Sierra Leone within Bafodea Town, the capital of Wara ...

Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone unless the mother's life is at risk, pushing many women to drastic and dangerous lengths to terminate a pregnancy. A bill to decriminalise abortion, introduced in ...

People take part in New Year's celebrations in New York City's Times Square, where thousands of people have been celebrating ...

Mathura saints protested Sunny Leone’s planned New Year DJ event, citing Braj Bhoomi’s sacred status. Organisers canceled the show after local seers warned it would hurt religious sentiments. Amitabh ...

Winter in New York City can be cold and bleak, but thankfully, it’s also full of opportunities to sit in warm theaters with like-minded people and experience some beautiful dance performances. Here ...

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, since July under the artistic direction of Alicia Graf Mack, alongside Matthew Rushing as associate artistic director, has programmed an ambitious array of new ...

On a chilly Friday night in early October, a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd thronged around the stage at Lucinda’s in Manhattan’s East Village. It was the bar’s weekly “countryoke” show: A four-piece band ...

A battle between brave toys and marauding mice. An elegant Waltz of the Snowflakes. The dance of the Sugarplum Fairy that's just as sweet as any holiday dessert. For many Americans, watching these ...

BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high ...