James Russell Butcher Jr., a portrait painter and illustrator who was a Vietnam War Marine Corps combat artist, died of cancer Jan. 19 at his Bel Air home. He was 81. Born in Baltimore and raised in ...

ST. LOUIS – On Sunday afternoon, visitors to the St. Louis Art Museum weren’t just handed programs; they were asked to look, listen, and support. Pacia Elaine Anderson, a poet laureate in St. Louis, ...

Organizers are planning to remember longtime Killeen artist Rudy A. Calooy Jr. — who painted the well-known Belton Dam mural — with a tour of his murals on Saturday. Calooy, a beloved Central Texas ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Art and his son’s duet version “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” was released in early November as Advent’s first single. “Auld Lang Syne,” of course, is traditionally sung on New Year’s Eve to reflect on ...

Country singer Blanco Brown released a cover of an AI-generated song that mimicked his signature sound. The AI-generated song, "Walk My Walk," reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales ...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is always expanding, thanks to exciting new titles arriving in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. Without a doubt, the most highly anticipated upcoming ...

On a quiet afternoon in Shanghai, just two days before the city’s twin fairs—West Bund and ART021—opened their doors to collectors and crowds, I found myself in the attic of Perrotin’s outpost in the ...

Arthur L. Haywood Jr., a Korean War veteran, electrical engineer, educator and father of state Sen. Art Haywood, died Nov. 17, according to a notice from Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher ...

Etienne was one of 32 nominees – one per team – announced by the NFL Wednesday morning. The award recognizes players who demonstrate the qualities of on-field sportsmanship – including fair play, ...

WILL BONTRAGER wbontrager@chespub.com Nov 25, 2025 Nov 25, 2025 0 CHESTERTOWN — Nearly 30 years after he first imagined a modern home for county paramedics, Robert B. Rust Jr. stood surrounded by ...

A guitarist playing his steel acoustic guitar and recording with a big diaphragm condenser microphone in a home recording studio Leave it to country music fans to call out an AI-generated song that ...