http://learningenglish.voanews.com/archive/learningenglish-home-arts-entertainment/latest/965/965.html Learn English as you read and listen to news and feature stories on music, pop culture, sports and the arts. Our stories are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Everything is free. http://www.voanews.com/img/voa/rssLogo_VOA.gif http://learningenglish.voanews.com/archive/learningenglish-home-arts-entertainment/latest/965/965.html en-US-LEARN 2012 - VOA 60 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:44:37 +0000 Pangea CMS – VOA Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English.   I’m June Simms.   Today, we play some Billboard Award-winning hits.   We also tell about an organization that helps music students prepare for a career in music.   But first, we visit the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC, as it gets a clean-up from volunteers.   Washing “The Wall”   The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC is one of the most-visited places in the nation’s capital. It honors ... http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/vietnam-veterans-memorial-billboard-youth-iorchestra/1667179.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/vietnam-veterans-memorial-billboard-youth-iorchestra/1667179.html Fri, 24 May 2013 00:50:21 +0000 American Mosaic http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/vietnam-veterans-memorial-billboard-youth-iorchestra/1667179.html#relatedInfoContainer Correction: Angelina Jolie's article in the New York Times was published on May 14, not May 21. Hi there. Thanks for joining us again on As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly.   “The fate of mankind … will rest in the hands of one.” “Ooo.” “Don’t start.”   Do you recognize that movie? It’s “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.” The star is Angelina Jolie. Jolie is famous for a lot of things. Her movies. Her beauty. Her humanitarian work around the world. Her six kids. Her husband-to-be, ... http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/angelina_jolie-mastectomy/1663285.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/angelina_jolie-mastectomy/1663285.html Sun, 19 May 2013 00:30:05 +0000 As It Is http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/angelina_jolie-mastectomy/1663285.html#relatedInfoContainer Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English.   I’m June Simms.   Today, we play hit songs from the songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.   We also talk about “The Great Gatsby,” the movie that opened the Cannes International Film Festival this week.   But first we explore the culture of Cambodia on display this spring in New York City.   Season of Cambodia   Most of Cambodia’s artists -- an estimated 80 percent -- were killed when the ... http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/new-york-celebrates-arts-of-cambodia/1662529.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/new-york-celebrates-arts-of-cambodia/1662529.html Fri, 17 May 2013 00:30:50 +0000 American Mosaic http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/new-york-celebrates-arts-of-cambodia/1662529.html#relatedInfoContainer Hi again! Nice to have you with us here on As It Is.  We are celebrating this week. Here in the United States, Sunday is Mother’s Day. The Census Bureau reports that about 80 percent of American women are mothers. This is good news if you own a flower shop or perfume business. Flowers, perfume and jewelry are popular gifts for moms on Mother’s Day. And if you are a woman in western India, you might get a very unusual gift this year. More iron in your diet!   Indian Farmers Fight ... http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/bollywood-100-anniversary/1659343.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/bollywood-100-anniversary/1659343.html Sun, 12 May 2013 00:30:53 +0000 As It Is http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/bollywood-100-anniversary/1659343.html#relatedInfoContainer Billy Joel, Jill Scott and others play at Jazz Fest and a look at presidential libraries. http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/new-orleans-jazz-presidential-library/1649175.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/new-orleans-jazz-presidential-library/1649175.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:31:47 +0000 Entertainment http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/new-orleans-jazz-presidential-library/1649175.html#relatedInfoContainer