Vegetarian and natural culinary academies are no longer niche, as interest in healthy eating expands. Enrollment and course offerings are growing, even attracting chefs from mainstream meateries.

The simplest form of entertainment, storytelling is becoming an increasingly popular activity. These shows are catching the attention of audiences across the country and helping aspiring performers launch careers in entertainment.

Instead of shunning Twitter, teachers from Texas to Quebec are welcoming it into their classrooms. They are using the social-media tool to teach students to follow news events, write collaboratively and build a network of contacts.

African-American playwrights, directors and actors are underrepresented on Broadway — but in this recession, it’s hard for everyone. The solution may come from August Wilson, one playwright who figured out the system.

Steampunk, a little-known subculture marked by its devotion to Victorian-era dress and technology, is gaining steam in hipster hubs despite a mainstream culture that often refuses to look behind.

For aging jazz artists who came to the big city decades ago seeking fame and fortune, it’s getting harder to make ends meet. But that doesn’t mean they’ve given up on their dreams.

Young people are watching more of television online and on cell phones rather than on a TV set. Is this the end of television, or the dawn of a new golden age?

Pop or soda? Sandwich or grinder? While English is the common denominator for most Americans, the various ways in which it’s spoken is good for laughs and sometimes confusion. Regional dialects cause some people to hire accent teachers to help them communicate clearer. But is there such a thing as “no accent”?

On Feb. 11, Alexander McQueen hanged himself. The Gucci Group will continue the brand without him. As more designers are financed by conglomerates, artistry often falls prey to the bottom line.

A Brooklyn-based artist spends hours creating contemporary sand paintings, but sweeps them up as soon as they’re completed. He says their impermanence intensifies the experience.