Christine Sun Kim’s poetic and political art pushes viewers to consider the limits, and misunderstandings, that come with communication in any language, whether spoken or signed. By Andrew Russeth ...

HOLLYWOOD -- It's nice to come across a good "dream come true" story. Paul Raci's been in the acting game now for more than 30 years. For some of that time, he struggled with addiction. He's long ...

"I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity." -- Eleanor Roosevelt Finding playful ways to reward ...

The 40 or so people from West Hampton Baptist Church, in Hampton, Virginia, settled down into their seats at Sight & Sound Theatres. They were there to see a production of “Jesus.” While watching the ...

"The Simpsons" will feature a deaf actor on Sunday for the first time in its 33-year history. Even though the characters in the show have only four fingers, they'll use American Sign Language in the ...

In “Sound of Metal,” now streaming on Amazon Prime, Riz Ahmed portrays a drummer whose world flips upside down when he suddenly loses his hearing. In order to communicate, he learns American Sign ...

Growing up in a Korean community in California, sound artist Christine Sun Kim was taught to “tone things down” and not be so expressive at family gatherings. That sentiment bled into her work. Even ...

March 10 (UPI) --Riz Ahmed discussed learning sign language for his film Sound of Metal and what he learned from the deaf community along the way on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Ahmed spent ...

Lauren Barrientos is a former contributor for Collider, who specializes in entertainment features and ranked listicles. Her work often explores nostalgic themes, film franchises, TV shows, and ...

In “Sound of Metal,” Riz Ahmed plays Ruben, a heavy metal musician who gradually loses his hearing. The film, bowing Friday on Amazon Prime, follows Ruben as he copes with his hearing loss. Director ...

New research is stirring fierce debate over the use of sign language among young deaf children who use surgical implants that create a sense of sound. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, ...

The artist Ekene Ijeoma has been working on “A Counting,” an art project involving numbers and language, for more than a year. Now, a sign language edition has begun. By Sophie Haigney Kweti, dwa, ...