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Bangladesh Court Sentences Former Prime Minister to Death
Sheikh Hasina, who is in exile in India, was convicted in absentia of crimes against humanity in connection with a bloody crackdown on protests last year.
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At a Shared Symbol of Jihad, the Taliban Defy Their Old Ties With Pakistan
Afghan officials are lashing out against their former allies in the Pakistani military as hostilities between the two countries intensify.
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Why Britain Is Embracing ‘Negative Nation Branding’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, trying to get a grip on a feverish immigration debate, is introducing a hard-line, contentious policy on refugees.
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These Six Artworks Could Predict the Auction Market
The art market had a summer of closures and consolidations. But major collections, blue-chip art and guarantees have pushed expectations high for the marquee sales.
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With New Condé M. Nast Galleries, the Met Museum Gets Fashion Forward
The Costume Institute is bringing its annual blockbuster show to a permanent home off the Grand Hall, thanks to Anna Wintour’s efforts to get “out of the basement.”
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From Chicago to the World: On the 50th Anniversary of Siskel & Ebert
Before I was a friend and colleague, I was a fan. In my early and mid-teens in the 1970s, I was a loner jock/pop culture nerd who was obsessed with these pursuits: Playing and watching baseball and football and to a lesser extent basketball, and consuming issues of Sports Illustrated and Sport and Baseball Digest,…
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A Source of Inspiration: Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsgård on “Sentimental Value”
In Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” a once-revered Norwegian filmmaker struggles to mount a deeply personal project related to his family history, going so far as to attempt to enlist his estranged daughters—in defiance of their wishes—to help realize his vision. For Stellan Skarsgård, playing the filmmaker in question, Gustav Borg, was a uniquely rich opportunity;…
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Tokyo Film Festival 2025: Mamoru Oshii on “Angel’s Egg”
In a career retrospective talk at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, Mamoru Oshii spoke, if not regretfully, mournfully about “Angel’s Egg.” The legendary Japanese writer and director—who secured his place in animation history with “Ghost in the Shell”—said that his dreamlike, allegorical 1985 OVA film nearly killed his career: “After that, nobody gave me…
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We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in Mexico.
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Video Reveals How Far Wolves Will Go to Steal a Meal
After a wolf dragged a crab trap out of water to get a snack, some scientists said the behavior revealed their ability to use tools.