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Ethiopian Rebel Groups Join Forces Against the Government
Half a dozen groups, accusing the prime minister of being dictatorial, announced the formation of a coalition in a country already scarred by war.
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Tech-Utopian Movement Praxis Says It Has Found a Home in Uruguay
After a sprawling world tour, Praxis, a New York-based, crypto-backed “digital nation,” has signed a deal to build a physical city in Uruguay.
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The Alejandro Mario Yllanes Paintings Saved From a Dumpster
Alejandro Mario Yllanes, a self-taught Bolivian painter, made searingly political works championed by Diego Rivera. Their journey to major museums is a 50-year saga full of mysteries.
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He Asked ‘Why Such a Nice Girl Would Paint Such Wild Pictures.’ The Rest Is Art History.
Gallerists have uncovered rare works by Marguerite and William Zorach, shining light on the pioneering collaborators. Their modern art love story bows at the Independent 20th Century fair.
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Fantastic Fest 2026: Into the Sky, Play House, Posthumous
There’s an amazing bit of trivia about how there are so many possible shuffles of a deck of cards that it’s almost certain that every single one ever shuffled has been as distinct as a snowflake. I thought of this when considering the panoply of meet-cutes in cinema history: There’s always a new one for…
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The Heart at the Center Of It: Domhnall Gleeson on “The Incomer”
“The Incomer” is first-time writer/director Louis Paxton’s film about a brother and sister who are the only residents of an isolated island, the only home they have ever known. Domhnall Gleeson plays Daniel, the shy, awkward bureaucrat sent to evict them. In an interview with RogerEbert.com, Gleeson talked about finding the right tone for the…
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Fantastic Fest 2026: In a Violent Nature Part 2, The Glorious Dead, Godmother
The first surprise screening at this year’s Fantastic Fest was, refreshingly, an honest surprise. The secret screenings over the last few years have run from the confusing (“Saturday Night”) to films that most critics had already seen (“One Battle After Another”), but Friday’s secret screening in Austin maintained its anonymity for an incredibly long time,…
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NBC’s “Line of Fire” Puts a Family of Law Enforcement in Each Other’s Crosshairs
Nothing sets up the new NBC/Peacock series “Line of Fire” better than the tagline, Every Case Hits Home. Except, of course, for one quote from the first episode: “a family full of people who will stop at nothing to protect literal strangers but are unable to stop hurting each other.” From creator Joshua Safran, known…
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Mathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why.
In our field of applied mathematics, the long, human process of trial and error — not just the solutions themselves — is often what has led to progress.
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At 145 Degrees, This Amoeba Manages to Keep Its Cool
Found in volcanic streams in California, the newfound organism has the highest heat tolerance of any complex life on Earth.