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Inside an Ancient Lebanese City Engulfed by War
The Lebanese city of Tyre, one of the oldest metropolises in the world, has been left scarred.
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As Russia Again Draws Near, a Frontline City Fears Obliteration This Time
The Ukrainian city of Izium still bears the scars of Russian occupation from four years ago. As Moscow’s forces approach, residents are bracing for the worst.
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At BRICS Summit, China and India Vie for Influence
China sees the BRICS group as a vehicle for challenging American power. India wants to keep the group broad enough to avoid choosing sides.
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Why Emerging Powers Keep Joining BRICS, Even When They Disagree
The leaders of China, Russia, India, Iran and other nations in the BRICS club gather in New Delhi this weekend, but wars and soaring energy prices divide them.
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Unstitching the 1,000-Year-Old Story of the Bayeux Tapestry
The medieval masterpiece has traveled from France to England for a once-in-a-lifetime show. It is not what our critic Jason Farago expected.
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Lose Yourself in Yayoi Kusama’s Last Show
A landmark retrospective by the late Japanese artist invites visitors to surrender individual identity and step into an infinite cosmos.
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TIFF 2026: River, Stuffed, The Housewife
Sometimes themes emerge at festivals. Sometimes dispatches like this are merely about what played on the same day, location, or, in this case, both. While Sian Heder’s “Being Heumann” took the coveted spot of Opening Night at the Princess of Wales Theatre, three remarkably different films unfolded across the evening, just down the street at…
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Venice 2026: The Basics of Philosophy, Diane in the Loop, Look Back
“The Basics of Philosophy” might be the worst film of Paul Schrader’s career. Jack Huston stars as John Jorrinson, a philosophy professor at a small Midwestern college who is erudite, multitalented (he plays piano well enough to teach it), and troubled in ways he can’t or won’t recognize. He’s dating a psychology prof named Rebecca…
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Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought
New estimates using the planet’s surface wrinkles show that our smallest planet is growing even smaller, at a faster clip than expected.
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How Did a Heart Drug With So Much Promise Fall So Flat?
Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all.