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For Argentina, a World Cup Semifinal Against England Isn’t Just Soccer
Wednesday’s contest for a spot in the final carries the weight of a 1986 contentious clash, a war over the Falklands and a national mythology built around Diego Maradona.
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For Israel, the U.S.-Iran Hostilities Have Created an Uneasy Limbo
Officials see a return to full-blown war as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses to Israel. Meanwhile, they wait.
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Why Did a Major Museum’s Bong Show Go Up in Smoke?
After the Toledo Museum of Art canceled a pioneering exhibition of glass cannabis pipes, many people wondered what lay behind the decision.
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Michelangelo’s Forgotten Renaissance Masterpiece
Tired of the David? A trip across Florence to see the small Santo Spirito Crucifix, a tender vision in old wood, is one of the best decisions you could make in your art-journeying life.
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Celebrating the Life of George E. Johnson, Sr. (1927-2026)
Some lives become so woven into the fabric of our culture that we experience their influence long before we ever learn their name. For generations of Black Americans, George E. Johnson, Sr., was one of those people. I am one of the privileged many to have called him a friend. Founder of the Johnson Products…
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MUBI Fest 2026: Better Together
MUBI Fest returned to Chicago for the third time this year with its most varied and robust line-up yet, further cementing it as an art powerhouse that thrives in creating films in conversation with cinema canon. That Chicago remains the only place in the United States to host this event is a testament to the…
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Archaeologists Unearth a 2,400-Year-Old Sanctuary for the Worship of Odysseus
The ruins of a 2,400-year-old complex suggest that, to the Greeks of antiquity, Homer’s protagonist was not just a character in a poem but a figure of genuine devotion.
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Meet Earth’s Newest Monkey. (And Check Out Its Orange Lips.)
It is only the fifth new African monkey identified as a new species in the past 75 years.
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New Jersey Couple Aids Meteorite Discovery After it Crashes Through Their Roof
A New Jersey couple helped scientists uncover the makeup of an unusual asteroid after it fell into their bedroom.
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Canada Wildfire Air Pollution and Heat Wave Combo Pose Heightened Health Risks
Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health hazards.