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He Lost Turkey’s Presidential Election, but Could Swing the Runoff
Seen by some as spoiler but by others as a kingmaker, Sinan Ogan, the far-right candidate who came in third in the vote, says he is being courted by the two finalists: the sitting president and his challenger.
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A Queer Punk Vaudevillian’s Surreal Take on ‘Titanic’
Jibz Cameron, who performs as Dynasty Handbag, is bringing a new multimedia performance to Brooklyn. It might be more epic than the blockbuster movie.
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Brooklyn’s Batcave Reborn as Gotham’s Art Factory
A philanthropist spent $180 million to transform a relic of Gowanus’s industrial past into Powerhouse Arts, equipped to produce the art of the future.
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Cannes 2023: Monster, The Goldman Case, Occupied City, Strange Way of Life
“Monster” does not, despite its title, see the Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda making an unprecedented turn into horror territory. The first film in competition to screen at Cannes this year, this melodrama finds the filmmaker back in Japan (after “Broker” and “The Truth“) and operating on familiar fractured-family turf, albeit from another writer’s screenplay. (Kore-eda…
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Fast X
Has the Fast & Furious franchise earned a victory lap? That’s the key question behind an appraisal of “Fast X,” a film that brazenly plays like a Greatest Hits collection from a hit artist. Not only does it directly link to the massive, franchise-turning “Fast Five” in its narrative, but it constantly recalls other films…
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The Transformative Power of Matthew Barney’s Cremaster Cycle
Matthew Barney was born in Idaho in 1967 and became a star quarterback in high school. He was a Yale grad who took the New York art world by storm with his video installations, sculptures, and elaborate performance pieces. But for the loftiness of his achievements in what many would consider an airless and privileged environment,…
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US offers $10m bounty for Russian ransomware suspect outed in indictment
“Up to $10 million for information that leads to the arrest and/or conviction of this defendant.”
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Bizarre Sea Creatures Illuminate the Dawn of the Animal Kingdom
A new study bolsters the idea that the first animals were surprisingly complex, perhaps equipped with muscles and a nervous system.
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Desert Monoliths Reveal Stone Age Architectural Blueprints
Engravings found in Jordan and Saudi Arabia appeared to match nearby ancient megastructures known as desert kites as seen from above.
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This Spider Is Imperfect, and That May Be the Secret of Its Survival
A colorful jumping spider mimics multiple species of ants, and its repertoire of impressions seems to help it scare off one of its fiercest predators.