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Gulf Countries Arrest Shiite ‘Traitors’ Amid War With Iran
Dozens of Gulf citizens have been accused of belonging to Iran-linked terrorism cells as the war accelerates a shift toward deeper authoritarianism in the region.
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Russia-Ukraine War Shows Cease-Fires Have Lost Meaning Under Trump
Temporary truces have become a tool of performative diplomacy, an end in themselves rather than a prelude to a lasting settlement, analysts say.
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Are These the Bones of the Fourth Musketeer? This Dutch Village Hopes So.
Wolder, near the Belgian border, is waiting to see if the skeleton it dug up in a church is Count d’Artagnan, from Alexandre Dumas’s tale.
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Can Three Auction Houses Sell $2.6 Billion Worth of Art in One Week?
Five luxury artworks hold the key to the spring season, one of the most anticipated sales in years. Major buyers are looking past female and younger artists and toward tradition.
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Cannes 2026 Video #2: A Look Back at Day One of the Fest
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival starts Tuesday, May 12th, running through May 24th. The Ebert team returns this year with coverage of all of the major films in review and video form. In the latest from Chaz Ebert’s series of remote video dispatches from Cannes, she breaks down the opening ceremonies and the opening-night film,…
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Prime Video’s “Off Campus” is Big on Romance, Music, and Spice
As a self-professed Romance girlie, I’ve frequently written about the difference between a romantic film/show and a romance novel. That difference isn’t semantics. It comes down to the storytelling, the characterizations, and the thing that Romance readers love most: the tropes. “Bridgerton” was the first to recognize this fact. We haven’t seen that dedication to…
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Notes from the Red Carpet of the 2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival
In its thirteenth year, the Chicago Critics Film Festival returned with one of its strongest line-ups to date, featuring multiple sold-out shows and an exciting line-up of in-person guests. As Managing Editor, Brian Tallerico shared, “As headlines screech about the divide between critics and moviegoers, CCFF serves as a counterargument, bringing together people who write…
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Cannes 2026: The Electric Kiss
The Cannes Film Festival’s opening-night ceremony, which took place on Tuesday, reliably hits certain beats. The show pays tribute to the timeless art of cinema. This year’s host, the actress Eye Haïdara, did her own renditions of famous lines from “La Dolce Vita,” “Taxi Driver,” and “Notting Hill.” Then the jurors are formally introduced. Park…
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A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge
In her second pop-science book, theoretical cosmologist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein returns to her celestial and cultural roots.
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This Summery Chickpea Salad Is Coming for Your Potato Salad
Yotam Ottolenghi’s fresh recipe delivers everything you want from the classic side dish, plus bright lemon and crisp cucumbers.