Most spectacular exhibition of the year? Arguably “Caravaggio 2025” at the Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome. Twenty-four paintings spanned the working life of the “bad boy” who died at age ...

Luke Sinwell works for the University of Johannesburg. He has previously received funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF). Behind the talk of fighting inequality at the group of 20 most ...

Anime legend Mamoru Oshii is among the most celebrated filmmakers in his field. He’d be hailed if he were merely the director of 1995’s Ghost in the Shell. Helming one of cyberpunk’s standout works ...

Most fans know Mamoru Oshii for Ghost in the Shell or for directing the first-ever OVA, 1983’s Dallos. But the project closest to his heart is the Kerberos Saga, a passion he’s explored across anime, ...

“It’s not a mathematical calculation,” says my seasoned guide Allan Dawson, his brow furrowing as he smooths out a giant battered map of migration patterns over the dinner table. A bite-sized pakora ...

The Darkness brought their Dreams on Toast tour to Austin, Texas on Saturday, delivering an electrifying rock 'n' roll spectacle that reasserted their status as one of the best purveyors of killer ...

Roman poet Juvenal once wrote, “Give them bread and circuses, and they will never revolt.” But what happens when the spectacle, or in this case the “circus,” begins to speak for itself? The Super Bowl ...

St. Louis is crowned Premier League MLP Cup champions for 2025. Clockwise from the upper left: Gabe Tardio, Anna Bright, Kate Fahey, and Hayden Patriquin. The Cup is a throwback to the old days of MLP ...

Through the green haze of a drone’s camera, a fiberglass skiff skims across black water before erupting in fire. The Trump administration portrays the recent spate of airstrikes against what it calls ...

Guy Debord’s Society of the Spectacle warned of a world ruled by images over truth. Decades later, its ideas find new relevance in the rise and dominance of Donald Trump. Tropical Storm Melissa update ...