Much has been written about the culture of relentless distraction fostered by the internet since the mid-’90s, and especially ...

As you approach the sleek, modern glass building on Brand Boulevard, you’ll spot the museum’s signature red neon diver perched atop the structure, eternally frozen mid-plunge into an invisible pool of ...

Roger L. Brooks' novel, The Sacred Order, builds on The Da Vinci Code's formula, trading Opus Dei for the Franciscans. It ...

Cleveland art lovers know that the Cleveland Museum of art is setting its own rhythm with exhibitions lately. "Renaissance to ...

David Wondrich teams up with illustrator Dean Kotz to tell the story of the mixed drink, from forgotten ingredients to bar ...

Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” by Robert Hayden, reflects on what art can (and can’t) do in tumultuous times. Our critic A.O. Scott ...

The Museum of Neon Art (MONA) stands as a beacon of California’s luminous history, a temple to the noble gas that transformed American streetscapes into electric canvases. The Museum of Neon Art’s ...

But this vision of genius is a poor fit for many great artists, and it tends to obscure what makes them and their work ...

A book by Renaissance scholar Emanuele Lugli tells the story of Lavinia Fontana, who found rare success in the 1500s as a woman artist. An exhibition about the book is on view at Stanford through Dec.

We're worried. In the United States, for example, 43% of adults felt more anxious in 2024 than they did the previous year, up from 37% in 2023 and 32% in 2022. To soothe themselves, people curl up ...

The recovery of the artistic ideals of classical antiquity between 1400 and 1600 was hardly the only major period of cultural ...

In the United States, a 2020 poll found that about half of Americans believe ghosts and demons are real. While the subject of demons and ghosts can inspire dread, the concepts themselves can be ...