The Most Haunting Music in ‘The Odyssey’ Has Ancient Roots
Since seeing Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation of “The Odyssey” last week, I haven’t been able to get one moment out...
India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters
India’s education minister stepped down on Saturday, in a major victory for a student protest movement whose explosive rise has...
In Pompeii, Tom Hiddleston, ‘Amateur Classicist,’ Sees Lessons for Today
You may know the British actor Tom Hiddleston for his role as Loki, the Norse god of mischief in Marvel...
Dem Gov. Katie Hobbs torched for ‘drunken sailor’ spending GOP critic says is symbolic of bigger problem
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ reelection campaign spent nearly three times what it raised in the second quarter of 2026, burning...
What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘Love Island’
“Love Island U.S.A.,” which wrapped its eighth season earlier this month, has always been more than a dating show. It’s...
‘Dread Beat an Blood’ Set Black Londoners’ Struggle to a Groove
Early in the 1979 documentary “Dread Beat an Blood,” the 27-year-old poet Linton Kwesi Johnson recites a verse that sketches...
MAGA freaks out as Fox News interviews Pete Buttigieg: ‘Why aren’t you defending Trump?’
MAGA loyalists were furious Friday as Fox News interviewed Democrat and Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg spoke with anchor...
Why controversial products claiming to help insomnia and migraines just got a big boost
The market for peptides, chemicals that have been increasingly promoted as new medical treatments and wellness products, got a big...
Kenneth Branagh Returns to the Stage Where It All Began
Kenneth Branagh was 23 when he first trod the boards at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in...
Contagious Cancer Found in North American Catfish
The idea that cancer could behave like a contagious disease may seem absurd; in humans, cancer cannot be transmitted from...
