Creativity thrives with constraints
Even the most successful of directors benefit from strong editors and margin-cutting suits...
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Even the most successful of directors benefit from strong editors and margin-cutting suits...
Exports reach lowest levels on record, putting craft of weaving fine rugs at risk...
A family gathers around the Christmas tree while a young girl opens her present. Mike Kurtz/Getty Images Families have long decked out their homes for the holidays. Some decorations, such as tinsel, r...
Nearly 1,000-year-old depiction of Norman Conquest will be on display at British Museum in 2026...
A unique wedding ritual among China’s Bao’an ethnic group known as “flogging the father-in-law” sees the family of the groom symbolically whip the bride’s father 20 times. As he endures his “punishmen...
Simon Beck works alone, using a compass and a pair of snowshoes to create intricate patterns as large as three soccer fields....
The actress and singer was a symbol of sexual revolution. She later became an animal-welfare campaigner and incendiary right-wing commenter....
When Arthur Sze translates classical Tang dynasty poetry into English, he writes Chinese characters by hand, slowing himself to the pace of brush strokes and gaps. This deliberate resistance to speed ...
Much of the world follows the Gregorian calendar, named after Pope Gregory XIII, who put the finishing touches on a Roman system that integrated ideas from other cultures. (Image credit: Stefan Jeremi...
The popularity of Chinese dramas is exploding, creating a multibillion-dollar industry. Global viewers find themselves attracted to these "universal" stories and appreciate their glimpse at Chinese cu...
World War II veteran BL Craighead Jr. celebrated his 101st birthday by taking to the skies in the same model type of plane he flew over 80 years ago....
From memes to public mishaps, 2025 was a year of nonstop viral moments including Labubu dolls, the 67 meme, the Coldplay kiss cam debacle and the brazen Louvre robbery....
The accordion is gaining worldwide popularity. Germany has declared it the instrument of the year for 2026. This all-rounder is used across various genres, from tango to heavy metal....
President Trump's plans for wide-scale celebrations to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday got underway on New Year's Eve with the illumination of the Washington Monument on the National Mall....
Rippling's CPO said he prefers to understaff than overstaff all his projects. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rippling's product chief Matt MacInnis says he deli...
Carla Caputo says she always follows a few key rules when in clients' homes. Citigroup Carla Caputo helps coordinate art purchases and collections for Citi's high-net-worth clients. She always takes a...
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More and more Middle Eastern women thrive as comedians. Could their success on stage, in the film industry, at comedy festivals and on social media foster empowerment for the next generation of girls?...
In a country without film archives, one man is preserving Lebanon's film industry history. With thousands of movie posters, Abboudi Bou Jaoude is saving cinematic heritage in an archive that's emotion...
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