Passive observation negates the observer and ignites the fire of attention. The fire of attention in turn burns away the extraneous material and useless content of memory and emotion. Then there is ...

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A decade ago, the majority of nations committed to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals , pledging to“leave no ...

The classical roots of Donald Trump’s thuggish incompetence.

A climate in which science, art, and culture flourished in the Golden Age of Islam and the conditions that foretold the Age’s ...

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Leonard Cohen was able to find inspiration in a range of different places, even on silent retreats, where a collection of ...

With his Kunsthalle Zürich show open, the artist joins Hannah Black to discuss distrusting circles, inviting chance and the ...

Were you thrilled by the Hilma af Klint (2018) blockbuster at the Guggenheim — visited by more than 600,000 people? That exhibition would have been impossible without decades of feminist scholarship ...

It’s hard to think of a more damning indictment of our time than the fact that a man who holds humanity itself in such ...

The legacy of Greek democracy—reflected in history, mythology, theater, and even the Olympic Games—offers timeless lessons ...

The actor and musician discusses how to “let it do you,” why almost dying was a gift, and his new album, “Slow Magic.” ...