Culture

Catherine O’Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up—whether she was screaming “KEVIN!” in holiday chaos, dancing possessed to “Day-O” in a haunted house, or delivering lines in an indecipherable

Every few years, the same dramatic proclamation echoes through cultural commentary: “Opera is dying.” Headlines cite slumping live attendance, aging audiences, and mounting financial pressures on companies. National surveys from organizations like

Antonio da Correggio’s fresco in Parma Cathedral’s dome captures the Virgin Mary’s ascent to heaven through a swirling mass of angels, saints, and divine light, revolutionizing Renaissance ceiling painting. Completed in 1530

For decades, global health has been framed as a story of progress: declining mortality, expanding access to medicines, and impressive technological breakthroughs. Yet beneath this narrative sits a more uncomfortable truth. The

Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios and streaming arm—for an enterprise value of $82.7 billion, with equity pegged at $72 billion—feels less like a transaction than a tectonic realignment, the kind

Not so long ago, when conversations between strangers turned uncertain or awkward, the default response was to fall back on safe and neutral topics. Weather reports, complaints about train delays, comments on