Tolkien’s Aragorn, the archetype of the hidden king, and the Western tradition of redemption through sacrifice.

When you look at Sri Lanka, we have many modern figures who created worlds within this country. Men and women whose bones are buried, yet whose works endure and continue to shape generations. Take the ...

In a society where algorithms curate belief and success is measured in visibility, what keeps a nation from losing its soul? For French philosopher and sociologist Raphaël Liogier, the answer may lie ...

Shanghai’s many layers of architecture, culture and politics have made it a difficult fit for the Communist Party’s preferred ...

I have two prints on my wall, painted by the great Iranian painter, Mahmoud Farschian. The original of one, “The Fifth Day of ...

The West is engaged in a civilizational conflict with Islam. Yet it ignored the killing of Christians in Nigeria on Palm ...

The Walking Dead ran for 11 seasons with major highs and frustrating lows. But which season is truly the best, and which one ...

A newly discovered fossil site in southwest China has transformed our understanding of how complex animal life emerged on ...

Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth.

A bold restaging of Tristan und Isolde arrives at a moment of intense concern about the cultural inheritance of Western ...

These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial ...

Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a ...