To legitimize its custody of the manuscript, found in an Afghan cave, the Museum of the Bible invoked the Universal ...

All the spectacular 19 th century Russian culture came to mind while reading Amor Towles’s newest book, Table for Two. This time Towles has written a series of short stories along with a novella. The ...

In his 2023 book The Art Thief, author Michael Finkel crucially observed (my book review here) that “art is the result of ...

The pick of the supporting cast is Ishwak Singh as Imran Ansari, the fresh-faced policeman who trained under Hathi Ram in ...

You may recognize the moka pot’s elegant design — the octagonal base and hinged top — inspired, we are told, by art deco ...

In 2025, the world of art publishing offers a remarkable lineup of books that invite readers to explore the lives and ...

Carol and I went to the Museum of Modern Art last Friday night, when it stays open until 8:30, and the crowd was different.

Carol Jerrems died young, aged 30, and that is the least important aspect of her art. The National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition of her portrait photography is a revelation – of an age ...

Comic book fans are always trying to pinpoint what exactly separates Marvel Comics and its perennial rival DC Comics, and I ...

The word, ‘maverick’, does not really describe Mani Shankar Aiyar in his political avatar. He got into politics because he ...