List of Culture articles
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German chambermaids watch as Duke Ellington and dancer Marianne Lutz-Pastre rehearse a number on the terrace of the Frankfurter Hof Hotel in Germany. Duke Ellington, the Jazz Legend Who Became a Diplomat
The band leader broke new ground in U.S. cultural diplomacy even as he faced racism at home.
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From left: Robert Downey Jr.—who plays several roles—Duy Nguyen as Man, Hoa Xuande as the Captain, Fred Nguyen Khan as Bon, and Sandra Oh as Sofia Mori. HBO’s ‘The Sympathizer’ Leans Into the Tragic Absurdity of the Vietnam War
The series lampoons the military, academia, and Hollywood portrayals of the era.
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A broken glass box at the looted Kherson Regional Museum after the Russian withdrawal from the city on Dec. 22, 2022. Russia Is Committing Cultural Genocide in Ukraine
Historical falsification, youth indoctrination, and the plunder of artifacts reveal the Kremlin’s true objectives.
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A woman wearing a dress with floral details and loose sleeves looks straight ahead. She is flanked by flags and statues of large cats in the background. ‘The Regime’ Misunderstands Autocracy
HBO’s new miniseries displays an undeniably American nonchalance toward power.
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Kirsten Dunst is shown in a still from the Civil War film at a military base. ‘Civil War’ Succeeds Because Its Politics Make No Sense
The nightmare scenario is extra terrifying because of its dreamy lack of logic.
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Four book covers of: India Is Broken, Price of the Modi Years, City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh, and Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India. 4 Books to Understand Modern India
Is the world’s most populous country booming or broken?
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A black and white photo of a man standing at a podium holding his arm out. How Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Became Putin’s Spiritual Guru
The strange story of a global literary hero who went on to inspire Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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A woman stands in front of a wall of victims' names at a memorial for the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The Long Cultural Legacy of the Rwandan Genocide
Over 30 years, the event became synonymous with the moral failures of a state-bound foreign-policy order.
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A crowd of people holding Mao's Little Red book aloft cheer as a man is tortured on a stage bearing words in Chinese and red flags. America’s New Expression of Soft Power
“Shogun” and “3 Body Problem” show U.S. pop culture can thrive without putting Westerners front and center.
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A 19th century engraving depicts the people's uprising in Paris in February 1848. Are We Living in a Revolutionary Age?
On the nature of revolutions, past and present.
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A historic image of traffic on a highway in New York City. The World Still Loves (Yesterday’s) America
What the bestselling novels of Amor Towles reveal about global nostalgia—and American anxieties.
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Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga in Shogun. TV’s New ‘Game of Thrones’ Is Set in 17th-Century Japan
“Shogun” is an update of a 44-year-old series perfectly suited to today’s tastes.
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A crowd of visitors are shown from the side as they lean in to look at the painting "Mistress and Maid" by Johannes Vermeer at an art museum in Amsterdam. The painting is a portrait of two women and hangs in a gilded gold frame. Vermeer’s Enduring Appeal for Filmmakers
If you missed the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of his work in Amsterdam, this documentary is the next best thing.
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A photo collage illustration of Kate Middleton at the BBC dad burried under social media likes. Princess Catherine, BBC Dad, and the New Picture Perfect
What the reception to two viral moments reveals about our evolving global culture of authenticity.
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A historic black-and-white image from the aftermath of the first atomic bomb testing. Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer stoops to examine the torn and warped metal remaining from the base of a tower from which the bomb was tests. Other scientists mill about the desert landscape around Oppenheimer, and low mountains loom in the distance. The Economics of ‘Oppenheimer’
The Manhattan Project was, in many ways, the largest project ever undertaken by the U.S. state.
