List of Culture articles
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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.
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Pilgrims walk down one of the main roads that lead to the new Ram Mandir How the Ram Mandir Has Transformed India
To some, Modi’s new temple embodies the revival of a Hindu golden age. To others, it symbolizes the waning of a pluralist nation.
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A collage photo illustration featuring characters from Oscar-nominated international films. 2024’s International Oscar Contenders Are Unusually Intriguing
A strong field of features depict toilet-cleaning, cannibalism, petty theft, and more.
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Two weathered residential building stand side-by-side, with many windows and balconies facing the camera. In the middle third of the composition, a large mural of a girl with red streaks below her eyes is depicted on the narrowest side wall of one of the buildings, at a slight diagonal angle to camera. Ukraine’s War of Art
In Mariupol, a controversial mural is caught up in efforts to rewrite national identity.
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Illustration with Frantz Fanon headshot and silhouettes of people holding signs on a green background What the World Got Wrong About Frantz Fanon
Fanon is a global anti-colonial icon, but he could never truly embody the revolution he supported.
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A scene from the TV show The Long Season shows three men sitting on a cushioned bench. And older man wearing a vest sits in the middle, and two younger men flank him, one smoking a cigarette and the other appearing to yawn. How Did This Brilliant Chinese Rust Belt Noir Get Made Under Xi?
“The Long Season” is the funniest, saddest show to come out of China.
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2024-books-3-2 The Most Anticipated Books of 2024
The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.
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No-Multipolar-world-China-US-illustration Our Most Read Stories of 2023
Readers spent time on coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine in its second year, along with pieces on U.S. foreign policy and the global order.
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Book covers for six key foreign-policy books that came out in 2023. The Books FP Loved This Year
Our favorite book reviews of 2023.
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A drawn illustration of the new geopolitical words from 2023: AIS gaps, subsea infrastructure, maritime terrorism, derisking, BRICS plus New Geopolitical Words We Learned in 2023
Washington is losing its rizz and other powers are stepping into the AIS gaps.
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A resin model of a sculpture illustrating the World War I Christmas Truce soccer match is pictured inside the remains of St. Luke's Church in Liverpool, England. World War I’s ‘Silent Night’
The mythical appeal of the Christmas truce evokes the idea that ordinary people would get along if not for their governments.
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A photo collage illustration shows a mixture of actors from recommended films and TV shows. The Shows FP Staffers and Columnists Loved in 2023
The podcasts, television, and movies that got us through.
