List of Culture articles
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ForeignPolicy__Caste2 The Best of 2020 to Read, Watch, or Listen To
With much of the world in lockdown again, here are some of this year’s highlights to help you pass the time.
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Sisanda Henna, Megan Fox, and Brandon Auret in “Rogue.” Hollywood Likes Feminists When They’re Imperialists
Female-led movies are repeating the same stale images of power.
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People arrive to watch the actress Zsofia Szamosi perform in the play Pali at the Jozsef Katona Theater in Budapest on Jan. 18, 2019. Orban’s Macbeth
The tragic figure behind the Hungarian populist leader’s efforts to remake his country’s theater.
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Paramilitary police march near the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, China. Our Top Weekend Reads
A history lesson on pandemics and their aftereffects, Putin becomes Pashinyan’s playmaker, and Selina Meyer humbles Donald Trump.
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Armando Iannucci ‘There’s a Complete Destruction of Reality’
The man who wrote “Death of Stalin” and “Veep” struggles to come to grips with Trump’s dysfunction.
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Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence applaud after their debate at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images) Harris, Pence Battle Over Foreign Policy
Vice presidential candidates return to America’s role in the world in a restrained debate.
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Carved ivory polyhedra by Egidius Lobenigk (left) and Georg Wecker from the 16th century, part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden collection in Germany. A World in Counterfeit
After they mastered their territories, rulers wanted to master crafts, too.
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books-brief-fall-2020b Books in Brief
Staff reviews of recent releases on U.S. isolationism, the future of energy, and China’s new Silk Road.
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Niv Sultan in Tehran. Israeli TV Spy Thriller ‘Tehran’ Flouts Stereotypes About Iran
Apple TV+ premieres series by the director of “Homeland” that captivated Israelis this summer.
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A still from Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods.” In ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ Vietnam Is Just Another Backdrop for American Pain
Even U.S. anti-war movies end up reenacting the same imperialist fantasies.
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People buy tickets for Disney’s Mulan at a cinema inside a shopping mall in Bangkok on Sept. 8. Artists of the World, Unite
Only by standing firm against China together can makers escape global cultural paralysis.
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A scene from Disney’s “Mulan.” ‘Mulan’ Has a Message: Serve China and Forget About the Uighurs
Disney’s live-action remake was filmed partly in Xinjiang amid mass human rights abuses.
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A promotional photo from the Turkish TV show Dirilis: Ertugrul. How Turkey’s Soft Power Conquered Pakistan
The TV drama “Ertugrul” reveals how neo-Ottoman fantasies are finding an enthusiastic audience in a country that struggles with Saudi and Western influence.
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Taika Waititi and Roman Griffin Davis in the 2019 film Jojo Rabbit. Fascists Know How to Turn Mockery Into Power
Satirists who mean to cut down fascists can end up boosting their ideas.
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culture-orchestra-coronavirus-brian-stauffer-illustration Culture Shock
Eight voices on the future of entertainment, culture, and sports.
