Long Live the Kings and Queens
Tom Ginsburg, Project Syndicate
Tom Ginsburg explains why Charles III exemplifies one of the world's most successful systems of government.
Tom Ginsburg, Project Syndicate
Tom Ginsburg explains why Charles III exemplifies one of the world's most successful systems of government.
Alexander Brotman, Geopolitical Monitor
One of the most important building blocks for any state is a thorough understanding of its past and how the past can help inform its future. As many...
Megan Gibson, New Statesman
This conflict didn't come out of nowhere.
Henry Cejudo carried his young daughter to the podium and plopped her on his lap until she got restless and slithered off as dad explained why he's breaking a three-year retirement to fight again inside a cage.
Patricia O'Brien, The Diplomat
The specter of geostrategic competition being mapped onto Fiji's political fault lines remains a distinct possibility that would be deeply damaging for the...
Aly Verjee, Lowy Interpreter
So, the ferocious fighting that broke out in Sudan on 15 April is only the tip of what the violence could become. The present conflict sees Sudan's national army...
Nate Schenkkan & Aykut Garipoglu, FP
But the opposition could still win.
Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs
How the levers of state—and powerful friends—could help Erdogan win his toughest election.
Man-made wind chimes and aeolian harps are fine but the natural music of rustling plants and rushing streams is most soothing
The result of the Kentucky Derby could be determined in the first few furlongs, as many of the 20 starters will be trying to employ similar tactics.
Robert Zaretsky, WSJ
Anger at President Emmanuel Macron has revived the casserolade, an expression of popular discontent that dates back centuries.
No other kind of bed can match its sense of glamour, opulence and sheer romance. So, where to begin?
Once again, a jury shows they're more interested in punishing the seditious generals than the foot soldiers
May's full Flower Moon rises tonight (May 5) following a lunar eclipse that will be visible only to the Eastern Hemisphere.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 5 (ANI/PNN): Stories Homes, one of the most popular and largest lifestyle destinations in India has unveiled its second showroom in Pune. Centrally located at Phoenix Market City, Vimannagar, the new store promises a true retail experience to transform your living spaces into dream homes. The showroom was jointly inaugurated by Ar. Ashwin Lovekar, Ar. Anjali Lovekar, Partners and principal architects at Lovekar Design Associates in the presence of the managing team of Stories Rajan Narayanan... Читать дальше...
Taylor Swift has been linked to several stars since her split from Joe Alwyn became public last month.
Rogers Orchards in Southington has introduced a line of hard ciders — peach, blueberry and cherry — and an apple wine, made from Roxbury Russet apples grown on-site. They are available for sale now, but they are just the beginning. Jeff Rogers moved back home in 2021 to become the head cider maker at the […]
"Whatever the hell we are doing as a staff, is pretty bad," said Jack Flaherty after allowing a career-high 10 runs.
On Tuesday at 3 a.m. Eastern Time, the Writers Guild of America officially went on strike after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. This was upsetting, if unsurprising news, because, for one, I am clinically addicted to being paid. But also because it signaled that the AMPTP, the organization that represents Hollywood studios, had all but explicitly told 20,000 professional writers—the ones responsible for producing literally... Читать дальше...
There’s a strong sentiment out there that Americans shouldn’t be interested in the British monarchy. Whenever there is some sort of major royal event—a wedding, a funeral, a new season of The Crown—there are those who remind us that we fought a revolution to get away from these people. The idea of elevating one person and one family above the rest of us is more than wrong, it is unseemly.
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Great art penetrates, for better or worse. It gets “inside” and lingers there; it excites emotions, makes you feel elated, vulnerable, mortal. If great art penetrates, does aesthetic experience entail feeling a little penetrated by the artist himself (it usually has been him)—does something of his being or soul infiltrate yours, breaching the usual human boundaries? Isn’t that the whole frisson of the thing?
Due partly to his championing of historic climate legislation, Joe Biden has been hailed as the best environmental president since Richard Nixon (a low bar, you might think, but hear me out). Not just this environmental legacy but also Biden’s political future, however, are now in peril: Since his administration’s approval in March of the Willow Project, an $8 billion oil drilling project on federal land in Alaska, Biden’s ratings among key allies seems to have fallen, with many young voters, per a recent New York Times piece... Читать дальше...
Bridgerton's new prequel series quite literally received the royal treatment. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story will bring the drama come May 4, as the Netflix show explores the courtship...
Apple TV+'s Ghosted represents a new wave of 'made-for-streaming' movies