Romeo + Juliet
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (stylized as William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modernized adaptation…
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio and John C. Reilly. It…
‘His Name Was Bélizaire’: Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met
The Met recently acquired “Bélizaire and the Frey Children,” a 19th-century Louisiana portrait with a secret: For over a 100 years, the image of an enslaved child was erased. This…
100 Years of Fashionable Womenswear: 1830s – 1930s | V&A
Discover changing silhouettes and key fashion developments across 100 years of British and French womenswear: from a Victorian wedding dress inspired by Indian textile motifs, to an Edwardian lace day…
Inside the Life of a Graphic Designer in Marseille, Southern France
In the first episode of My City, My Backyard, graphic designer and illustrator Guillaume Denaud opens the door to his everyday life in Marseille, introducing us to the places and…
The midlife crisis castle
You've heard of Zillow Gone Wild, but how about Castles Gone Wild. Probably not cause I just made it up. Today we're fantasizing about living in the castles of eccentric…
Adam’s Breed
Adam's Breed by Radclyffe Hall Olga Boselli, a young Italian woman who immigrated to London with her parents at the turn of the century, dies during childbirth. Her son, Gian-Luca,…
The Artist in the Office
by Summer Pierre
Super El Niño Drives an August Weather Shift as Fall and Winter Signals Strengthen
A powerful Super El Niño is showing rapid development across the tropical Pacific, with increasingly visible atmospheric impacts. The latest ocean analysis and forecast data show the event moving toward…