The parallels between our situation and that of seventeenth-century England abound—and so do the contrasts and ironies.

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The 1999 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s Talented Mr. Ripley examines the power of beauty with some of the era's best and ...

In the Legion of Honor’s Renaissance gallery, a new 400-year-old acquisition sparkles with a vibrancy belying its age. San Francisco is the new home to Lavinia Fontana’s 400-year-old painted “Portrait ...

If you are interested in a film about the Catholic Church that could have been written by the editorial board of the New York ...

Cillian Murphy said Ireland was like the "dark ages" before abortion, divorce, and contraception were legalized.

Lamia, one of the lesser-known demons in Greek mythology, is a bit of a shapeshifter, known as a man-eating monster.

Indeed, Gaza is the horror of Bruegel in real life. The Israeli soldiers, pilots and operators of quadcopters and killer ...

On Oct. 31, the historic mother church of America's fourth largest diocese was the setting for the installation of its new ...

Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, ...

SS Lazio announces that it has acquired the right to the sporting performances of footballer Boulaye Dia of Unione Sportiva ...