Martin Parr Has Passed Away

Over a career spanning more than half a century, Martin Parr, who captured the absurdity and warmth of British life with a unique gaze—from The Last Resort to his critiques of global tourism, making visible the social reality behind ordinary moments—passed away

Cultural Spending Grows, Cultural Workers Shrink

While the Turkish Statistical Institute’s 2024 data points to a record surge in cultural expenditures, this growth has not translated into real improvement for the wide network of cultural workers spanning editors, authors, translators, and printing laborers.

Frank Gehry Dies Aged 96

Architect Frank Gehry, whose audacious designs—from the Guggenheim Bilbao to the Walt Disney Concert Hall—reshaped contemporary architecture, died on Dec. 5 at his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness. He was 96.

A Free Speech Alarm from Sally Rooney

Irish author Sally Rooney stated that, due to her support for Palestine Action in the United Kingdom, not only could her existing books be withdrawn from sale, but publishing any new work there has become almost impossible.

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