The Goethe Medal, awarded by the Goethe-Institut for its contributions to international cultural dialogue, has this year been presented to imprisoned Turkish cultural figure Osman Kavala, Chinese linguist Li Yuan, and Belgian archaeologist and writer David Van Reybrouck.
Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel, Hamnet brings Shakespeare’s family tragedy and its echoes in Hamlet to the screen through Chloé Zhao’s lens. Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, the film captures the silence created by loss and the solace found in
Street art is not merely wall paintings made with a spray can; it redefines how one of humanity’s oldest forms of expression has been transformed in the contemporary world and how it renegotiates its relationship with society.
Students, alumni, artists, and lawmakers have united in protest against the demolition of the MSGSÜ Prof. Sami Şekeroğlu Cinema-TV Center. Serving Turkish cinema for over half a century through education, production, and archiving, the center has been emphasized as more than just
Banksy’s Piranhas — one of the most striking works the elusive street artist left across London last summer — has been moved into secure storage ahead of its permanent display at the London Museum’s new Smithfield site, opening in 2026.
Donald Trump has begun exerting political pressure on one of America’s leading cultural institutions, the Smithsonian; themes of history and inequality in the museums are being targeted by the administration.
Sevil Dolmacı Gallery’s exhibition The Pop State of Time meets Bodrum’s vibrant energy within the historic atmosphere of Ruins Luxury Resort.
From Dior’s elegant ateliers to McQueen’s dark genius, from Westwood’s activist spirit to Margiela’s mysterious silence, these documentaries bring together the diverse faces of fashion.
Jane Austen’s legacy is being revisited through exhibitions spanning from New York to Hampshire, showcasing a wide selection—from her writings to adaptations in popular culture—on her 250th birthday.
With A Distant Country: The Rebellion of Letters, Selçuk Demirel and Lyliane Adra depict an imaginary country where books are banned, words are considered crimes, and memory is systematically erased, reflecting the invisible mechanisms of censorship and societal silence present in our
“Tradwife,” “Skibidi,” and “Broligarchy” are just a few of the 6,000 new words added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year.
The Büyükada Greek Orphanage, long abandoned to its fate, is now in the spotlight following the Patriarchate’s decision to “open it to tourism.”
