The story British art tells about itself tends to run through native genius: Turner's light, Constable's fields, the Bloomsbury painters at their easels. It is a comforting story and an incomplete one

In May 1931 a young Berlin barrister subpoenaed Adolf Hitler and questioned him for three hours. Hitler never forgave it. The story of Hans Litten, and why it is being retold now.

Most houses that last do so by changing. They are extended, subdivided, restored and handed from one owner to the next, each leaving a mark. The tall terraced house on the north side of Lincoln's Inn

On the curve where the Fulham Road leaves South Kensington for Chelsea sits a building that was made to be looked at. Michelin House has been catching the eye of passing traffic since January 1911, wh

The National Gallery, standing proudly on Trafalgar Square, offers a profound experience. Its vast collection, freely accessible, houses some of humanity's most cherished artistic achievements. While

By Yulia Tulegenova In the leafy suburbs of southwest London, where tennis courts and common greens define the landscape, sits an institution that has quietly challenged conventions for nearly a century and a half. Wimbledon High School, founded in 1880 as part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), has evolved from a modest independent…

By Anna Zhila In Taiwan, as dusk falls and neon signs flicker to life along highways and suburban streets, glass-enclosed kiosks begin to glow. Inside, young women in revealing attire sell betel nuts and cigarettes to passing motorists - a phenomenon known as “binlang xishi” (檳榔西施), or “betel nut beauties.” The tradition, uniquely Taiwanese and…

From AI-generated art to virtual reality exhibitions, technology is transforming how art is created, distributed, and experienced. What these changes mean for the future of creative expression.

The partnership between John Lennon and Yoko Ono was one of the most significant and controversial creative collaborations of the twentieth century. How their relationship transformed both their art and the culture around them.

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is celebrated by over 300 million people worldwide. How this ancient festival has adapted to new contexts while retaining its essential character.

Taylor Swift married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden on 3 July 2026. We break down the Dior gown, the $20M budget, the NDAs, and the 1,000-guest spectacle.

By Anna Zhila, artist, music and art critic David Hockney never followed rules. The British artist - who died at his London home on 11 June 2026, aged 88 - wielded his curiosity like a brush: experimental, unflinching, alive to possibility right to the end. When he began making art on his iPad in 2009,…

By Yulia Tulegenova Disney and Lucasfilm gambled their theatrical return on a television spin-off. It’s a beautifully marketed, highly anticipated misfire. Six years ago, Star Wars retreated from movie theatres after the catastrophic The Rise of Skywalker. The studio licked its wounds, canceled ambitious projects, and pivoted entirely to Disney+. The Mandalorian was the golden child of this…

By Anna Zhila The 60th Brighton Festival this May is actively dismantling the very structure that has defined its recent past. To understand the current pivot, one must acknowledge the foundation. When Ian Hunter, the festival’s first artistic director, published his opening manifesto in 1968, he articulated a vision that seems almost dangerously radical today.…

Oleg Prokofiev's 1990s workspace has been rebuilt inside a new space on Ramsgate Street. What Bending Time puts on show, and why this archive exhibition is not the usual glass-case affair.