Guide to the classics: Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread
No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it ...
Be Like Sisyphus
This is a bleak model for those in lamentation over our current moment. But Camus’ brand of pessimism is apt, simultaneously ...
Establishing a permanent lunar presence will depend on ingenuity and the moon's own resources, researchers say
NASA's Artemis program goal of establishing a human presence on Earth's moon is closer than ever to becoming a reality within ...
Authors of fiction, poetry and nonfiction receive $10,000 prizes for blending art and science
Books about a family’s exploration of the natural world, the challenges of parenthood during a time of climate crisis and how animals perceive the planet have won $10,000 prizes for their exemplary ...
At the Cloisters, Sor Juana’s Words Ring Out in Song
The opera “Primero Sueño” translates Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s poem about the soul’s journey into a musical promenade ...
A Plea for Heroic Poets
History reminds us that the viciousness of authoritarianism only strengthens the artist’s hand.
Genetics Rewrite History: Ancient Britain’s Iron Age Women Held the Keys To Power
A groundbreaking study reveals evidence that, in Iron Age Britain, land inheritance followed the female line, with husbands ...