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70 years on, Eurovision voters are driven by identity, politics and national alliances – and the juries and public often don’t agree.
The backlash reveals a strain of snobbery that confuses manufactured fun with a lack of meaning and authenticity.
In a geopolitical landscape that is more and more fragmented, the European Capitals of Culture initiative and its evolving role in fostering diplomacy and unity are up for debate.
The new ANTM show isn’t about addressing issues faced by former contestants; it’s a chance for producers to distance themselves from the besmirched Tyra Banks.
In new research, biochemical analyses align with imagery and historical sources to show how the pre-Inca Chincha society turned guano into a source of power.
AI-mediated culture is already being filtered in ways that favor the familiar, the describable and the conventional.
People were creating cave art in Indonesia 67,800 years ago – before modern humans reached Australia.
Although she’s the world’s reigning pop star, attitudes toward Swift are split markedly along both partisan and gender lines.
Celebrity stories show that prayer plays a central role in how celebrities and Ghanaians cope with mental illness.
As social divisions grow, museums provide forums for civic connection and discourse across political and cultural lines.
Ideas about corporal punishment become part of a culture that is passed from one generation to the next.
Amid air sirens and sandbagged streets, Kyiv’s art scene offers unexpected glimpses of life, reflection and the human spirit.
During a year of extraordinary uncertainty, workers built resilient networks within and across boundaries and distance. An anthropologist explains how these clusters and long-distance ties help people cope, organize and adapt.
The tools reveal how Aboriginal ancestors survived and thrived in the continent’s interior more than 100 years ago.
Ultimately, Game of Wool has cast a valuable spotlight on a heritage craft under threat despite its global profile.
We are indeed still evolving, though it can be hard to tell because it happens over generations and often involves things you can’t see, such as what foods different people are able to digest.
Cultural and creative industries account for 3.39% of global GDP and 3.55% of jobs.
The history of sound is never confined to a single place. It can emerge from evolving encounters or the creativity of local communities.
The first ever state-based inquiry into the impacts of porn challenges simplistic ideas in favour of nuance, and calls for better sex ed.
Singles are reshaping culture and commerce in Asia. A professor of marketing explains why the US could be next.
















