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The USA–Mexico border wall in Southern California, cutting through the mountains
What if Jesus were a refugee?
If He were at the border, He wouldn’t be building a wall
The Vietnam War Monument in Westminster’s Sid Goldstein Freedom Park is a memorial honoring the soldiers who fought and died in the Vietnam War. The yellow flag with three red stripes is a symbol of a lost homeland and resistance
Ramparts Magazine’s depiction of the war in Indochina
How was the United States going about the war? Should the nation be escalating or negotiating? Were American policies efficient?
A group of people in traditional Himachali attire gathered in a circle, Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India
The revered devtas of Himachal
Living gods of the Kullu Valley
Monument to Pius XII (Mar 2, 1939-Oct 9, 1958) Eugenio Pacelli by Francesco Messina, 1963
Gary L. Krupp: the other story of Pacelli
What newly examined documents reveal about Pius XII, the Vatican, and Jewish survival under nazi pressure
Khicha Puja (also known as Kukur Tihar or Narak Chaturdashi, Nepali: कुकुर तिहार) is an annual festival originating in Nepal, celebrated on the second day of the Swanti or Tihar festival (around October or November). This day, called Khicha Puja or Kukur Tihar, is dedicated to the worship and honoring of dogs, recognizing their loyalty, friendship, and service to humans
How dogs are redefining life in Kashmir
As traditions shift, dogs move from workers to companions in Kashmiri homes
The Shakta Āgamas present Shiva and Shakti in a unified vision that forms the foundation of spiritual knowledge
The Aāgamas: India’s ancient blueprint of worship
The hidden lineages, rituals, and philosophies that shaped the spiritual heart of Hindu civilization
Nowruz celebrations in the village of Handimen, Iran
Celebrating spring across cultures
Traditions around the world reflecting renewal, joy, and the rhythm of nature
Wilhelmina Vautrin is honored in both China and the United States for her bravery and compassion
Minnie Vautrin: the educator who became a shield in Nanjing
How one woman defied an army bent on atrocity
A woman immersed in prayer in the church, reflecting steadfast belief through trials
Faith against all odds
A reflection on trusting God through pain, confusion, and unanswered questions
Squatters during the housing occupations in Kreuzberg, Berlin, 1981
Berlin after the wall, on the dance floor
How history, hedonism, and techno tourism reshaped the city
One of Vancouver’s most recognizable natural landmarks
Slhx̱í7lsh: rainy days by a Vancouver rock
An urban tale of time, nature, and the ancient past
Common agreement of what a spaceship could look like if it existed
If ETs are among us, how shall we respond? How will they?
The ultimate diversity challenge
A reconstruction of life near Göbeklitepe 10,000 years ago, showing early communities cooperating with stone tools during the transition toward agriculture
Did cooperation make us human?
Shared intentionality, language, and the evolution of the social mind
The moon rising behind the horizon bringing reflection and stillness
Regaining our ability to find ourselves
Reflections on resplendence and the delicate moments we witness
Hockney’s carpet, watercolour, 16 × 12 cm, Mark Weighton, 2025
Truth, illusion, and creativity in a digital world
Libra Full Moon
A flawless, doll-like presence with carefully modified details, highlighting the illusion of perfection shaped by external approval
The pursuit of perfection and the underlying absence of it
How the need to appear flawless is reshaping identity, creativity, and relationships
A man holds a whisk over a bowl of pancake mix, working as a chef
Bias we don’t see, effects we do
What implicit bias is, how it forms, and why it still influences fairness today
The Courtyard of Louis XIV, Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France
Carnavalet: the soul of Paris in a single museum
Exploring the city’s history through art, memory, and time
Mustafa Kemal became known as “Atatürk”, which means “Father of the Turks,” and he remains a highly influential and respected figure in Turkey today © Illustration by Paola Bilancieri
The memorable trajectory of Mustafa Kemal
A hero in war, a generous leader in peace
A crown of thorns and empty church pews illuminated by light streaming through a window
Searching for God in a shared sky
A quiet Lenten meditation on faith, freedom of conscience, and the common values that unite religions
A drawing skillfully rendered by Chiara Favini
Unspoken words: Frederick II’s linguistic experiment
An inquiry into the birth of language: the extreme consequences of silence
A person waiting to catch a flipping coin, capturing the illusion of fairness behind everyday decision-making
The twisted theory of a coin toss 
How a centuries-old ritual of fairness hides a subtle physical bias
"Sunday morning in Virginia", by Winslow Homer, 1877. A family in a slave cabin with children being taught how to read from the Bible
Untold and untaught history: resistance
Performance identity versus true identity
A symbolic still life of fragile peace, where conflict, power, and hope are held in uneasy balance
What kind of peace do we want?
From Galtung to the tetralemma, rethinking peace in a world where “total peace” can mask domination, struggle, or catastrophe
A shared reverence, Karlien folding into the dunes beside ‘Diatom Bokeh’ from the Epiphanic series collaboration with Reticence Studio, photographed by Driaan Claassen
‘In the hands of creation’ with Karlien van Rooyen
An intimate exploration into clay, nature, and the human spirit
A spooky figure in a forest, representing the unknown forces humans have historically filled with cryptids and legends
Fantastic beasts and how to rationalize them 
A contemporary take on cryptids across cultures, myths, and shared fears
A windswept moor becomes the stage for Heathcliff and Catherine’s tragic bond, where love, obsession, and loss blur the line between the living and the dead in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights: the tragedy of Heathcliff
Obsession, social injustice, and the search for redemption in Emily Brontë’s dark masterpiece
Australian service members stand before the 135th Assault Helicopter Company memorial in Veterans Park on April 25, following the Anzac Day ceremony honoring the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli during World War I
How Australian war crimes shattered the Anzac myth
The murder accusations against Australia’s top soldier struck at the heart of the nation’s creation myth
Night view of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, where a large portrait of Mao Zedong hangs above its central arch
Ramparts Magazine’s take on China
Ramparts’ depiction of China originally evoked promise for Leftist movements around the globe
A statue of a young woman absorbed in her smartphone with headphones on, representing the quiet isolation created by constant digital immersion
​The lost art of conversation
Why endless messaging and social media may be weakening the deeper bonds built through conversation
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy watching military manoeuvres in 1938
The legal construction of racism in fascist Italy
Antisemitism, racial doctrine, and the marginalization of Italian Jews
A group of friends sits around a fire pit, sharing stories in a circle during a community storytelling event
Forms of storytelling: the narrative of the 21st century
A look at how storytelling techniques are used in an age dominated by innovative technology
Children sitting on the sand in Portugal, enjoying ice cream sticks
It always begins with ice cream
On family traditions, quiet healing, and the sweetness that carries us home
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Events in Culture

Mary Cassatt with Mrs. Joseph Durand-Ruel (detail), after 1894, c.1916. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art
In the library: Mary Cassatt’s American legacy
16 Feb — 15 May 2026 at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, United States
Building community. Göbeklitepe, taş tepeler and life 12,000 years ago, exhibition view. Courtesy of James-Simon-Galerie
Building community (...)
6 Feb — 19 Jul 2026 at the James-Simon-Galerie in Berlin, Germany
It’s all work. Women’s paid and unpaid labour, fotoarchiv blaschka 1950–1966, exhibition view. Courtesy of House of Austrian History
It’s all work (...)
29 Jan 2026 — 10 Jan 2027 at the House of Austrian History in Vienna, Austria
Regine: weavings of culture and diplomacy between Naples and Europe. Courtesy of Pilotta Monumental Complex
Regine: weavings of culture and diplomacy (...)
19 Dec 2025 — 20 Apr 2026 at the Pilotta Monumental Complex in Parma, Italy
Fast forward! Styria ↔ Carinthia, exhibition view. Courtesy of History Museum
Fast forward! Styria ↔ Carinthia
12 Dec 2025 — 6 Jan 2027 at the History Museum in Graz, Austria
Stitched into memory. In remembrance of 67 people killed in Hartheim in 1940, exhibition view. Courtesy of House of Austrian History
Stitched into memory.
11 Dec 2025 — 10 May 2026 at the House of Austrian History in Vienna, Austria
Various artists, Land and soil. How we live together, exhibition view. Courtesy of Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Land and soil. How we live together
29 Nov 2025 — 19 Apr 2026 at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Dusseldorf, Germany
Four horse open chariot with a standing driver (replica). Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts
The civilization of the Qin and Han dynasties (...)
28 Nov 2025 — 25 May 2026 at The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary
Nature and german history, exhibition view. Courtesy of Bundeskunsthalle
Nature and german history
14 Nov 2025 — 7 Jun 2026 at the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin, Germany
Tomorrow 10 years, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museu do Amanhã
Tomorrow 10 years
7 Nov 2025 — 3 Nov 2026 na Museu do Amanhã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nin, exhibition view. Courtesy of Musée de la civilisation
Nin
22 Oct 2025 — 3 Jan 2027 at the Musée de la civilisation in Québec, Canada
The celtic world – Europe's lost legacy, exhibition view. Courtesy of Moesgaard Museum
The celtic world: Europe's lost legacy
9 Oct 2025 — 9 Aug 2026 at the Moesgaard Museum in Højbjerg, Denmark
You have an inheritance! Exhibition view. Courtesy of Estonian History Museum
You have an inheritance!
3 Oct 2025 — 30 Aug 2026 at the Estonian History Museum in Tallinn, Estonia
Oliver Jeffers, Life at sea, exhibition view. Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum
Life at sea
19 Sep 2025 — 26 Apr 2026 at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, United States
Eugene Gordon, New York, Jackson heights, Queens, 1984. Courtesy of the New York Historical
The New York sari
12 Sep 2025 — 26 Apr 2026 at the The New York Historical in New York, United States
View of the Berlin Lustgarten and the Royal Museum (now the Old Museum); Carl Daniel Freydanck, The Old Museum in Berlin, 1836, SPSG. Courtesy of Altes Museum
Founded on antiquity. Berlin's first museum
10 Jul 2025 — 3 May 2026 at the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany
Page from a Qurʾan manuscript in Kufi script, Iraq, Abbasid dynasty, 8th–9th century. Courtesy of Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Inspiring SWANA
4 Jul 2025 — 4 Jul 2026 at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany
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