Encounters with great art can be absorbing, unsettling and even painful. How has this been tamed into ‘reading for pleasure’, asks Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer ...

The art of calligraphy dates back more than 1,400 years to the Nabataean people, who wrote an elegant script that was a precursor to Arabic.

The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society has announced 10 new research collaborations for 2026–2027. The projects range ...

Screen addiction amongst children, driven by highly stimulating, dopamine-inducing content, is a growing concern, with children averaging several hours of daily screen time, far exceeding recommended ...

I know Adil Parashar, who uses the pen name Aranya for their writing, in many capacities: poet, friend, curator, editor. One thing that’s common across all these personas is the innately polyphonic ...

The decline of reading and the rise of social media are again transforming what it feels like to be a thinking person.

More than 5,000 years ago, the world’s oldest known writing system emerged in what is now Iraq, establishing the country as the epicenter of recorded human history. […] ...

Scientists report that they have developed a new machine-learning system designed to overcome challenges encountered in ...

From drunken debauchery to a feast for a saint, there are multiple theories about the history of Valentine’s Day.

These boy and girl names are definitely unique.

After Herb Caen’s magnificent tenure as a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle ended, Jon Carroll began his. Carroll wrote of local events and human trials and tribulations. He also wrote an ...