Utopian fiction is implicitly anti-utopian; things regularly go awry in an ideal society

“The smartphone erodes freedom not because it invades our private space, but because it gives us the feel of a private world”

Saul Bellow peeked under Allan Bloom's kimono and called it a tribute. Was the betrayal worth it?

A poet and a theologian grope towards meaning by mail, trading letters about faith and friendship for two years 

Lyndon J. Barrois Sr.’s Miniature Portraits of World Cup History Explore Moments of Joy and Political Controversy

Superblue Teams Up With Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre to Bring Immersive Art to Mumbai

Zendaya Gets an Earful of ‘Orientalist’ Complaints for Wearing Ancient Iranian Earrings to ‘Odyssey’ Promo Amid US-Iran War

Frieze Seoul’s Public Programs Include a Hunt for Hidden Coins and a Place to Talk About Climate Change

Dealer Dominique Lévy Says She Received Death Threats After Denouncing Post–October 7 Letter in Artforum

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Announces Citywide Mural Project to Commemorate Historic FIFA World Cup 

Hieroglyphs Inscribed on Wall of Ancient Building Reveal Name of Mayan Astronomer for the First Time

Man Charged in Theft of More Than 600 Artifacts from UK’s Bristol Museum

Sotheby’s Reports Record $4.4 B. First Half as Private Sales and Luxury Fuel Growth

Sotheby’s $50.1 M. T. Rex Sale Sets New Record as Scientists Scowl

Dinosaur Dealer Sal Aaron Discusses the Fossil Market as Sotheby’s Sells T. Rex for Record $50 M.