Swarthmore librarian Abigail Weil traces the connection between repressive, authoritarian politics and book bans, while offering a vision for the library as a place in which we might begin to confront ...

Red is an important color in Tanjore paintings, denoting power and passion. It is commonly used to highlight important ...

Four local insiders share their travel guides—where to stay, eat, drink, and see nature in a region that's much more than DJ sets and long nights out.

This season, galleries and museums are filled with stories of Black life: from historic pioneers to today’s bold new voices.

Eclectic, protean, alive, Hoodoo Telemetry could only sprout from the wonderful mind of Vernon Reid, and is a record that he says has grounded him as an artist, ready to look on to whatever comes next ...

Frida Kahlo’s face is one of the best known in art, thanks to her bold and challenging self-portraits. A lesser-seen self-depiction by the Mexican artist is going up for auction at Sotheby’s in what ...