Jean-Claude Silbermann joined André Breton’s acolytes at 18. Now 90, he’s showing paintings at Independent, the art fair, and says Surrealism is “an attitude toward the world.” ...

Archeologists believe the Great Sphinx of Giza doesn't represent a mythological creature but an ancient pharaoh.

Spring has finally sprung and young readers can enjoy the season with their favorite series, including an illustrated chapter ...

Dark Horse's Full August 2025 solicits include the Chasing Amy comic from Kevin Smith, as well as the return of Resident ...

What began as a set of playing cards evolved into tools of divination that continue to captivate modern generations, but our ...

On at the Tokyo National Museum from March 25 to August 3, ‘Immersive Theater on Neo-Japonism: From Ancient Art to Anime’ is an ambitious 24-minute visual experience that journeys through ...

“I was looking for a topic for my PhD and my husband pointed out that the dhobis were a small community, still engaged in an ancient occupation, and largely located within the Old City.

They carry centuries of storytelling in their dough. From ancient gods to modern supermarkets, these sticky spiced buns have crossed many borders and beliefs. Today, you can buy them in all kinds ...

A centuries-old Ukrainian tradition found fresh expression in Brantford this month as artists gathered for a sold-out pysanky workshop led by Waterford’s Kiana Kania. The intricate craft of ...

He spent months travelling to distant corners of the subcontinent, looking for ancient artefacts, ruins and scripts. But while his discovery of Mohenjo-daro was ground-breaking, Banerjee's legacy ...

Who stole your motorcycle? Who has bewitched the kids? Spiders and crabs are still used to decode the past and read the future, in Cameroon. A large number of different forms of divination are ...