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Inside Sweden’s fight to protect public-service broadcasting
Across Europe, public-service media faces pressure from hostile commercial and ideological forces. We go behind the scenes in the Nordic nation’s newsrooms to see how its journalists are fighting back.
Inside Fondation Cartier’s radical new Jean Nouvel-designed home
Paris’s Fondation Cartier reopens this autumn with a reconfigurable Jean Nouvel-designed space, a 40-year retrospective and an ambition to give visitors a fresh museum experience on every visit.
The bold redesign that put Austin’s Blanton Museum on the global map
Freshly given an eye-catching redesign, a university art museum in Austin is navigating choppy political waters and helping to put the city on the cultural map.
Chanel, Translator and About present three new arts & culture magazines to add to your stack
Chanel’s sumptuous visuals, Translator’s global perspectives, and About’s bold architecture coverage prove print media can still surprise, inspire and spark conversation.
Bringing Nagasaki’s ghosts to life: Kei Ishikawa on adapting Kazuo Ishiguro’s debut novel
Director Kei Ishikawa teams up with Kazuo Ishiguro to adapt ‘A Pale View of Hills’, exploring memory, trauma and post-war identity in a moving retelling of Japan’s fading past.
What to stream, visit and read this month: October 2025 cultural releases
A Guinness family drama, a bold look at American exceptionalism, and a surprising exhibition on unicorns — here are the culture picks worth your time this month.
Why Asia still prefers emojis over email: A lesson in cross-border communication
In Southeast Asia, emails gather dust while Line buzzes with cute emojis and updates. Global business hinges on tapping into cultural quirks, while apology emails often raise eyebrows.
No politics at the table: The Russian restaurants taking over Dubai
Dubai Hills could easily pass for a suburb of St Petersburg these days. Drive through and you’ll find Russian cafés, Slavic bakeries and restaurants that wouldn’t look out of place on Nevsky Prospect. My…
Why Italy’s beaches became a battleground this summer
Italian beachgoers are experiencing spiralling fees and shrinking free sand. As debate rages, the question is whether the coastline is for the people – or for profit?
