The rousing urgency of the song seems to possess a power that, according to its own lyrics, “transfigures you and me.” ...

The ambition of The Atlantic ’s founders was that this magazine would be the preeminent home for arguments about the American ...

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From the Black Death to the French Revolution, music has long been affected by the upheavals of history. Rebecca Franks ...

The third film in Tarik Saleh’s ‘Cairo trilogy’ is a about a washed-up movie star who is bullied into starring in government propaganda Swedish-Egyptian film-maker Tarik Saleh has long been a ...

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Researchers have rediscovered a long-lost Babylonian hymn from 1000 BCE, using artificial intelligence to piece together fragments scattered across the world. The hymn glorifies ancient Babylon’s ...

The unique limitations of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords included the game’s rushed development, which caused the title to release unfinished in 2004. However, the obstacles ...

Prosecutors love to cite rap as criminal evidence, but artists and advocates are waging an increasingly successful effort to restrict the controversial practice. By Bill Donahue When Maryland ...

From 1976 through 1990, the building in East Berlin served as a symbol of the communist state's power. The "People's Palace" was controversially destroyed — and yet remains present. From its opening ...

In the director Tarik Saleh’s latest feature on contemporary Egypt, a movie star is made to appear in a propaganda film. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

For the past two decades I have hosted hymn sings for older folks who miss the good old songs of the faith. In an age when church hymnals have been replaced by modern worship choruses projected on ...