Oscars Opposition Research: The (Sometimes Silly) Case Against Every Best-Picture Nominee
Awards campaigning isn’t only about convincing voters that your film is good—it’s also about turning them against the ...
Rome Prepares for 2025 Jubilee With Major Street Transformations
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Why I loved the new Mussolini drama – by an expert in Italian fascism
So I was rather excited to be asked to review the new Sky Atlantic TV series M: Son of the Century. The series focuses on the ...
Academy Museum sets Bong Joon Ho, ‘Barbie’ exhibits for spring 2025
This spring the Academy Museum will take movie fans inside the mind of “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho and the world creation of Greta Gerwig’s candy-colored “Barbie.” New exhibitions for Spring ...
Rome is a surprisingly family-friendly city - here's what to do on a budget
Italy’s Eternal City might be known for bringing history alive but it turns out it’s also quite affordable for a city break – ...
Couple challenging Vatican bank’s ban on workplace marriages invoke pope’s pro-family message
A young Italian couple has gone to court in the Vatican tribunal to challenge a new ban on workplace marriages imposed by the ...
Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies
A traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has ...
Bauhaus and The Brutalist: the revolutionary immigrant architects whose stories inspired the film
Bauhaus architects like Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe fled Nazi Germany, but not all of them went to the US.
'Load the muskets': An emergent Catholic right's hopes for the White House to the Vatican
With Vice President JD Vance and other allies in power, an emergent Catholic right expands political horizons and raises ...
Citing pope's pro-family view, couple at heart of Vatican bank ban on workplace marriage go to court
A young Italian couple is going to court in the Vatican tribunal to challenge a new ban on workplace marriages imposed by the ...
California Wildfire Updates: Palisades, Eaton Fires Over 95% Contained
Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, ...
With leaked footage from the inside, Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons
Incarcerated men in the Alabama prison system risked their safety to feed shocking footage of their horrifying living ...