How a heroin addict and a teenager uncovered a million-dollar scam
The HBO Max documentary series ‘Telemarketers’ sheds light on the fraudulent tactics of a company that pretended to collect donations and the efforts of two workers to expose them
The (not so) curious case of priests who DJ in the history of electronic music
DJ Guilherme Peixoto — a Portuguese priest — has become famous over the summer, after his performance at World Youth Day in Lisbon. However, a review of the history of ‘raves’ reveals that religion and the dance floor aren’t so far apart
From socioeconomic status to the number of ex-partners: what makes a lasting romance?
Without the help of artificial intelligence or ‘First Dates,’ having a successful relationship is still possible if you pay attention to the research
How to write a biography in the digital age without getting lost in a sea of data
As online personal information grows exponentially, biographers may need artificial intelligence technology to sort through it all
Travis Scott’s ‘strange rituals,’ or why the Egyptians don’t want a Black artist performing in front of their pyramids
The American rapper was set to present his new album, ‘Utopia,’ on July 28 at one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Until the event was called off
‘Plácido Domingo wanted to be both a saint and a superman’: how an unrepeatable collection of characters changed opera forever
From Cecilia Bartoli to Javier Camarena, from Luciano Pavarotti to Plácido Domingo, a new book records meetings with the greatest opera singers of recent years
Corecore is the internet’s new Dadaist anti-trend: Desperate men in search of solace
TikTok accounts in this category have racked up millions of views; they are designed to provoke feelings of anguish and desolation in viewers, especially among frustrated young people
ChatGPT vs poetry: can artificial intelligence write in verse?
AI has already revolutionized our lives. With a few simple instructions, the technology is able to create complete texts, without plagiarizing a single phrase from the internet. But is it capable of writing a good poem?
The courageous songwriter of the suffragette anthem who dared to love Virginia Woolf
Ethel Smyth wrote ‘The March of the Women’ and was the first woman to have an opera produced at New York’s Metropolitan Opera
From being underrated in ‘Twilight’ to making history at the Berlinale: Is Kristen Stewart the best actress of her generation?
At just 32 years old, the woman who refused to smile on red carpets is the youngest jury president in the Berlin International Film Festival’s 73-year history
Actor John Lynch: ‘Some people stop drinking when they realize alcohol is bad for them – I did the opposite’
Long identified with roles playing Irish nationalists, the actor is now promoting the second season of the HBO series ‘The Head’
Too old for this hit? Cruise, Ford, Neeson and Stallone still lead the way in Hollywood action movies
In the coming months, 80-year-old Harrison Ford will return as Indiana Jones, while Tom Cruise, 60, will film his seventh ‘Mission Impossible’ movie
The man who ate 40 chickens in 40 days because it ‘felt like the right thing to do’
After the 20th day, the uphill battle began for Alexander Tominsky, who became known as the Philadelphia Chicken Man. Finishing the food took longer, and he needed more water to swallow it
Jeremy Lin: ‘They called me coronavirus’
Jeremy Lin seemed to have it all to succeed in the NBA. A new documentary tells the story of the mixture of prejudice and bad luck that cut his career short
From ‘House of the Dragon’ to ‘The Dreamers:’ How incest is portrayed in film and on television
The ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff is the latest in a long line of shows and movies that resort to sex between family members to spice up the plot