It is time to consign Diego Maradona’s Hand of God to a museum piece. For 40 years that moment and Maradona’s unforgettable “goal of the century” coloured the soul and passion of Argentinian football. Today things are very different, and the main reason is Lionel Messi. By asserting himself over the memory of Maradona, Messi … Read more
Exaggerated commercial aesthetics have always been this artist’s most subversive tool. Photo: Ryan McGinley This month, Anderson Ranch Center for the Arts will officially name Marilyn Minter its 2026 International Artist of the Year, a distinction it reserves “for internationally recognized artists who demonstrate the highest level of artistic achievement and whose careers have fundamentally … Read more
The following is excerpted from a chapter of Trudeau & Doonesbury: A Biography, by Joshua Kendall. The book is available for purchase now. In the spring of 2015, like many Americans, Garry Trudeau figured that the upcoming 2016 election would essentially be a repeat of 1992, as it would also feature a Bush versus a Clinton—in this case, … Read more
Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources I fell According to a statement by the Ministry, the launch of a comprehensive aerial geophysical survey of the country’s mineral resources was signed on Sunday, May 24. And it was the agreement I fell Between the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority and the Spanish geographical data and aerial … Read more
Boston Celtics “He should be taken into serious consideration because of where he’s been and where he is now,” Joe Mazzola said. Neemias Quetta AP Photo/Stephen Sinn The Celtics clinch the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a big win over the Pelicans Jayson Tatum returns to MSG, but Knicks edge Celtics … Read more
hugo Cisterna, Miss Sinaloa. Oil on canvas. Courtesy the artist and keep it contemporary The last time I was in Santa Fe, I found myself standing in front of a long digital screen that switched every few minutes to a different still image from Google Street View. I saw a man sitting on the side … Read more
Salma, Alaa.. Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this weekend, amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act. The violence of March 7, 1965 that became known as “Bloody Sunday” shocked the nation and helped … Read more
Whoopi Goldberg has never much cared about the number on the scale, but even she was taken aback by the weight she gained while filming 2022’s Till. “I just always felt like me, and then I saw me, and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s a lot of me,’” the View cohost, 70, recalled in a 2024 episode … Read more
Lindsey Graham has been on a mission from God. The senator from South Carolina said on Jan. 15 that he would take a spontaneous trip to Israel, less than a month after his visit to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ambassador Mike Huckabee to discuss the purported ceasefire in Gaza. This time Graham … Read more
Fashion designer and former Spice Girls star Victoria Beckham has revealed deeply personal struggles with her body image and eating disorder in her new three-part Netflix documentary series, which premiered on October 9. The 51-year-old icon candidly discussed the damaging impact of decades of public scrutiny regarding her weight, admitting she developed unhealthy coping mechanisms … Read more