Julie Shanahan. Carl Timpone/BFA.com Last weekend, the Watermill Center’s annual 2026 Summer Festival, “Limitless Time,” presented by Van Cleef & Arpels, kicked off over two days, attracting more than a thousand well-heeled guests to the sprawling, 10-acre center in Watermill, Long Island. But this year’s festival was different from other festivals. It was the first … Read more
crime Grace Nunez, a spokeswoman for the Seattle Fire Department, said two people died at the scene. Police respond to a shooting in Seattle Center, according to the Seattle Police Department, during the Bite of Seattle Food Festival on Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle. Nick Wagner/The Seattle Times via AP By Associated Press Updated … Read more
Egyptian cinema gained international fame by selecting the short film “Khufu“, for the prestigious Pardi di Domani International Competition at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. The festival takes place from August 5 to 15, 2026 in Switzerland, where the film will have its world premiere. Founded in 1946, it is internationally recognized Locarno Film Festival … Read more
Curator Samantha Katz with architect Alan Buckman. Photo: Taylor Hunter Amen Samantha Katz Her husband is an architect Alan Buckman (Co-owners of 1:1 Gallery), they didn’t necessarily intend to create an arts festival. What the duo wanted to do was highlight New Orleans’ lesser-known cultural output — the culture you find when you look beyond … Read more
The flute septet, viibra, formed in 2016 for Björk’s Utopia. Courtesy the Reykjavík Arts Festival Art historian and curator Paco Barragán makes a compelling argument that biennials negotiate a set of contradictions: “It is at once local and global, political and aesthetic, critical and institutional, temporary and perennial. Its success, however, comes at the cost … Read more
Carmelo Anthony and his son, Kiyan Anthony, attended the premiere of Born Melo during the 2026 Tribeca Festival in New York City on June 12. The father-son pair posed for photos on the red carpet before heading into the screening of the new documentary. Embed from Getty Images Born Melo examines Carmelo Anthony’s basketball career … Read more
North West performed her first solo set at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash 2026 in Chicago on Friday (June 12). Rocking an all-black outfit and her signature teal hair, the 12-year-old daughter of Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Kim Kardashian took the stage to perform select tracks from her debut EP, N0rth4evr, along with “TALKING,” her … Read more
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – For the first time in Houston Pride 365Organizers said that the festival, which dates back 48 years, will move its festival and parade to early June, to start Pride Month, instead of closing it. The 2026 event will be on Saturday, June 6, in celebration of the FIFA World Cup-related celebrations … Read more
Atlan has crafted a hugely moving story about volatile youth and their thorniest self-discoveries. Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival Coming of age collides with forgetting La Gradivathe story of French high school students who visit the ruins of Pompeii. This Cannes Critics’ Week selection (and Grand Prix winner) marks the directorial debut of director/co-writer … Read more
La Pola Negra It reimagines and builds on art from the margins, turning it into the kind of lavish and expensive production that would not have been possible in past years of queer drama. Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival Some flowers bloom in the dark. Once La Pola Negra (or Black ball) The rounded … Read more