Arts & Culture

The University of California is digitalizing an archive of voices and sounds from the past, recorded between the 19th and the 20th century

On March 26, 1960, around 6 pm, Elvis Presley, who had just returned from military service in Germany, took part in the taping of a special show for his homecoming shot at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami.

Montage of Heck is the latest documentary on Kurt Cobain, the late lead singer of Nirvana, directed by Brett Morgen and produced with the support of the artist's family, including widow Courtney Love and daughter Frances Bean.

A pair of scissors that we sometimes use to cut paper, whole grain biscuits that we crunch absent-mindedly, bath towels, caps, grapes, nuts and lettuce leaves...

From the furnaces of Murano to contemporary art, glass is a crucial part of Venice's identity. Two museums in town celebrate its history

A World Heritage Site, Mount Fuji is a breath-taking spectacle in every season and a worthy destination for a weekend outdoors, exploring the unexplored.

If you typically only wait until the beginning of the year to make changes in your life, you've got bigger issues at hand

The beautiful photographs from the American Fair series by Pamela Littky show a different and unique face of American society

One of the most incredibly baroque songs in the history of pop rock music saw the light in 1975. Forty years later, it still speaks to us

The annual Ajisai Matsuri showcases the attraction of Japanese hydrangeas at Hakusan Shrine in Bunkyō Ward, Tokyo

Milan’s most incredible gems hide behind closed doors in the form of frescoed courtyards, silent cloisters and lush gardens

For the third summer in a row, selected Chiantishire cellars will house contemporary art on the occasion of the ‘Art of The Treasure Hunt’