The Brutalist' is up for 10 Oscars. But real brutalist architecture is seldom celebrated. Here are some local examples in the ...

When it opened in 1962, the bar was a hangout for writers such as Marguerite Duras, Samuel Beckett, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. It had lost some of its luster but is now being revived by ...

The world would indeed be a dull place if there were only one or two languages. Only a few of them have more than a million ...

The soft rustling of pages being turned, the occasional creak of a floorboard, the muffled exclamation of someone who’s just ...

The Strand is more than just a bookstore. It’s a time machine, a treasure trove, a labyrinth of literature. It’s a place ...

From the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora to the Ritz Paris, here are the 16 most romantic hotels around the world to book right now.

Though the value of the donated artwork was not disclosed, it’s thought to be comparable to last fall’s $75 million gift to ...

Using the Farsi word “heech,” meaning “nothing,” to describe his ... of Milan in Italy until 1959 before going on to teach at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the University of Tehran ...

It's common for Americans to misunderstand French greeting etiquette, leading to awkward first impressions. Here's how to ...

Art provides diversification in portfolios, exhibiting a low price correlation with stocks and bonds. As an investment, art can hedge against inflation, but expect bond-level returns. Investors ...