Decoding Musical Taste Of the myriad topics I get to consider in my obsessive research into the alchemy of our musical taste, ...

One of the world's biggest and oldest video games tackles no less thorny a subject than all of recorded history. The designers of "Civilization 7," out Tuesday, discuss the dramatic changes they’ve ...

In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns the popular meaning of 'blessed' on its head.

The mantle of world No.1 in tennis is something every player aspires for but few ever achieve. When it comes to women's singles, Serena Williams dominated for years, although younger players ...

The mantle of world No.1 in tennis is something every player aspires for but few ever achieve. When it comes to men's singles, only a handful of names held the top spot over the past two decades ...

Digenes Akritas is an epic poem from the Byzantine Empire. It follows the exploits of the titular hero in the Byzantine ...

Known for her interpretations of Bach, Mozart and Weber, she was praised for her clear, bright voice and her perfect ...

Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday for the fourth time since he was elected in 2013. Francis, who was diagnosed with ...

Mad About the Boy” actor talks about the ways John Coltrane, Paul Cézanne and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie influence him.

Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon ...

The father of gastronomy is regarded as Archestratus, an ancient Greek poet and philosopher in the mid-4th century BCE ...

That was around 10 years ago. Now 97, Blomstedt is the oldest active major orchestral conductor in the world and a frequent ...