Last Sunday was the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. According to the Gospel of Matthew, John the Baptist is at first reluctant to perform the sacrament on the adult Jesus, saying he (John) is not ...

A rare 16th-century Italian Rennaisance portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola is the surprise star of New York's annual Winter Show.

He leant into art first at home, then went on to learn painting at Moscow’s Surikov Art Institute. By 1942, with the Second ...

The genesis of this study was Vol. 297: "Biblical Time Keeping – BC and AD Versus BCE and CE," published on December 7, 2025.

Musician Jennie turns 30 and MLB legend Albert Pujols turns 46, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 16.

Carrie actress Sissy Spacek made a rare public appearance on January 16 to support her husband, production designer Jack Fisk ...

Christian Dior, the fashion visionary behind the iconic 'New Look,' shares today's quote of the day: 'Real elegance is ...

Lyric stages Richard Strauss's twisted but thrilling Salome, based on Oscar Wilde's play, for the first time in 20 years.

These titles may stretch across several centuries, but they all prove that some stories are simply timeless ...

Mozambican writer-director Ique Langa created his black-and-white debut feature, premiering in Rotterdam's main competition, ...

On Thursday, Jan. 29, the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College presents the 2026 Wade Center Hansen Series Lecture Part I. “The Horns of Elfland: On Fairy-Story Justice,” a lecture by Dr.

Soul on Fire,' airing on PBS in the US on January 27, filmmaker Oren Rudavsky examines the Nobel laureate through his ...