Over the weekend, three paintings, including a significant work by the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck, were stolen from a gallery at Oxford University’s Christ Church college, in what local police are calling a “high-value burglary.” Read More

Nicole McLaughlin (previously) ensures she always has a snack at her fingertips—or stashed in a puffy vest or lining the top of her sandals Read More

Are you ready for your self-quarantine? Here’s some help Read More

A Japanese legend dating back to the 1800s has been resurfacing across social media recently because of its tie to staving off epidemics Read More

As a teenager, Kaoru Akagawa couldn't read her Japanese grandmother's letters, but she put it down to her unclear handwriting Read More

Sportswear brand Adidas has once again teamed up with environmental initiative Parley for the Oceans to release an updated version of its Terrex hiking boot, which is made using recycled ocean plastic Read More

At the 2020 Engadin art talks (E.A.T.) in Switzerland, Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao took to the stage to present a talk titled ‘how silence and sound shape the domestic space: the Cistercian monastery as a form of living’ Read More

The performance artist’s recent death, on March 2, invites a re-examination of his practice, from his early years as a photographer to his later collaborations with Marina Abramović Read More

Designers, universities, events and brands with products to launch are taking their activities online as coronavirus forces the sector to consider replacing real-world interactions with virtual alternatives Read More

Jane Withers outlines what is emerging as the most serious social crisis of the 21st century — cities without water — and explains Ooze Architects' idea of a “sponge city” in Chennai Read More

Enlivened by quaint skylights, light-filled spaces and Mughal motifs on one hand, and a graveyard on the other, this mosque by Dhaka-based Shattoto is an ode to the living and the departed Read More

During the last four years, the Royal Bank of Scotland launched a democratic project to capture what one collaborator termed “the more ordinary aspects of Scottish identity including otters, midges, mackerel and tweed" Read More