Sunday, October 18, 2026. The newest cultural stories, followed by what readers are opening most.
Imagine standing in a crowded village in Galilee nearly 2,000 years ago. Jesus is speaking to fishermen, farmers, mothers, children and religious teachers. The words coming from his mouth would...
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In northern Namibia, a Himba woman grinds a piece of deep red stone into powder. She mixes it with butterfat until it becomes a rich paste, then smooths it across...
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A llama stands in the Peruvian Andes with brilliant red tassels hanging from its ears. Another has pink, yellow and green wool woven into its decorations. In a festival procession,...
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Lunch is over in an Italian restaurant. The plates disappear, and someone asks the table a familiar question: coffee? A few tiny espressos arrive. Then a visitor orders a cappuccino....
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The cup is tiny. The serving is even smaller. You drink the fragrant Arabic coffee, hand the cup back, and almost immediately the host pours again. Finish that one, and...
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You walk into an Australian café and the person behind the counter says, “How ya going, mate?” A few minutes later, someone holds a door open and hears, “Cheers, mate.”...
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Just before midnight on December 31, Copacabana Beach begins to look almost unreal. Millions of people face the Atlantic beneath fireworks and stage lights, yet one color dominates the sand:...
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The meal is finished. The bill says $60. But in the United States, that often does not mean you are expected to pay $60. A blank line waits beneath the...
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A circle of young Maasai men is singing when one figure suddenly rises above the others. He jumps almost straight upward, lands, then springs again. There is no running start...
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The teapot rises. Twenty centimeters above the glass becomes thirty, then forty. A thin amber stream falls through the air, somehow landing neatly inside a small decorated glass while a...
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