The week in pictures: Winter Olympics open in Milan, storms flood Spain and Israel batters Gaza

Home Culture From the star-studded opening of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics to deadly storms ravaging…

The Agent Internet Is Here — and It’s Making Art While We Watch

A low-key renaissance is unfolding in the open: AI agents talking to AI agents, building culture…

Sun Eater Grapples with the Morality of Divine Judgment

It isn’t often that a book series written by a conservative Catholic goes viral on BookTok…

Scroll, Pause, Grow: Notes on Instagram in 2026

Why Growth Still Feels Complicated I’ve been on Instagram long enough to see the platform change…

The Samurai Who Became A Roman Citizen

Last year, we fea­tured here on Open Cul­ture the sto­ry of how a samu­rai end­ed up…

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Just Revealed a Major ‘Game of Thrones’ Connection—and One Character’s Grim Fate

This story contains spoilers for episode three of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, “The…

CAPC’s Favorite Books and Memes of 2025

Over the last few months, the CAPC team has compiled a list of our favorite pop…

Six Fine Line Tattoo Artists for Your Inspiration Board

Planning your next minimalist tattoo for 2026? Here are six artists working across the globe, each…

Lessons in Creativity from Rick Rubin: Focus on Your Art, Not the Audience

If you’ve heard Run‑D.M.C.‘s Rais­ing Hell, Rage Against the Machine’s self-titled debut, John­ny Cash’s Amer­i­can Record­ings,…

Wait… Travis Scott Is in ‘The Odyssey’?

Who knew Christopher Nolan was a rager? The beloved auteur’s highly anticipated next film, a retelling…