The Untold Story of Bauhaus Women: The Avant-Garde Artists Who Helped Shape Modernism

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Paul Anthony Kelly Is Already Dressing Like a Kennedy

With all the buzzy biopics hitting theaters and streaming services of late, there’s been no shortage…

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…