Show the Prado Your Love for Its Artworks
Beyond its walls, the Prado lives in everyday moments — and the museum now seeks stories through El Prado Cotidiano
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Music Gigs in Tehran Defy Iran’s Cultural Red Lines
Despite risks and canceled public concerts, organizers, artists and DJs—from Iranian folk to Western techno—keep music alive at secluded events in Tehran
The City’s Best Houses Open to the Public
Open Houses #5: Thomas Mann House, Los Angeles
Dubbed the “White House of Exile,” the Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles sparks the same kinds of debates that once defined Mann’s era
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Standup Comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi: “Coexistence, My Ass!”
Jewish-Israeli activist Noam Shuster Eliassi left the UN peace diplomacy program to become a standup comedian — now a film shows how she uses laughter to meet the pain
The Women Poised to Hold Peace in Congo
For a fragile peace to hold between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the focus must shift to those brokering reconciliation on the ground
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The Universal Language of Chess
Chess activist Kineke Mulder shows us in Vienna how playing chess could help stem the tide of individualism and polarization in other cities, too
Growing Up in the City: What It Was, What It Can Be Again
Lenore Skenazy, co-founder of Let Grow, reflects on childhood independence and why adults have decided that all children are in constant danger
Why We Should Dance in the Streets
Alice Chauchat’s dance repertoire for strangers in the public space creates a sense of togetherness – and suggests a future society that we can imagine and practice
