Nikolai Chesnokov, chancellor of Moscow’s State Academy of Physical Education, died on Thursday at the site of a World War II–era monument in the Russian city of Volgograd, according to reports in the local media. He was 68. Chesnokov had traveled to the city to attend a national sports event associated with the school and took part in an unofficial visit inside a 279-foot Soviet-era statue, which stands atop Mamayev Kurgan, the site of the Battle of Stalingrad. According to local outlets, he collapsed while while touring the statue’s interior. Related Articles After being pronounced dead at the scene, authorities…
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This month on Max you’ll get the return of The Gilded Age, the historical drama about life in 1880s New York City, now entering its third season. (On Max? HBO? On HBO Max? I’m lost and confused and scared and all I’m trying to do is give you a list of movies and shows that will be available over the next few months on streaming.)You’ll also get the streaming debuts of recent films Parthenope, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, and A Minecraft Movie, the 2025 blockbuster that sent TikTok teens everywhere into a frenzy. Plus a new weekly documentary series called The Mortician…
A new museum dedicated to the life and art of Frida Kahlo will open in Mexico City’s historic Coyoacán district this September. The museum will be set in the Casa Roja, a private residence purchased by Kahlo’s parents and passed down through the family over generations; it has been turned into an art institution by the Rockwell Group, a New York–based architecture firm. The house was gifted by the artist’s grandniece Mara Romeo Kahlo, whom the Kahlo family said was the artist’s closest living relative and heir. “This is a dream long held by our family,” said Mara Romeo Kahlo…
Do you feel the need? The need for elaborately-themed entertainment experiences?Well then great news. Paramount and Advent Allen Entertainment announced today that they are opening just such an attraction, based on their 2022 mega-hit Top Gun: Maverick. According to a press release, the Maverick attraction “will seamlessly combine breathtaking visuals, high-energy entertainment, and the legendary spirit of Top Gun, complete with fighter jet simulators and more.”They also promise “guests will embark on a pulse-pounding mission using state-of-the-art thrill ride systems and immersive technology that will redefine the meaning of adventure, then kick back at the reimagined Top Gun: Maverick’s Hard Deck bar and restaurant featuring…
This is my first year at Cannes, and while thematic synergy is expected at any given film festival, I’m surprised at how easy it’s been to find similarities between any given assortment of projects. Take the three films in this assigned dispatch, which, when grouped, can make their mini-film series, which speaks to the ways creatives are in an unknown conversation with each other. Premiering in the Cannes Classics, Critics Week, and Director’s Fortnight, these projects revolve around characters who try to rebuild their lives after catastrophe, and explore what moving forward looks like in the wake of damage they’ve…
Sotheby’s is selling what it’s calling “one of the most significant offerings of Napoleonic material ever to come to market” on June 25 in Paris. Around 100 lots from the private collection of prominent French antiques collector Pierre-Jean Chalençon will hit the auction block. They span imperial furniture, Old Master paintings, and “deeply personal relics that reflect the inner world of [Napoleon Bonaparte],” Sotheby’s said in a statement.“Echoing Napoleon’s words—‘What a novel my life!’—this collection reads like a vivid historical epic, unfolding across battlefields and boudoirs, ceremonial halls, and intimate chambers, alternating a chronicle of power, politics, and pageantry, to…
20th Century Studios has announced the Avatar 2 theatrical rerelease dates for the upcoming limited screenings of James Cameron’s blockbuster sci-fi epic sequel. This comes ahead of the third movie, Avatar: Fire and Ash‘s highly anticipated debut on December 19, 2025. “Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure,” reads the official synopsis.…
In E.T.A. Hoffmann’s short story “The Sandman” (1817), a gothic tale of psychological unraveling, a young man called Nathaniel is haunted by visions of a nightmarish character who steals children’s eyes. Nathaniel, believing the Sandman has murdered his father, becomes unable to distinguish fantasy from reality, eventually falling in love with a mechanical doll named Olympia. When he sees Olympia torn apart by her creators, her eyes strewn on the ground, he has a complete breakdown. For Anna Perach, an artist whose work explores how myths and other cultural narratives shape our ideas about ourselves, reading “The Sandman” felt like…
The Avengers are not returning to theaters as initially planned.Marvel had previously slated the two Avengers sequels, Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars for May 1, 2026 and May 7, 2027, respectively. Both films have been pushed back from the summer to the holiday season. Their new dates are December 18, 2026 (for Doomsday) and December 17, 2027 (for Secret Wars).Marvel’s next film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, is still scheduled to open this summer on July 25, 2025. The only other upcoming MCU movie with a confirmed release date at this point besides the two Avengers is Spider-Man: Brand New Day. That’s currently scheduled for July 31, 2026. In other…
This fall, Marina Abramović will bring sex, ritual, and the supernatural to the stage in a provocative reenactment of Balkan erotic rites. Balkan Erotic Epic (2025) was commissioned by Factory International, the cultural organization in Manchester, England that runs the Manchester International Festival. It will debut at Manchester’s Aviva Studios on October 9th and run until October 25th. Featuring more than 70 performers, the performance will be Abramović’s largest to date. Balkan Erotic Epic is rooted in Balkan folklore and ancestral customs, exploring themes of desire, spirituality, and the body. Its 13 choreographed scenes and interactive vignettes will be performed…
