18 December 2025 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty In a move that has ignited intense debate across political and cultural circles, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has been renamed to include President Donald Trump’s name, a decision that has drawn both celebration from the White House and fierce opposition from critics who say the action is unlawful and undermines the insti

14 December 2025 Watch: Trump unveils prototypes for a triumphal arch in Washington DC In a highly unusual and controversial declaration at a White House holiday event on December 14, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the chief domestic policy adviser’s principal mission would be overseeing the construction of a grand triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., a project he regards as deeply symbolic for the nation. Speaking with characteristic fervour, Trump made it clear

30 October 2025 Some of the items stolen from the museum in Oakland, California, included a necklace, left, and ivory carving, right. Composite: Courtesy of Oakland Museum of California In the early hours of October 15, an audacious burglary struck an off-site storage facility of the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) in Northern California, where thieves made off with over a thousand items including Native American baskets, ivory carvings and daguerreotypes. The museum’s ex

23 October 2025 No fan of the White House, Trump holds a table seating chart of the ballroom in the renovated Oval Office. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP In a development stirring controversy across architecture and politics, President Donald Trump has embarked on a sweeping renovation of the White House’s East Wing, declaring its status obsolete in favour of a grand new ballroom costing some $250 million. Renderings of the 90,000-square-foot space unveil an opulent design schem

23 August 2025 Tourists throng Chateau Guédelon, which now gets 310,000 visitors a year, raising €7.5m. Photograph: Arnaud...

19 August 2025 Joe Caroff Courtesy of Turner Classic Movies When Joe Caroff sat down in 1962 to design a simple “decorative thing for the...

13 July 2025 INES ALPHA When Virtual Beauty opens at Somerset House on July 23, it will confront visitors with the profound ways digital...