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​US President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., USA, on August 13, 2025.
Analysis

Trump tries to Make Art Great Again

US President Donald Trump has made the arts a target and a tool, putting museums, cultural institutions, and federally-funded arts programs on the defensive.

Pop culture + geopolitics in 2024 | GZERO Media
Analysis

2024: Ten big moments when politics and culture collided

In music, sports, film, and entertainment, the art of politics and the politics of art overlapped as never before this year.

The Parthenon Marbles dispute and the debate over cultural repatriation
GZERO Reports

The Parthenon Marbles dispute and the debate over cultural repatriation

The debate over art repatriation at Western art museums raises issues of ownership, appropriation, and the broader struggle over identity and cultural heritage.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken plays guitar at the State Department, September 27, 2023.
US & Canada

What we’re listening to: US tries out Hoochie Coochie diplomacy

To be honest, if you told us that the US secretary of state, a 61-year-old white guy, was gonna grab a Stratocaster and belt out some Delta Blues in public, we’d have braced for a much more awkward outcome than this.

Racial makeup of undergraduate students in the U.S. (2010-2021)
Editor's Picks

The Graphic Truth: Hispanic college enrollment has surged

Once upon a time: Pakistan's fabled storytellers fade away
Asia

Once upon a time: Pakistan's fabled storytellers fade away

Coronavirus pandemic respite for Thai 'sea gypsies' threatened by mass tourism
Asia

Coronavirus pandemic respite for Thai 'sea gypsies' threatened by mass tourism

Amid calls for boycott and bad reviews, Mulan heads towards opening weekend in China
Asia

Amid calls for boycott and bad reviews, Mulan heads towards opening weekend in China

Qipao all the rage among Chinese mothers whose children are taking national exam
Asia

Qipao all the rage among Chinese mothers whose children are taking national exam

Penang proposes joint S'pore-Malaysia Unesco hawker culture bid
Asia

Penang proposes joint S'pore-Malaysia Unesco hawker culture bid