Read a selection of essays from the Journal’s ‘Masterpiece’ column, now celebrating its 20th anniversary.

The first thing to say about Civilisations: Rise and Fall (BBC Two) is that it has nothing to do with Sir Kenneth Clark’s 1969 series Civilisation, despite the BBC telling us otherwise. In ...

The 1969 series of Civilisation is regarded as one of the high points of British television. Over 13 episodes, Sir Kenneth Clark gave a detailed account of the rise of Western culture. Whatever you ...

In the cursed year 2025, art staged the increasing centrality of a technological revolution that most people didn’t ask for ...

The Arctic is one of the most unforgiving environments humans have ever attempted to inhabit. Yet for thousands of years, ...

Many advocates of culture today would proudly describe themselves as anti-elitist. They argue that art should be inclusive.

Simon Wilson is an award-winning senior writer covering politics, the climate crisis, transport, housing, urban design and social issues. He joined the Herald in 2018. Western civilisation has ...

Kenneth Brown covers sneakers and style for Athlon Sports. Kenneth brings more than four decades of deep knowledge and hands-on experience in sneaker culture, fashion, and style. A seasoned writer and ...

Climate warming and severe droughts dealt a death blow to the Indus Valley Civilisation, a mysterious urban culture that flourished around 4000 years ago in what is now Pakistan and India. This ...

Team USA women’s basketball revealed the roster for its training camp on Monday, which will take place on Dec. 12-14 in Durham, North Carolina. The roster included Lauren Betts, Aliyah Boston, Cameron ...

Critics are lambasting MS NOW correspondent Ken Dilanian for seemingly suggesting the suspect who critically injured two National Guardsmen near the White House was reacting to “controversy” ...