“China is an engineering-driven state incapable of stopping building, whilst America is a society dominated by lawyers, ready to block anything it can.” In Dan Wang’s new book, a comparison of two different ways of shaping the future 

Fiction? Reality? It doesn’t matter; what matters is that it reflects our moral sentiment

The once-glorious image has faded, as has the projection of strength. It is time to recognise this momentous transition for what it is

Ivan Karamazov’s rational despair shows how a refusal to accept the world can transform a thirst for justice into a claim to remake it, bringing the kingdom of heaven – if it exists – down to Earth

Translator Cristina Guarnieri reflects on "The Iliad": the tragic heroism of humankind and its endless internal contradictions, portrayed through poetic language that manages to distil form from chaos.

On the trail of director Werner Herzog’s work diary, which reveals his desire to immerse himself in an adventure that could cost him his life

In August, time finally seems to be ours, but it is precisely because it is so empty that we ask ourselves: what are we doing with our lives? Between the Greek concept of kairòs and the watchful waiting of Christians, the holiday forces us to grapple with the meaning of time and with the anguish of having to bring it to a fulfilment