Scottish duo Arab Strap (Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton) have announced a new album, Half-Told Tales, and shared its first single, “You You You,” which tackles aging, among other things, with ...

Welcome to the 19th Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it ...

After decades of rising global economic integration, the world economy is fragmenting. To measure this, we introduce a geopolitical fragmentation index based on a dynamic hierarchical factor model ...

All the seasons have their virtue. But fall? Well, there's just something extra special about autumn. Perhaps it's changing of the leaves, the promise of the holidays ahead or the return of sweater ...

World Cup fans are wielding artificial intelligence to mass-produce viral songs supporting their teams ahead of next month’s tournament. As the fan-made football anthems are raking in millions of ...

Mixed with rap feuds, confessionals, club records and late-night brooding, running through them are plenty of lyrical references to the region’s culture ...

The arrest by the US authorities of Kataib Hezbollah figure Mohammed Baqer al-Saadi has drawn renewed attention to the faction’s role in cross-border operations. Many viewed it as the start of tougher ...

Depending on the moment, Rich Robinson’s slide guitar playing can be scorching, singing or transcendental. It’s on Black Crowes tracks like ‘90s classics “Twice as Hard,” “My Morning Song” and “Wiser ...

Music is powerful. A good melody can instantly lift your mood, while poignant lyrics can give you strength when you're feeling down. Whether you're a musician, a music lover, or simply someone who ...

Dubai: The Dubai Government Human Resources Department has announced that the Arafat Day and Eid Al-Adha holiday for government authorities, departments, and institutions for the year 1447 AH will ...