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Latest coverage from this NEXUS desk.
CultureSam Neill tributes show the reach of a quietly durable screen career
Reaction from Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman, Cillian Murphy and others turned Sam Neill’s death into a reminder of how widely his work traveled.
CultureUkrainian climbers build outdoor culture while war grinds on
A volunteer climbing festival inspired by Yosemite shows how Ukrainians are creating ordinary rituals and new communities under wartime strain.
CultureSwiss yodeling festival becomes another heat-adaptation snapshot
Performers singing in fountains during Basel’s national yodeling festival turned a folk tradition into a vivid image of Europe’s heat stress.
BreakingRobotic elephants force Kerala temples to rethink sacred spectacle
Mechanical elephants are entering Hindu temple festivals in Kerala, creating a collision between animal welfare, safety and tradition.
BreakingDavid Hockney’s death turns a pop-color legacy into a museum and market test
David Hockney died at 88, leaving museums, collectors, and younger artists to reassess a career that made color, pools, portraits, and digital tools feel newly modern.
CulturePope Leo’s Spain rally turns youth faith event toward mental-health reality
Pope Leo XIV used a Barcelona youth rally to address depression, domestic violence, and family trauma, shifting a faith event toward social-service urgency.
CultureCannes rewards political unease with Fjord Palme d’Or
Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord won the Palme d’Or, giving Cannes another politically charged winner with awards-season momentum.