Lists

The Exhibition List: The Art of Looking Closely

Four exhibitions that deserve more than one visit, from intimate personal worlds to histories preserved through objects and photographs

Aug 11 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: From Arab Divas to the History of Storytelling in India

The thread linking this week's exhibitions is larger than life

Aug 6 • Maan Jalal

45 Upcoming Book-to-Screen Adaptations for 2026 and Beyond

From Netflix, HBO and Prime Video to cinemas worldwide, discover where to watch all 45 upcoming adaptations and read every original novel

Aug 5 • Maan Jalal

10 Paintings That Reimagined Homer's The Odyssey Long Before Christopher Nolan

As Christopher Nolan's adaptation divides audiences, these works reveal how every generation has imagined Odysseus, Penelope and their world

Jul 30 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: From Kiefer and Kusama to Schiaparelli

There is an unexpected thread that connects these four exhibitions from around the world

Jul 29 • Maan Jalal

104 Thoughts I Had While Watching Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Movie

My unfiltered reactions to the new animated movie, from its stunning visuals and Team Avatar reunion to Aang’s moving confrontation with grief

Jul 27 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: Art, Memory, and Movement

Five exhibitions to see this week, from Anish Kapoor in London to Hiroshi Sugimoto in Tokyo and Lara Baladi in Cairo

Jul 22 • Maan Jalal

Elle Review: 6 Reasons the Legally Blonde Prequel Is Worth Watching

From sharp writing and a star-making performance by Lexi Minetree to nostalgic 1990s references, here's why Amazon Prime's Elle is one of the year's…

Jul 22 • Maan Jalal

The Culturelist Library | Volume One

Discover seven fiction book recommendations, from fantasy to literary classics, through short videos exploring the stories, authors, and history behind…

Jul 22 • Maan Jalal

82 Thoughts I Had While Watching Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

A stream-of-consciousness reaction to Christopher Nolan's epic, written in real time from my notebook at the premiere

Jul 16 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: Art, Identity, and Cultural Memory

Also, exhibitions exploring Baroque painting, Arab modernism, Pan-African photography, Chinese gardens, and contemporary responses to conflict.

Jul 14 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: Contemporary Art, Place, and Transformation

Also, from conceptual mapping to material experimentation, these exhibitions rethink how we navigate and inhabit the world

Jul 8 • Maan Jalal

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