For example, something that bothers a lot of new fans is: why the hell didn't the Jedi catch Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) sooner? He was always right next to them! Couldn't they have used the Force ...

So I looked back and, sure enough, back in May 2024 I preordered an Emperor Palpatine Star Wars Black Series figure. Ugh. Why did I do that? Did I even still want it? It’s been almost a year.

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in late February, an increasingly familiar scene played out: A museum was restituting a work of art, giving back something from its collection to the place where ...

Few who see Picasso's "The Actor "at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art know its complicated history. Paul Leffmann, a German Jewish businessman, sold it in 1938. "It used to hang in the home ...

Latte Art is a gameplay mechanic in Good Coffee, Great Coffee that can pretty-up your customer's drinks. When you first unlock Latte Art, you'll have three types of designs to master for the World ...

Ian McDiarmid almost didn't play Palpatine due to another actor's casting. McDiarmid's portrayal of Palpatine spans all Star Wars trilogies, solidifying his irreplaceable legacy. Lucas considered ...

There are many things you can say about the popular cork-soled shoes and sandals—but you can’t call them a work of art, according to Germany’s top civil court. This week, the venerable ...

The mystery surrounding the theft of the original oil sketch in Northamptonshire has been solved, according to Dr. Meredith Hale from the University of Exeter. The Portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of ...

Born to a well-to-do family, Gregory was raised in Edinburgh then Bradford, where he developed an appreciation for art and poetry. On leaving school in 1907 he joined the leading Bradford printing ...

If the Trump administration sells downtown Cincinnati's John Weld Peck Federal Building, it will also need to decide what to do with two pieces of fine art installed in the space. One is ...

Trump’s way also happens to be the Chinese way – the ultimate Art of War, or Art of the Deal, in Trump speak. Here's what the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu wrote in his seminal ...

See our ethics statement. With 5th edition’s art, Lanzillo said, Wizards’ team has been trying to emphasize immersion and world-building. “A little less of the spot art of the dude just ...