AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere
OpenAI’s pause shows the risks of rapid AI development, as safety frameworks fail to account for non-Western languages and contexts where harms are felt most.
Bankenland Schweiz
L’exposition Bankenland Schweiz ( La Suisse, pays des banques ) présentée au Musée national Zurich du 12 juin au 8 novembre 2026, a pour objectif d’évoquer l’histoire du système bancaire suisse sur la longue durée.
“A Manufactured Conspiracy”: Minnesota’s Labor Movement Denounces Federal Surveillance Operation
Leaders and workers respond to the federal government’s surveillance of organized labor and community in Minnesota.
The Dog Stars Is a Western in Postapocalyptic Drag
Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars is a postapocalyptic thriller without thrills, resting on the shoulders of a mopey Jacob Elordi, who’s far from up to the task. What the film does have is a frontier fantasy it can’t stop indulging.
Ruhrtriennale: Kunst im Bau
Warum sind Lieder volkstümlich? Sie sind aus Aufgelesenem gemacht, so kann jeder mitsingen. Diesen Gemeinschaftsgeist feiert bei der Ruhrtriennale ein Zyklus nach Emily Dickinson, ein Werk von Kevin Puts für Joyce DiDonato.
Women issues preoccupy Arab filmmakers at Cannes
There has been one preoccupation amongst filmmakers in the Arab region; women’s issues. All Arab feature films screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival centered on women’s solidarity and sisterhood.
„The Odyssey ist ein Kriegsfilm, ein Film über Trauma und Erinnerung“
"Die Filmsprache, die Schnitte, die Kameraführung, die Farben, die Musik. Wer den Film auf die Handlung reduziert, übersieht wesentliche Dimensionen" - Ein Gespräch von Christine Lötscher mit der Kulturwissenschaftlerin und Amerikanistin Elisabeth Bronfen.
Iran’s New Grand Design: The Next Evolution of the Axis of Resistance
Iran is transforming its Axis of Resistance into a decentralized, Yemen-centered network that leverages the Houthis to threaten both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb, extending Tehran’s coercive reach over the world’s key maritime chokepoints and reshaping the post-war balance in the Middle East and Red Sea.
Occupation Disguised as Development
Thousands of rotational soldiers move in and out of Papua. They fight, guard state projects, and leave civilians under a seemingly endless shadow of guns. Papua now hosts 74,297 soldiers. Of those, 17,780 are rotational troops drawn from across Indonesia.
Balenciaga
Nach der Grenzüberschreitung Demna Gvasalia, der Kreativdirektor von Balenciaga, erklärte im März 2023: »Fashion to me can no longer be seen as an entertainment, but rather as the art of making clothes
New community museum honors the legacy of Eddie Conway and the Black Panthers
"…We need our own people's archives. We need our own spaces where we not only celebrate and remember, but we tell accurate histories of resistance, of black liberation in particular, but not even limited to that, the experience of indigenous people, the experience of Latino people" says Dominque Conway.
Mobile Games Designed to Be Addictive Get More Kid-Friendly
Mobile-game developers are supercharging old tools with new tech to keep players hooked. Increasingly, the biggest money makers are deemed appropriate for children.
I don’t want anyone liking this!
Sind die Human-Centipede-Filme Kunst, oder kann das weg? „Is the movie good? Is it bad? Does it matter? It is what it is and occupies a world where the stars don’t shine“ (Ebert 05
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Zu Wesen der Flasche und Kunstförmigkeit der Weinetiketten Dieser Text handelt von Weinetiketten
US Government Designates Host of NoBlogs.org a "Global Terrorist"
The US government has classified the Italian collective Autistici/Inventati as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist," citing the collective's "far-left" politics.
Symposium on Visual Investigations
In early 2026,WITNESS, in collaboration withAirwars, initiated five workshop sessions, led by Clive Vella (Data Manager, Airwars) to train a core team within theBangladesh Protest Archive (BPA)in the designing of their datasets.
Translations: Surprise Viral Hit “Niu Lai” Represents “a Revenge-Vote by Chinese Filmgoers” Amid Ban Rumors
A schlocky, ultra-low-budget Chinese animated film with the title “The Cow Comes” or “Here Comes the Cow” (牛来, Niú Lái) has become the surprise hit of the summer, with its clumsy (but not AI-generated) animation, goofy plot, and earnest attitude inspiring thousands of memes and creating a carnival-like atmosphere among bemused audiences—many of whom were …
Can AI give Arab filmmakers the freedom to tell our stories?
Filmmaker Dima Hamdan asks whether using AI to make films amid funding struggles and political repression is a step forward.
Global – Neutral. Architektur aus Österreich in Afrika und Asien 1955–1989
Während des Kalten Krieges arbeiteten Architekt:innen aus Österreich in zahlreichen Ländern Asiens und Afrika. Die von Monika Platzer und Susanne Rick kuratierte Ausstellung „Global – Neutral.