Heavy water, or deuterium dioxide, is a compound chemically identical to regular water, save for the substitution of hydrogen’s lighter isotope with its denser progenitor. Traceable in minuscule quantities across the globe’s waterways, heavy water serves as a fitting metaphor…

Within Indian tradition, the veil between the natural and the supernatural—like that between the individual and the absolute—hangsprecariously thin, allowing spirits and demons to drift between realms, bending mortals to their whims through deception or wisdom… Such truths flow through…

It was hot on Lido this year, at least outside the Palazzo del Cinema and screening pavilions. In the 2024 season, the general trend of the “Big Three” festivals seemed to adhere to the principle of “promise more, deliver less.”…