"I'm an Indian, Ugandan, New Yorker," said Zohran Mamdani, but turns out he had something else written in his Columbia University application. The 33-year-old has been making headlines for his ...

When Lewis Reid was notified that the members of the Faith Fourth of July committee wanted him to serve as the grand marshal ...

Louis Réard shocked Paris — and the world — with the debut of the bikini, a revolutionary swimsuit that would become an enduring symbol of freedom and modernity, challenging social norms and redefinin ...

Lynn Nottage’s portrait of a nation is one of the best plays I have seen in my 28 years as the Observer’s theatre critic.