The new film "Death of a Unicorn," starring Jenna Ortega, features the mythical beast as a brutal killer. From purity to ...

David Zwirner, an art dealer with an essay featured in The New York Times on art’s vitality for human existence and progression, details how art is at the center of our lives and is a pinnacle for ...

The hookah, once considered a cultural symbol of the subcontinent, is rapidly fading into history. Once an essential feature of every rural sitting area and urban gathering place, the hookah has now ...

Matthew Wilson’s new book, The Hidden Language of Symbols, chronicles the buried visual cues of power, faith, uncertainty, and hope.

The heartbreak emoji is a near-universal symbol, but it hasn't always been that way. So how else was heartbreak depicted in art, and where did our modern version come from?

Artists in the south of France have long admired the hum of cicadas, and shops today even sell cicada-themed souvenirs. This is how the noisy bug became a celebrated symbol in the region.

For over 40 years, the Pride flag has represented the LGBTQ+ community. Here is the history of how the flag came to be.

Despite its shiny red exoskeleton and reputation as a bug of the sea, the lobster — though far from the world’s strangest delicacy — has long reigned as an improbable luxury staple.

Today marks exactly 25 years since pop star Prince changed his name to an abstract symbol. Infuriated by a long-running contract dispute with his record label, Warner Brothers, Prince reached the ...