In recent years, the idea has been floated that there is no such thing as “quality”—a hierarchy of accomplishment—in art. The Journal’s “Masterpiece” column was launched in 2005 to refute that notion.

Bloober Team and Anshar Studios have brought Layers of Fear over to the Nintendo Switch 2 with the release of Layers of Fear: The Final Masterpiece Edition. Two and a half years after the game was ...

Using hardware store materials, the architect turned a pink suburban bungalow into a Deconstructivist icon in the late 1970s. By Anna Kodé Frank Gehry is largely remembered as an architect of grand ...

[December 3, 2025] MASTERPIECE on PBS has announced that it will be co-producing the upcoming six-part police procedural Winter. The series features an unconventional forensic pathologist, played by ...

William Parks is a Game Rant editor from the USA. Upon graduating from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, William entered the realm of fine arts administration, ...

One man’s garage junk is now an art historian’s treasure. A dusty painting sitting under a garage workbench just traded places — straight into the Renaissance big leagues with a price tag fit for a ...

Re “Can a Painting Make a Skeptic Believe?,” by Cody Delistraty (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, Nov. 2): I appreciate how Fra Angelico’s painting of Mary being visited by the Archangel Gabriel is ...

Electronics accessory maker Dbrand is helping the new Steam Machine feel closer to its Valve roots with a Companion Cube skin. Currently listed on the site's limited edition section, players can sign ...

TL;DR: Dbrand will release a limited-edition Steam Machine Companion Cube shell in 2026, paying tribute to Valve's iconic Portal series. Designed for the new Steam Machine, this unique accessory ...

Ice Cube shut down retirement rumors, insisting he’s not hanging up the mic despite online criticism of his new track. The 56-year-old rap icon responded directly to X user @freddiehotspot, who posted ...

PBS Masterpiece has revealed the premiere date for its adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo tsarring Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones and the Six) and Jeremy Irons (The Borgias). The latest version of the ...