Well, in the ancient world, the word 'genius' was not so much used about individual people, it was used about places, and almost always with the world loci. Genius loci meant 'the spirit of a place.' ...

Roman gardeners turned to something called the genius loci — a call to the local spirits — in crafting landscapes that spoke to their time and place. Designers continue to seek that elusive but vital ...

Welcome to our series of interviews with the directors of this year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts. Every day this week, we’ll be speaking with one of the five nominees in the category. First up is ...