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Friday, April 17, 2026

A young woman on her laptop at home, overwhelmed by digital anxiety, nonstop information, and the stress of scrolling through negative news

A man and woman reviewing their household budget, capturing the emotional strain of financial anxiety and economic stress

A young woman at work reacting with sadness as she reads on her touchpad

A young woman using her laptop at home, showing signs of digital anxiety, information overload, and news-scrolling stress

A man and woman budgeting together amid financial anxiety and economic stress

Economy & Politics

The age of constant threat

Global instability and digital noise intensifying our perception of threat and contributing to modern paralysis

The vibrant blue entrance of Bab Bou Jeloud, symbolising Fez’s enduring artistic and architectural legacy

A journey through the gates of Morocco’s spiritual capital

Looking at how Fez gates create a framework for dynastic ambition, urban control, and layered memory

US Army 10th Mountain Division soldiers guarding the apron at Kabul Airport. Crowds of people can be seen in the background

Economy & Politics

Closing the loop in Afghanistan

From Bonn to Kabul airport: how illegitimacy, corruption, and miscalculation doomed a 20-year project

He didn't know what to do; he felt lost without her, but needed to move forward with his life

Running in the dark

You can look, but are you ready for what you find?

On the Street

Hands gently resting on lush green grass

Global vision summit 2024: Writers Capital's path to peace

Celebrating literature's role in shaping a harmonious world at the International Centre for Foreign Languages and Literature in Athens

New menswear label OneU

Inspired by the suits and streets of London

Runs-Like-the-Wind and Susan Eirich

Science & Technology

Runs-Like-the-Wind: an ode to the beauty of a deer

Three-legged deer’s grace reveals nature’s beauty, healing hearts

Crashfest

The Queen and The King

The air is fresh

Brazilian Indians by Ricardo Stuckert

Indios Brasileiros

Brazilian photographer Ricardo Stuckert goes beyond international borders

Meditation space designed by Tadao Ando, located at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

Architecture & Design

The quiet cost of clean lines

Minimalism’s impact on cultural identity, emotion, and storytelling in architecture

Architecture & Design

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai among dense urban towers at night, highlighting how engineering mastery supports vertical expansion

When architecture meets geotechnics for sustainable design

Looking into the role of soil, water, and terrain in shaping high-performance built environments

The interior of the main entrance hall at the Acropolis Museum in Athens

Architecture as curatorial instrument: the Acropolis museum

Reuniting the Parthenon’s sculptures and monuments through architecture

Art

Digital art by Kerwin Williamson

The art of Kendell Kerwin in a distracted age

A New York artist reclaiming attention, humanity, and depth in a world where images disappear in seconds

An artist paints a wall while working on the street

Art as placing, displacing, transforming

Process, perception, and the artist within the relational field

Culture

A group of people in traditional Himachali attire gathered in a circle, Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India

The revered devtas of Himachal

Living gods of the Kullu Valley

Monument to Pius XII (Mar 2, 1939-Oct 9, 1958) Eugenio Pacelli by Francesco Messina, 1963

Gary L. Krupp: the other story of Pacelli

What newly examined documents reveal about Pius XII, the Vatican, and Jewish survival under nazi pressure

Economy & Politics

A silent architecture of control where unseen hands guide perception, and the crowd moves without ever realizing who is pulling the strings

Social engineering and mass influence

From propaganda to psychological warfare in the modern age

A young boy stands in the mud at a refugee campsite

The good intentions paradox

How our efforts to change the world collide with the messy realities we rarely confront

Entertainment

Matthaios and Konstantinos Tsahouridis along with Mimis Plessas, performing in an open theatre in northern Greece

Mimis Plessas: a lifetime in melody

Celebrating the musical legacy and unseen contributions of a Greek icon

Joan Baez and Bob Dylan in 1963

Enjoying the disappointment: seeing Bob Dylan in 2025

Instead of ripping away from his roots, he grew some new branches

Fashion

A fashion designer stands at her workspace, arranging and examining fabrics

Zero-waste design: rethinking fashion from the first cut

How a radical approach to pattern-making, creativity, and resource respect could reshape the future of clothing

Le Male Elixir Absolu recasts fragrance as an object of devotion, where gold, form, and light shape scent into a ritual of identity

Scent as icon, masculinity as myth

How Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male Elixir Absolu turns fragrance into a visual language of power, devotion, and desire

Feature

Barefoot on the rocks, a model steps into herself grounded in reflection and free to feel

A journey through reflection and the aching pursuit of freedom

A woman walking through a dimly lit street at night

Map of your head

Episode 2: on purity, pressure, and surviving a culture that refuses boundaries

Food & Wine

Japan, women participating in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony

Tea: from ancient traditions to modern cups

Exploring the history, types, benefits, and drawbacks of the World’s Favorite Brew

Novello is a municipality in Cuneo Province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy by Federico Moznich

Nascetta: the rebirth of a forgotten queen

A Renaissance of an indigenous Langhe wine born in the tiny town of Novello

Science & Technology

Between DNA and deep space, the future of Humanity 2.0 is being built

Aging at the edge of the cosmos

From organ-on-chip avatars to epigenetic clocks, spaceflight is reshaping how we understand and control agin

Computers and cell phones are part of our routine. Knowing how to keep them protected is not only a matter of choice anymore

Custom security awareness for strong, tailored protection

Specialized assessments take into account the unique characteristics of an organization, making prevention more reliable

Sport

A young girl practicing on the court, representing the foundation of sport built on love for the game

Why Norway doesn’t count children in youth sports

Why reducing competition in childhood leads to stronger athletes in the long run

The Dodgers Stadium is located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California

Jumping on the bandwagon after the Dodgers' World Series

How the Dodgers’ Championship sparked my love for baseball during my first spell in the bullpen

Travel

Golden sunset reflecting over Phewa Lake in Pokhara, Nepal

Would you step into a cave with 30,000 bats in Nepal?

A thrilling journey through Chamere Gufa and the unforgettable highlights of a solo trip across Nepal

Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan Tourism Capital of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) for 2024

Shahrisabz: birthplace of an empire

Tracing Amir Timur’s legacy through ruins, blue domes, and living traditions

Wellness

A solitary figure sitting by the vast sea, representing the quiet ache of emotional isolation

The compassion deficit: the cost of losing empathy

Why emotional disconnection is emerging as a serious global health concern

Senior man enjoying music while playing an electric guitar

Growing well, living fully

Spiritual reflection, purposeful aging, and staying useful at every stage of life

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John Dove and Molly White, Vivien Leigh as Lady Hamilton by John Dove (detail), 1968. Courtesy of Paul Stolper Gallery

Any remaining questions?

17 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the Paul Stolper Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Dan Gunn, Paddleboat scenery, 2026. Courtesy of Pentimenti

American interior

17 Apr — 13 Jun 2026 at Pentimenti in Philadelphia, United States

La Vaughn Belle, Storm (how to imagine the tropicalia as monumental—as in the breaking of earth), 2024. Courtesy of Pentimenti

Where spring begins to speak

17 Apr — 13 Jun 2026 at Pentimenti in Philadelphia, United States

Constanza Giuliani, Untitled (detail), 2015. Courtesy of Piedras Gallery

Nuevas humanas en la escuela

17 Apr — 1 Jul 2026 at the Piedras Gallery in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pierre Gaignard, Bestiaire paramétrique (Lézard, random seed 1024), 2025. Courtesy of Galerie Eric Mouchet

Printemps paramétrique

18 Apr — 13 Jun 2026 at the Galerie Eric Mouchet in Paris, France

Carlos Miguel Gonçalves, Pulse space 02, structure (detail). Courtesy of the Islamic and Mediterranean Cultural Centre of Silves

18 Apr — 22 May 2026 at the Islamic and Mediterranean Cultural Centre of Silves in Silves, Portugal

Samar Hejazi, In circulation. Courtesy of Aisha Alabbar Gallery

18 Apr — 30 Jun 2026 at the Aisha Alabbar Gallery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ernie Parada, Elevated train (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Harman Projects

Chris RWK and friends

18 Apr — 9 May 2026 at the Harman Projects in New York, United States

Various artists, Fragments of slowness, exhibition view. Courtesy of Erika Deák Gallery

Fragments of slowness

19 — 17 Apr 2026 at the Erika Deák Gallery in Budapest, Hungary

Morgan Irons, August in the fields (detail). Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

24 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

William Shepherd, In bedroom (detail), n.d. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

Western reliquaries

24 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

Alex Webb, Philadelphia, Rock ministries boxing club, 2016. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

Rising up: Rocky and the making of monuments

25 Apr — 2 Aug 2026 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

Kathy Prendergast, Stasis field, exhibition view. Courtesy of Kerlin Gallery

25 Apr — 30 May 2026 at the Kerlin Gallery in Dublin, Ireland

Ron Arad, Good ping pong dining table, 2023. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

Ron Arad, from 1992 to 2026

27 Apr — 28 May 2026 at the Opera Gallery in Monaco, Monaco

Francisco de Zurbarán, Christ and the virgin in the house at Nazareth (detail), about 1640. Courtesy of the National Gallery © The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

2 May — 23 Aug 2026 at The National Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Judy Chicago, Bigamy hood (detail), 2022, Mixed media on stamped aluminum form, 13.25 x 15.25 x 0.75 in, 33.66 x 38.74 x 1.91 cm, © Chicago Woodman LLC, Judy Chicago/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Chicago Woodman LLC; Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society, New York

The materiality of Judy Chicago

8 May — 22 Nov 2026 at the Alberta Pane Gallery in Venice, Italy

Amy Metier, Real and imagined (detail). Courtesy of William Havu Gallery

15 May — 3 Jul 2026 at the William Havu Gallery in Denver, United States

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