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Monday, February 9, 2026

Ensuring the well-being of all without harming future generations—this is sustainability in action for the common good

The relentless pursuit of short-term returns, or rentierism, is the wind that inevitably topples the house of cards

Freeing knowledge: the challenge is to break the corporate blockade and allow ideas to circulate freely

Concentrating on the causes, not just the results, this collaborative effort is a structural step toward a healthier society

We are witnessing the inevitable political upheaval as the slow-motion catastrophe reaches its breaking point

Economy & Politics

Unravelling the digital revolution: the way ahead

Beyond GDP: redefining progress in the age of unproductive capital

A woman observing artefacts in a museum

Architecture & Design

The changing role of the museum

Experience, technology, and relevance in today’s cultural spaces

A view from the South Side of Wreck Beach © Photo by John Macanas

Wreck Beach: a winter solitude

Late winter treks on a summer nude beach turned solitude fort

Ayurveda is the traditional Hindu system of medicine. It is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, yogic breathing, and massage to reestablish and maintain well-being

Ancient Indian wisdom meets Mediterranean well-being

From timeless healing to modern diplomacy, Ayurveda’s message of balance and harmony is finding a new home in Tunisia

On the Street

Chocolate peanut butter barks

The Power of Chocolate with Peanut Butter

And other delicious stories for body and soul!

Chloe Rosser. Forms

Chloe Rosser. Forms

The minimalistic photographer at The Vaults Gallery

Dialogues take centre stage during the Cortona Week, participants are encouraged to build meaningful connections

Interdisciplinary education and experience

The need for an overhaul of the traditional educational system

Misfat Al Abriyeen, also known as Misfah Al Abriyyin, is a village in the wilayah of Al Hamra, Oman. nestled in an oasis at 900 meters (3,000 feet) above sea level, it sits within the western Hajar mountains

Misfat Al Abriyeen: a special Omani mountain village

A journey through Oman’s hidden gem, where heritage, nature, and tradition intertwine

A still from the film Athena (2022) directed by Romain Gavras

Five movies worth watching

A roundup of films I have enjoyed lately

The myriad of platforms where your online reputation will be tried and tested

Science & Technology

Online reputation

Have you been behaving?

Architecture & Design

The lush interior of Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore, blending nature with modern architecture

The true value of sustainability

Its role in architecture, environmental policy, and the global challenges that threaten timely progress

A sculptor works in his art studio, surrounded by tools and unfinished pieces

Crafting: where pleasure meets purpose

The quiet transformation of craft into business, and how creativity finds balance between pleasure and profit

Art

Fortunato Depero (1892–1960) Flora Magica, Stage set reproduction (orig. 1917), 500cm x 500cm x 400cm. Painted paper, cardboard, metal, and wood. Depero designed Flora Magica in 1917 as the scenography for Igor Stravinsky’s ballet Le Chant du Rossignol (The Nightingale). A key figure in Italian Futurism, he co-wrote Futurist Reconstruction of the Universe (1915) with Giacomo Balla, embracing the movement’s dynamic vision

Flora at the Magnani-Rocca Foundation

A bold and beautiful exploration of flowers in art

Saverio Lucci, Laguna, 2025, oil on wood, 120 x 95 cm. Courtesy the artist

Saverio Lucci and the silent cartography of perception

Geographies of the Gaze

Culture

Portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli by Santi di Tito

Machiavelli’s conception of power and agency in 'The Prince'

The role of fortune in political success

A surreal image of a man submerged underwater, symbolizing the fight for breath

The hidden circuits of speech

How metaphors encode repression, reveal unconscious truths, and guide us toward self-discovery

Economy & Politics

A sign reading 'We Want You,' inviting individuals to join a recruitment process or apply for a job

Mind your digital footprint

How employers and job seekers navigate the digital hiring landscape in 2025

A prize for the planet: redefining the Nobel’s role in a world beset by crises

The world needs more Nobel Prizes

As serious problems proliferate, the Nobel Committee can motivate and recognize more heroes

Entertainment

An illustration of two Gokurakugai characters, with Alma’s vivid red jacket heightening his bold, mischievous presence

Anime protagonists and symbolism of the red jacket

Characterizing darkness: exploring why certain hues instantly communicate traits to viewers

Calder-Marshall with his wife, Ara. Photograph courtesy of the Calder-Marshall family

Arthur Calder-Marshall: the author Hollywood forgot

An untimely talent between literature and cinema, and the long journey back from the margins of memory

Fashion

Girls dressed in 80s fashion, showcasing bold, colorful blazers

The blazer: from club uniform to cultural icon

How one garment evolved from exclusivity to empowerment, versatility, and timeless style

Charlotte Tilbury x Sephora showcasing the makeup collection and the essence of beauty

Charlotte Tilbury and Sephora’s immersive pop-up experience

Inside Charlotte Tilbury x Sephora’s immersive pop-up redefining luxury, emotion, and experience in retail

Feature

Suspended between light and shadow, she holds the weight of words unspoken: where friendship, longing, and restraint quietly meet

The space between us

On friendship, boundaries, and everything unsaid

The last day of light hums softly against the water, photographed by Ray Bilcliff

The boy and his dear lover

A collection of poems about love, divinity, and sacred union

Food & Wine

Close-up of ice cream cones with natural ingredients

Ice cream, the way we remember it

Less sugar, riper fruit, and the return of a thoughtful treat

The world's diplomacy isn't just happening in chambers; it's being cooked up in kitchens

Gastrodiplomacy: the secret weapon of cultural soft power

How nations are using cuisine to build international clout and expand global influence

Science & Technology

The full moon seen over Earth, photo taken by Gemini 7, 1965

Tidal locking explained

Why do we always see the same side of the Moon?

Power achieved not by matching strength, but by redefining what strength means

Asymmetric technological supremacy

When the decisive advance happens in an unshared regime

Sport

Lebron James during a Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers game on 25 November 2023

Is LeBron the GOAT?

An exploration of stats, accolades, and legacy

Pakistan National Football Team in Male during a friendly against Maldives in 12 February 2013. From right to left: Muhammad Adil, Samar Ishaq, Muhammad Ahmed, Hassan Bashir, Yasir Afridi, Naveed Ahmed, Kaleemullah Khan, 2013

The rebirth of football in Pakistan

Pakistan’s football revival is driven by youth, passion, and hope

Travel

Scenic View at Beachy Head, South Downs, England

A haven in the South Downs

At South Lodge in West Sussex, history, design, and quiet hospitality meet in a rare harmony of past and present

Traveling, when approached with the intention of reaching toward one's highest nature, becomes the most potent catalyst for such transformation. Not because it “entertains” us, but because it unmakes and remakes us

The way of excellence: what true luxury travel really means

Asking "Who will I become?" instead of "Where should I go?" can recover what luxury has always meant

Wellness

Crocus flowers bloom after winter, a visual reminder of how kindness, self-compassion, and patience support mental health and emotional renewal.

How kindness improves mental health

Learning to quiet the inner critic by replacing judgment with kindness toward ourselves

Takami river confluence, watercolour 16 × 12 cm, Mark Weighton 2025

The Moon, the shadow, and the work we inherit

Leo’s lunar reckoning with memory and trauma

Explore the Calendar

Worldwide Lucca Sidney St Petersburg Stockholm Philadelphia Bern San Francisco Graz Ghent Stuttgart Denver Turin Krakow Antwerp Hamburg Prague Rome Cambridge Paris Pittsburgh Chicago Málaga

Xevi Solà, Sun seekers (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

Endless sun-days

12 Feb — 7 Mar 2026 at the Opera Gallery in New York, United States

Sahej Rahal, Distributed mind test (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Galerie Rudolfinum

Sahej Rahal: beyond the city of time

12 Feb — 10 May 2026 at the Galerie Rudolfinum in Prague, Czech Republic

François Malingrëy, Le gisant et la bagarre (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Galerie Paris-B © François Malingrëy

François Malingrëy's exhibition

12 Feb — 11 Apr 2026 at the Galerie Paris·B in Paris, France

Katherinne Fiedler, En algún lugar / Somewhere in, 2021. Courtesy of Galeria Nave

My mind is not a cage

12 Feb — 10 Apr 2026 at the Galeria Nave in Lisbon, Portugal

David Levinthal, Washington crossing the Delaware (detail), from the series History, 2013, archival pigment print, 61 x 79 inches, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Donald Standford Rosenfeld, Jr. Courtesy of H’Art Museum © 2013 David Levinthal

American myth & memory: David Levinthal photographs

13 Feb — 6 Sep 2026 at the H’Art Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mark Adams, Untitled map no. 1 (detail), 2022. Courtesy of the Schoolhouse Gallery

People, places and things

13 Feb — 12 Apr 2026 at The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, United States

Rūrāns Roberts, Profesijas (detail), 2018. Courtesy of Zuzeum Art Museum

Chestnut and the universe

13 Feb — 10 May 2026 at the Zuzeum Art Museum in Riga, Latvia

Grass Karls Gothards, Itālijas ainava ar gaisa balonu (detail), 1814. Courtesy of Zuzeum Art Museum

13 Feb — 10 May 2026 at the Zuzeum Art Museum in Riga, Latvia

Phumulani Ntuli, Giving a blind eye (detail), 2025. Courtesy of David Krut Projects

14 Feb — 31 Mar 2026 at the David Krut Projects in Johannesburg, South Africa

Various artists, Technologies of relation, exhibition view. Courtesy of MASS MoCA

Technologies of relation

21 Feb — 1 Mar 2026 at the MASS MoCA in North Adams, United States

Adrian Cox, A path between heaven and Earth IV (detail). Courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery

The well of dreams

21 Feb — 28 Mar 2026 at the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, United States

Chloe Early, Wayfinder (detail). Courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery

21 Feb — 28 Mar 2026 at the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, United States

Tracey Emin, The end of love (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Tate Modern © Tracey Emin

26 Feb — 31 Aug 2026 at the Tate Modern in London, United Kingdom

Felipe Jácome, Ilona 2 (detail). Courtesy of Gilman Contemporary

The unbroken project

26 Feb — 26 Mar 2026 at the Gilman Contemporary in Sun Valley, United States

Sanné Mestrom, Support structures, installation view (indicative). Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf. Photography by Mark Pokorny

Support structures

26 Feb — 22 Mar 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia

Jess Cochrane, Dinner at corner (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf. Photography by TBC

The middle of the flower

26 Feb — 28 Mar 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia

Katherine Porter, Untitled (detail), 1977. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

Katherine Porter: works on paper

27 Feb — 7 Mar 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

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