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Saturday, August 29, 2026

A person shielding their skin with sunscreen before enjoying the sunshine, reflecting the first line of defense against UV damage

A close-up of naturally occurring moles, symbolizing the importance of becoming familiar with your skin's normal appearance

A woman with naturally freckled skin in warm daylight, reflecting the importance of protecting vulnerable skin from UV damage

A man carefully covering exposed skin with sunscreen, symbolizing preventive care against harmful ultraviolet exposure

A close-up of multiple skin spots and moles, reflecting the value of recognizing changes that may warrant medical attention

What preventive skin screening really means

The smartest skin check is not panic, and it is not blind reassurance—it is informed vigilance

Francisco Iturrino (1864–1924), Women in Haik, depicting veiled women in a colonial North African context

Saving women, silencing voices

From Sati to the hijab: colonial feminism, laïcité, and the persistence of civilizing power

A fashion designer shaping holographic garment concepts, representing AI as a creative assistant rather than a replacement for human expertise

What AI really changed for fashion designers

How, although AI has changed visualization and communication, the deeper work of design still depends on experience, taste, and technical knowledge

A satellite receiver supporting long-distance communications, reflecting the expanding role of cyberspace in international security

Economy & Politics

Artificial intelligence and cyberwarfare

How AI is changing modern warfare and why global legal frameworks are struggling to keep pace

On the Street

Ghost Music - credit Andrea Spinelli

Discovering live painting

Interview with Andrea Spinelli

Whitehall Penthouse Terrace Corinthia Hotel London

Staying at Corinthia Hotel

Gardens around the Badshahi Masjid, Lahore, Pakistan Photo Credit: @Blueveinsmotionpictures

Architecture & Design

Mughal gardens: a glimpse of secular Muslim rule

The evolution and development of secular architecture in Mughal gardens

A vicuña grazing on the brown grasses of the Atacama Desert, Antofagasta, Chile, during the daytime

Chile: Bollywood’s next cinematic paradise

A cinematic love affair in the making

Science is a process of continuous improvement

Science & Technology

Can aging be reversed?

Science is a process of continuous improvement

You are a baba, the biggest compliment that a Neapolitan can do

Sweet as a Baba, Harder Than an Octopus

Food and art are central elements of Italian culture

Architecture & Design

Bridge Table, 2010, by Joris Laarman

Designing with the living world

Biophilia, contemporary design, and the quiet return to nature through form, material, and imagination

Exterior view of the Carson Pirie Scott & Co. department store building, located at the southeast corner of South State and East Madison Streets in Chicago’s Loop, decorated with bunting and flags in celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s 100th birthday (1909)

Chicago and the birth of modern architecture

Steel frames, glass façades, and the evolution of architectural thought in the industrial age

Art

Chernobyl Vegetable Garden at Full Moon, watercolour, 16 × 12 cm, Mark Weighton, 2026

Art at the altar

Pisces Full Moon

Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirror Room, The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013)

Come and have a go if you think you’re art enough

From Beuys to Cattelan, this essay explores why the question “Is it art?” says less about the artwork than about our need for certainty

Culture

An 1825 engraving by Jean-Charles Develly depicts French envoy Baron de Mackau presenting King Charles X's ordinance to Haitian President Jean-Pierre Boyer, demanding a 150 million gold franc indemnity for formal recognition of independence

The free Black man as demon

When enslaved Haitians won their independence, they shattered the antebellum caricature of the docile, subservient worker

Lepenski Vir, a prehistoric site on the banks of the Danube in Serbia, provides evidence that the local culture had developed social organization, architecture, and art more than six thousand years ago

Art, spirit, and community at Lepenski Vir

Along the banks of the Danube, humanity’s first settlement reveals how art and belief shaped the beginnings of civilization

Economy & Politics

Members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, some wearing masks, participate in a Pride March rally in Bangalore, India, on Sunday, November 22, 2015

Legislating identity: India’s transgender rights paradox

How the 2019 Transgender Persons Act turned a promise of recognition into a battle over dignity, autonomy, and constitutional rights

Demonstration in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 9 and 10, 1982, demanding the safe return of the disappeared detainees, the restitution of children to their legitimate families, and freedom for political prisoners

Argentina’s memory wars under Javier Milei

Fifty years after the dictatorship, Argentina’s commitment to memory, truth, and justice faces growing political pressure

Entertainment

The Odyssey is a 2026 epic action fantasy film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on Homer’s ancient Greek epic. Starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the film follows the king of Ithaca on his perilous journey home after the Trojan War

Nolan’s Odyssey between epic success and controversy

The blockbuster conquered the box office while its casting, dialogue, costumes, and historical authenticity divided audiences

Wuthering Heights, a tragic love story set in 18th-century England, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi

Are we making too many biopics?

Exploring the surge, success, and controversy behind Hollywood’s favorite genre

Fashion

Galib Gassanoff is an emerging fashion designer known for creating work that blends cultural heritage, craftsmanship, and contemporary design

Galib Gassanoff: woven identities

How cultural memory and heritage shape a new language of contemporary fashion

Business colleagues in business casual attire discuss work on a tablet outdoors

Interview attire in the modern workplace

Balancing professionalism, comfort, and company culture in 2026

Feature

Young couple enjoying a romantic walk beside a dumpster in a gritty urban alley

Sarah’s promise of forever

A dystopian reflection on sacrifice, memory, and surviving beyond death

A young refugee offering a modest gift to the girl who made him smile, representing hope carried quietly across borders

Where my father met my mother

How two teenagers from different worlds meet in a village market and challenge the boundaries around them

Food & Wine

A warm, vintage café interior bathed in natural light, representing the charm and elegance of Japan's traditional kissaten culture

A quick trip through Japanese café evolution

From smooth jazz to cute cosplay: how Japanese cafés became spaces for art, music, and entertainment

Golden-brown lunpia served with dipping sauce, symbolising the lasting legacy of Semarang's traditional cuisine

Lunpia: the traditional flavours of Semarang, Indonesia

Exploring the Javanese-Chinese roots of Semarang’s definitive dish and the hundred-year legacy that keeps it alive

Science & Technology

A state-of-the-art quantum computing laboratory featuring a cryogenic quantum processor and advanced computing systems, reflecting the rapid transition of quantum technology from experimental research to real-world industrial applications

Quantum computing goes mainstream

How quantum technology is moving from experimental labs to real-world industries

At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis launches through clouds of smoke and steam on its STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. The 11-day mission included five spacewalks to upgrade Hubble with advanced scientific instruments and extend its operational life

Fuel depots and the future of spaceflight

How orbital refueling could transform space from isolated missions into a continuous transportation network

Sport

A silhouette of a man standing before a climbing wall, preparing to climb

A beginner’s guide to bouldering

Simple technique shifts and mindful gym etiquette can turn challenge into confidence

Soccer player Ghiggia (Uruguay) scores a goal that silences a whole nation. Illustration by Paola Bilancieri

1950 FIFA World Cup: the silence at the Maracanã

Brazil strikes first but Uruguay’s captain rewrites the script

Travel

Woman in an infinity pool overlooking Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

How to become a travel influencer

Building your brand, growing your audience, and turning travel into a career

A breathtaking view of Tangier's vibrant beach in Morocco and surrounding landscape under a clear blue sky

Morocco: soul heading north

A journey through where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic

Wellness

A person walking their dog in a park at sunrise, representing the heart-healthy benefits of gentle daily movement and time in nature

Daily healthy habits for naturally lower blood pressure

How movement, nutrition, sleep, and stress management work together to support heart health

A solitary figure overlooking a vast landscape, reflecting the quiet transformation that begins when the mind opens beyond fear, assumption, and inherited boundaries

The senses of an open mind

From inherited prejudice to conscious awareness, a journey toward deeper human understanding

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Jeffrey Levett

Salma Ahmed

Olive Maina

Sarah Assi

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Despina Nicola

Tasfiah Tahsin

Abhishek Rao

Setareh Tavakkoli

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Billy Schenck, Gratuitous violence (detail). Courtesy of JoAnne Artman Gallery

Technicolor west

1 Sep — 31 Oct 2026 at the JoAnne Artman Gallery in Laguna Beach, United States

Lis Sam, Shadow (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Fremin Gallery

1 Sep — 31 Oct 2026 at the Fremin Gallery in New York, United States

Carlos Gamez de Francisco, The rest of Marat (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Contemporary Art Matters

Carlos Gamez de Francisco's exhibition

1 — 30 Sep 2026 at the Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus, United States

Chiara Sibilla, Chiroptera (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Amy.d Arte Spazio

Lalalalalalala, identity tests

2 — 20 Sep 2026 at Amy-d Arte Spazio in Milan, Italy

Benji Reid, Light bike (detail), 2021. Courtesy of October Gallery

Zana Masombuka. Spotlight: Benji Reid

3 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Quentin James McCaffrey, Triptych with flowers and view (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Alison Jacques Gallery

Quentin James McCaffrey's exhibition

3 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the Alison Jacques Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Aleana Egan, wing paper (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Kerlin Gallery

3 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the Kerlin Gallery in Dublin, Ireland

Richie Wilde López, Cuando el mar se acercó (detail). Courtesy of Paradigm Gallery + Studio

Tending to clouds

4 — 27 Sep 2026 at the Paradigm Gallery + Studio in Philadelphia, United States

Pallavi Singh, Ways of looking (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Sakshi Gallery

4 Sep — 1 Oct 2026 at the Sakshi Gallery in Mumbai, India

Ankush Safaya, Untitled (detail), 20025. Courtesy of Sakshi Gallery

4 Sep — 1 Oct 2026 at the Sakshi Gallery in Mumbai, India

Ali Cherri, still from The sentinel (detail), 2026. Courtesy the artist and
Almine Rech Gallery

5 Sep 2026 — 4 Jan 2027 at WIELS in Brussels, Belgium

Huang Chih-Cheng & Hao, Polishing (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Fragment Gallery

5 — 26 Sep 2026 at the Fragment Gallery in New York, United States

Ellen Bradshaw, Spring fever, 10th Ave and 25th Sta (detail). Courtesy of Pleiades Gallery

Every street has a story

8 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the Pleiades Gallery in New York, United States

Heather Lenz, Night water 6, eclipse (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Gallery Naga

Echoes of place

8 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the Gallery Naga in Boston, United States

Megan Magill, Ruffles and fairy lights (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Gallery Naga

Instructions for dancing

8 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the Gallery Naga in Boston, United States

Karolina Maszkiewicz, The weight of light (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery

Tending the wild

9 Sep — 24 Oct 2026 at the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York, United States

Howard Smith, Red shape (detail), 1966. Courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery

Tomorrow isn't yesterday

9 Sep — 24 Oct 2026 at the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York, United States

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