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Sunday, July 5, 2026

A panorama from Mount Inasa overlooking Nagasaki Harbour, representing the city's mountains, sea, and urban life

Dutch Slope bordered by stone and brick walls, symbolising the spirit of old Nagasaki

The evening lights of Nagasaki seen from Glover Garden cascading across the hillsides, reflecting the city's warm and enduring spirit

The breathtaking view from Mount Inasa stretching across Nagasaki's coastline, reflecting Nagasaki's natural grandeur

The historic stone-paved Dutch Slope bordered by red brick walls, representing Nagasaki's international heritage

Nagasaki, where every day feels like a journey

A personal journey through beloved local places where memories, history, and daily life are interconnected

A woman meeting her own gaze with kindness, reflecting the beauty of self-awareness rooted in acceptance

Self-awareness is not self-consciousness

How paying attention to your thoughts and feelings can become a practice of self-compassion rather than criticism

A Venezuelan exile's narrow escape to America transforms his trauma into a profound duty to serve his new refuge through contribution

Economy & Politics

Blessing America by transforming exile into responsibility

An escape from one's homeland redefines the American Dream as structural freedom

The bottom tier depicts gods seated on their respective vahanas, while the upper tier features a band of musicians playing instruments, Virupaksha Temple, Hampi, India

The ceiling murals of Virupaksha Temple

How myth, kingship, and devotion were immortalized in Hampi’s 16th-century temple art

On the Street

The Big Bang

Endlessly Connected

The building was designed by the founder of the Bauhaus, Walter Gropius, and commissioned by the city of Dessau, Germany photo by Thomas Lewandovski, Gili Merin

Architecture & Design

Bauhaus architecture

A timeless influence on modern design

Jealousy has always existed

Science & Technology

A fundamental biological function

In everyday language, guilt is understood as responsibility

Guilt and forgiveness

How to deal with guilt?

Supporters of the Uzbekistan national football team during a 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification match against Japan at Pakhtakor Stadium in Tashkent

Uzbekistan’s sporting rise

Reform, transparency, and youth investment behind a national sporting success story

Zero T expressing his artistic nature

An Irish DJ, a blind guy and a singer walk into a music studio

Architecture & Design

A parametric architectural space where complex geometry shapes both form and experience

Parametric design and the question of function

Rethinking the balance between algorithmic aesthetics and human-centered performance in contemporary design

A contemporary airport terminal where architecture, daylight, and greenery come together to create a calm, intuitive, and human-centered travel environment

Designing the airport for the human journey

How user-centered architecture is reshaping travel experiences

Art

Sustainability Award for my final exhibition, photo by Denisa Ilie, featuring indigo-dyed, upcycled textile collections alongside Jade Guiraud’s guidebook Footprints in the Fells and Louise Keddy’s steel structures

The contemporary art market as oligopoly

Concentration, gatekeeping, and institutional power leave most artists subsidizing a system that rewards only a select few

Kim Nam-joon, known professionally as RM, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is the leader of South Korean boy band BTS, under Big Hit Music

Kim Nam-joon and the art of attention

A transnational curatorial vision bridging Korean and Western art through contemplation, theory, and cultural dialogue

Culture

A quiet moment of reflection where mathematics and philosophy converge—logic, doubt, and reasoning unfolding in a solitary search for understanding

Two sides of the same coin

How mathematics and philosophy meet in logic, doubt, and understanding

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is a sacred space for truth-telling and reflection about racial terror in America and its legacy

Untold and untaught history: declaration of truth

A necessary apology and reparation for years of injustice based upon the legacy of enslavement

Economy & Politics

A bored young man in a suit sits in a waiting room for a job interview, looking upset

A generation ready, but not hired

The growing disconnect between education and opportunity in today’s job market

Counting change at the checkout, Crookes

The Crookes mum: parenting and the politics of public space

A Sheffield neighborhood’s “authentic” charm and its quietly powerful middle-class culture

Entertainment

Audience engagement trends displayed alongside a streaming content library, highlighting how analytics shape what gets produced and promoted

How data is secretly directing your favourite shows

Why completion rates, viewer trends, and predictive models are changing the entertainment industry

Asmaa Galal is an Egyptian actress who began her career in television in 2017 before steadily making her way into Egyptian cinema

Asmaa Galal and the art of quiet ascent

As En Ghab El Qott leads the box office, her rise reflects discipline, restraint, and performance over spectacle

Fashion

An Allegory of the Tudor Succession: The Family of Henry VIII

Power, spectacle, and the Tudor silhouette

How the theatrical fashion of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I continues to shape modern ideas of authority, excess, and visual dominance

A K-pop-inspired group styled in layered monochrome looks, representing the theatrical fashion narratives central to idol culture

When style meets sound: the fashion power of K-pop

How Korean pop music became one of the most influential forces in global fashion

Feature

A father and son sit across from each other in silence, their tension shaped by control, performance, and the unseen weight of being watched

Puppets without strings

In a world without scripts, the truth becomes the most dangerous act

Hands joined around a fresh coconut under sunlit palms, symbolising loyalty that survived time and separation

A story of how a Vietnamese refugee and a Filipino coconut seller find connection and hope in the unlikeliest of places

Food & Wine

Bariva wrapped in banana leaves, a cherished symbol of identity and heritage in Papua New Guinea's Rigo district, embodying centuries of tradition and community pride

Bariva: traditional dish of Papua New Guinea's Rigo district

Explore the heritage and preparation of Bariva, a symbol of unity and culinary artistry

Tongba is a millet-based alcoholic beverage found in the eastern mountainous region of Nepal

Tongba is not a drink

On warmth, patience, and the quiet ritual of fermented millet in the Himalayan cold

Science & Technology

White-breasted Waterhens preparing to fight (c) Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Morning voices at Diyasaru

An immersive journey through the layered calls and hidden lives of a tropical wetland

When technology disappears into the background, what remains visible is judgment—and who still holds it

When technology turns invisible

Epistemic integrity, AI, and the struggle to preserve judgment in a frictionless world

Sport

A young footballer silhouetted against the evening sky with a ball at their feet, representing dreams that reach far beyond the horizon

A 12-year-old's road to the World Cup

Your roadmap from wherever you are right now to the Saudi Arabia 2034 Football World Cup

Origen won the League of Legends event at IEM 2015 San Jose, part of Intel Extreme Masters Season X, held on November 21–22, 2015, in San Jose, California, United States

The psychology behind esports performance

How mental training shapes focus, resilience, and success

Travel

Horse-drawn carriage passing by blooming gardens, portraying Mackinac Island’s transportation tradition preserved for more than a century

Mackinac Island: a living Victorian retreat

Explore the history, natural beauty, and timeless elegance of one of America’s most unique island destinations

The scenic canal views of Ljubljana, Slovenia, reflecting the city’s elegance and timeless charm

5 underrated cities worth exploring in 2026

Walking through cities where culture flourishes naturally through food, music, architecture, and the pace of everyday life

Wellness

Cloudburst, watercolour, 16 x 12 cm, Mark Weighton, 2026

The art of remaining human

Capricorn Full Moon

A woman in a blue long-sleeve shirt cooking in the kitchen with her mother

The misunderstood love of “helicopter” parents

Rethinking visible care in a culture that equates adulthood with distance

Explore the Calendar

Worldwide San Francisco Zurich Warsaw Vilnius Hong Kong Buenos Aires Tallinn Lisbon New York Leipzig Curitiba Venice Bloomington Linz Geneva Bern Luxembourg Basel Madrid Seoul Sidney Krakow

Allan Teger, The sensual land: 50 years of bodyscapes. Courtesy of Jackson Junge Gallery

The sensual land: 50 years of bodyscapes

6 Jul — 9 Aug 2026 at the Jackson Junge Gallery in Chicago, United States

Joan Miró, Gaudí XIII, (detail) 1979. Courtesy of Casa Batlló
Contemporary. Fundació Joan
Miró, Barcelona © Successió Miró, 2026

Gaudí-Miró-Gomis: deconstructed

8 Jul 2026 — 10 Jan 2027 at the Casa Batlló Contemporary in Barcelona, Spain

Thaier Helal, Essence 4 (detail), 2021. Courtesy of Ayyam Gallery

Tangerine dreams

8 Jul — 18 Sep 2026 at the Ayyam Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Jamal Bassiouni, The encounter of silence (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Artbooth Gallery

9 Jul — 31 Aug 2026 at the Artbooth Gallery in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Kim Bartelt, Break even (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Arden + White Gallery

9 — 31 Jul 2026 at the Arden + White Gallery in New Canaan, United States

Ailsa Wong, The tides of night (detail). Courtesy of Sin Sin Fine Art

10 Jul — 12 Sep 2026 at the Sin Sin Fine Art in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Anna Maria Tsakali, Eden (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Kalfayan Galleries

From chaos to cosmos

10 Jul — 23 Aug 2026 at the Cultural Foundation of Tinos in Tinos, Greece

Stuart Elliott, Mauve dump D (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Art Collective WA

11 Jul — 8 Aug 2026 at the Art Collective WA in Perth, Australia

Rachel Coad, Super eighteen (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Art Collective WA

Rachel Coad. Time

11 Jul — 8 Aug 2026 at the Art Collective WA in Perth, Australia

Printer: Brüder Kohn, designer: Martha Alber, New year greeting (detail), c. 1910–11. Courtesy of the Jewish Museum

Modernity and opulence: women of the Wiener Werkstätte

17 Jul — 15 Nov 2026 at The Jewish Museum in New York, United States

Farah Billah, The table, with friends (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Louisiana contemporary

1 Aug 2026 — 14 Feb 2027 at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, United States

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

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

Keerthana Kunnath, Not what you saw. Courtesy of Foam

Not what you saw

18 Sep — 27 Nov 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Relic of the so-called staff of Moses, mediterranean region. Courtesy of the Jewish Museum

Sacred splendor

18 Sep 2026 — 7 Feb 2027 at The Jewish Museum in New York, United States

Franz Gertsch, Patti Smith I (detail), 1978. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch

Franz Gertsch. Blow-up (Part II)

19 Sep 2026 — 28 Feb 2027 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland

Swab’s 2025 edition, exhibition view. Courtesy of Swab

Swab’s 19th edition

8 — 11 Oct 2026 at Swab in Barcelona, Spain

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