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Saturday, June 20, 2026

Cover illustration for Robot Dreams (1986) by Ralph McQuarri

Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. Widely regarded as one of the “Big Three” science fiction authors—alongside Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke—he wrote or edited more than 500 books over the course of his prolific career

Isaac Asimov sits at his typewriter as a humanoid robot looms behind him, embodying the uneasy boundary between human imagination and the autonomous future he once envisioned

Robot Visions (1990) is a collection of science fiction short stories and essays by Isaac Asimov. Many of the stories are reprinted from earlier collections, particularly I, Robot and The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories

Isaac Asimov was an American writer and a professor of biochemistry at Boston University. Renowned as one of the “Big Three” of science fiction, alongside

"I, Robot" and the rise of the thinking machine

From programmed obedience to autonomy in Isaac Asimov’s philosophical universe

A guru instructing his disciples in a serene mountainous setting

What modern education can learn from ancient Gurukuls

Ten timeless disciplines that build focus, character, and inner balance in an age of distraction

$A fractured Statue of Liberty rises over a landscape of militarized ruin, symbolizing the growing contradiction between America’s democratic ideals and its persistent reliance on military power in a changing global order$

Economy & Politics

The illusion of American supremacy

Why clinging to military dominance threatens democracy, peace, and global stability

A trail of dry leaves in the forest, showing the path to be discovered

Dulcinea in the alley

Crossing: a journey over unfamiliar lands

On the Street

Charminar ©Niranjan

Saunterings at Hyderabad

Taking Walks trough History

Elly Thomas 'Untitled collection of works' 2019, mixed media installation. Photo courtesy of Michaela Nettell

Collyer Bristow Gallery, London

The Common Mormon is a commmon butterly © Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Science & Technology

Bird Watching at Jetwing Kaduruketha

Birds and Fig Wasps

Dropout Session

Tune in, turn on

An Interview with Obi Oburota, Founder of Dropout

Sarah Von Dreele at her studio. Photo by © Alysia Kristan

Architecture & Design

Conversations with Sarah Von Dreele and Nancy Lasar

Inside the artful lives of the textile designer and the fine artist in the foothills of the Berkshires

Joyful young couple dressed in vibrant clothing, posing against a bright sky backdrop

Human connections through history and society

Intimacy, trust, and vulnerability in relationships

Architecture & Design

A modern home designed around light, openness and greenery, representing the balance between comfort and nature

The fifth room: designing indoor-outdoor flow

How thresholds, courtyards and outdoor rooms help homes feel larger, calmer and more connected to nature

Maggie’s Centre, Oxford, designed by WilkinsonEyre, UK

Maggie’s Centres and the architecture of care

How interior design, healing environments, and evidence-based research reshape cancer support spaces

Art

Installation view of ID.exe / the human patch, featuring the artwork Habitat no. 6 (2025, Diasec print, 140 × 80 cm, Ed. 3+1, solo exhibition by Ecem Dilan Köse, Art On Istanbul, 2025. Photo © Kayhan Kaygusuz, courtesy of the artist and Art On Istanbul

Ecem Dilan Köse: architectures of emergence

Digital environments, artificial life, and the ethics of perception

The Trustees in the Temporary Elgin Room, 1819, by Archibald Archer, depicts the Elgin Marbles at the British Museum surrounded by museum staff, a trustee, and visitors

Repatriation and the politics of cultural belonging

Colonial legacies, cultural justice, and the future of global heritage

Culture

The Hungarian Parliament illuminated at night beside the Danube River, Budapest, Hungary

Where the Danube refuses to forget

A meditation on silence, presence, and the enduring memory held by the Shoes on the Danube Bank

A young man studies in a virtual classroom and in a library, focusing on academic writing

Academic writing made clear

Understanding the key principles of clarity, structure, research, and critical thinking in effective scholarly work

Economy & Politics

The Peasant Dance (ca. 1567) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicts individual drops joining hands, losing themselves in the shared, grounding flow of human connection

Optimism at a time of monsters

To shape a better future, we need to start building now

Painting of the ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan by late Ming dynasty artist Chen Hongshou

Qu Yuan, Trump, Xi, and the return of new legalism

From ancient poetry to modern geopolitics, authoritarianism, resistance, and US-China tensions

Entertainment

Silo is an American dystopian science fiction television series created by Graham Yost and based on Hugh Howey’s Silo trilogy of novels—Wool, Shift, and Dust

Subterranean habitation in speculative fiction

Bunker narratives, biopolitics, and dystopian survival

The team from the film La Virgen de la Tosquera in the main hall of the Gaumont cinema, before its premiere at the BAFICI festival, 26th edition

What happened to independent cinema in Buenos Aires?

A look at BAFICI’s political history, cultural influence, and the growing contradictions within its programming

Fashion

Peter Copping unveiled Lanvin’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection at Paris Fashion Week, where nuanced shades of blue anchored a refined wardrobe of bold shoulders, sculptural scarves, and fluid skirts

Peter Copping: the beat beneath the silhouette

Rhythm as narrative structure in the designer's Spring/Summer 2026 collection

Traditional loom weaving by a skilled artisan

India’s timeless sarees

A personal journey through India’s most timeless heritage weaves

Feature

There wasn’t any nostalgia that could override this feeling; it was above all of that

Running away from him

How far can you run before stopping?

A surreal landscape reflecting themes of time, fragmentation, memory, and emotional transformation inspired by contemporary existential poetry

The night leaking with needle stars

Poems on beauty, silence, and existential unrest

Food & Wine

A woman’s hands holding a protein bar

Protein bars: convenience or compromise?

A balanced look at the benefits and drawbacks of this popular nutritional snack

A contemporary Italian lifestyle where everyday food choices support calm, balance, and mental well-being

The stress-eating paradox

Why Italians want food that calms rather than comforts

Science & Technology

A boy playing computer games across three screens

The silent hardware crisis

How AI is breaking the RAM market

A young writer focused at home, sitting at the table and jotting down ideas in their sketchpad

Dear ChatGPT: I want my voice back

Balance between perfection and authenticity in writing

Sport

A passionate Croatia football supporter waves the national flag and cheers enthusiastically during an international football match, FIFA World Cup 2018 Final

Croatia, football, and the illusion of unity

How the Croatian national team reflects identity, nationalism, memory, and political contradiction

A child processing a painful loss in the back seat, representing the moments when parental support matters most

The car ride home after the game

Why the next ten minutes can shape your child's relationship with sport and with you for years to come

Travel

Tourists ride the iconic Tikka Taxi rickshaw through the streets of Lahore, Pakistan

Rickshaw drivers as mobile urban actors in Lahore

Rehearsing the right to the city

Mountaineers of Ang's Himalayan adventure are going for the Everest Summit push, Nepal

Ang Tshering Lama: climbing Everest with a mission

The Sherpa mountaineer discusses the Summit to Sea expedition and protecting the Himalayas’ vital water source

Wellness

A quiet moment of connection at sunset, where love, stillness, and shared presence reflect the possibility of peace

Love, the first language of humanity

From Adam and Eve to poetry, philosophy, and the pursuit of peace

A focused man moving through a blur of rushing pedestrians, representing the modern pressure to stay constantly occupied

Why are we addicted to being busy?

Why many of us confuse constant activity with meaning, success, and progress

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Jessy Frascarelli

Jessy Frascarelli

Remy Blumenfeld

Remy Blumenfeld

Olive Maina

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Natalie Karpushenko, Lily (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the Untitled Space

Women of water, women of Earth

25 Jun — 17 Jul 2026 at The Untitled Space in New York, United States

Rufai Zakari, Pool day 1 (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Contemporary Art Matters

The comfort we chase

25 Jun — 30 Jul 2026 at the Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus, United States

From the exhibition Inferno & paradiso. Courtesy of Photo Elysée ©Hannah Reyes Morales

Inferno & paradiso

26 Jun — 1 Nov 2026 at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland

Hannah Darabi, How to marry a millionaire, "Mahvashs book of pleasure" (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Photo Elysée © Hannah Darabi

Why don’t you dance?

26 Jun — 1 Nov 2026 at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland

John Little, Untitled (detail), 1959. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

Color says it all

26 Jun — 25 Jul 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

Adam de Boer, Sunday at Echo park lake (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery

Immensity of blue

26 Jun — 1 Aug 2026 at the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York, United States

Margarete Adler, from the series Die tage des wassers (detail), 1990s. Courtesy of Aoa;87 Gallery

26 Jun — 6 Aug 2026 at the Aoa;87 Gallery in Berlin, Germany

Robert Doisneau, La derniere valse du 14 Juillet (detail), 1949/later. Courtesy of Catherine Couturier Gallery

Thirty years: the legacy of John Cleary gallery

27 Jun — 5 Sep 2026 at the Catherine Couturier Gallery in Houston, United States

Rekha Rodwittiya, Home is wherever you are (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Sakshi Gallery

Unfolding narratives (...)

30 Jun — 8 Jul 2026 at the Mall Galleries in London, United Kingdom

Lost at sea. Courtesy of Galleria d'arte Triphè

30 Jun — 15 Jul 2026 at the Galleria d’arte Triphè in Rome, Italy

Yacout Hamdouch, Une haie de volubilis à Carvoeiro (A hedge of morning glories in Carvoeiro) (detail), 2026. Courtesy the artist and October Gallery

Poetic threads. Spotlight: James Barnor

2 Jul — 15 Aug 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Carolina Caycedo, The collapsing of a model (detail), 2019. Courtesy of MASP

Carolina Caycedo: confluences

3 Jul — 4 Oct 2026 at the MASP in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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

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

Keerthana Kunnath, Not what you saw. Courtesy of Foam

Not what you saw

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

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

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