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Thursday, November 5, 2026
A woman looking at a bright projected AI brain
Luiza, the character played by Juliana del Rosso, struggles to be listened to in "Just a Second" (2026)
Handholding in one of the final shots of Adriana Ribeiro's 2026 short film "Just a Second", suggesting connection after the characters' struggles of really listening to each other
A visualisation of someone working with AI
The last shot of Juliana del Rosso in the short film "Just a Second" (2026), directed by Adriana Ribeiro
Entertainment
I and AI in "Just a Second" (2026)
Filmmaking and the use of artificial intelligence in Adriana Ribeiro's short film
An ancient astronomical model of the sky. It features a skeleton framework of interlocking metal rings centered on the Earth or Sun. These rings represent celestial coordinates, such as the equator, the tropics, and the ecliptic path of the sun
Science & Technology
The birth of the cosmos
An exploration of creation myths, the Big Bang, and the unanswered questions about the universe's origin
Meaningful transformation occurs only when we actively engage with new environments as opportunities to question our assumptions and consciously re-create ourselves
Travel
Travel won’t change you (necessarily)
While travel temporarily disrupts daily routines and exposes us to new perspectives
Neytiri poised with her weapon amid Pandora’s lush wilderness in Avatar: The Way of Water, showing Cameron’s ability to make every corner of his digital world feel tangible
Entertainment
How James Cameron makes cinema feel real
Cameron’s films show a lifelong fascination with building environments so convincing that leaving them can feel like waking from a dream

On the Street

South Africa's first democratic voting day on the 27th of April, 1994, the queues of voters serving as a powerful symbol of the collective journey towards democracy, echoing the aspirations of a nation reborn
Economy & Politics
Tinswalo's South Africa: dreams and realities
A reflection on 30 years of democracy and the contrasting lives of ordinary South Africans
Final catwalk on fashion show
Fashion
Fashion as a mirror of society
Reflecting cultural and social changes in the modern world
The garden of the world has no limits
Feature
The Gardener
It is all designed
With many stores closed, buying furniture online has become more popular than ever
Architecture & Design
Ordering furniture online
Tips & tricks for your best experience
Marcin Dudek. Steps and Marches. Edel Assanti, 2017
Art
Steps and Marches
Marcin Dudek at Edel Assanti, London and Harlan Levey Projects, Brussels
A ceremonial bull skull fixed upon a rustic wooden frame beneath a turbulent sky in Mexico, reflecting the lingering presence of ancestral belief systems
Culture
The real terror in 'Never Whistle at Night'
The indigenous anthology that taught us that the real horror is inhumanely human

Architecture & Design

Beijing Daxing International Airport, designed with parametric architecture inspired by the work of Zaha Hadid, is one of the two international airports serving Beijing, the capital of China
The mathematics behind design
How geometry, grids, semiotics, and information theory shape visual communication
Paved roads replace nature and trap heat
Climate resilience in infrastructure design
How environmental planning prevents future disasters

Art

Zwinger Wallpavillon: The Zwinger is a block of buildings in the Baroque style with garden. The building is next to the Frauenkirche the most famous monument of Dresden
An art lover's journey through Germany
From Dürer to Bauhaus, one traveler’s journey through the masterpieces, movements, and magic of German art
Mercenaries IV (1980), Leon Golub exposes military violence through monumental figurative painting, © Image courtesy of the artist's estate/collection
The gift that keeps on taking in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence promises efficiency, but at what cost to human creativity, culture, and our shared humanity?

Culture

From stillness, the world unfolds, seen not to be understood, but to be belonged to
A view from the Verandah
A meditation on identity, connection, and the future of humanity
"Kharkiv Vegetable Garden at Full Moon", watercolour, 16 x 12 centimetres, Mark Weighton, 2026
Human creativity amid the questionable notion of meaning
Existentialism, absurdism, and nihilism as contexts for subjective thought and experience

Economy & Politics

A white laboratory mouse sits beneath two syringes in a conceptual image of animal testing
The price animals pay for human comfort
Animal suffering in laboratories, intensive farming, and the meat trade
Investigative journalist Ángel Monagas uncovered dark, deeply embedded corruption and human rights abuses within the Venezuelan regime long before official bodies confirmed them
The Rodríguez siblings will be kicked out of Venezuela
Investigative evidence reveals how the ruling family manipulated state power and human rights abuses

Entertainment

Hany Abdel Aziz Shaker was a renowned Egyptian singer, actor, and composer. He made his public debut singing with Abdel Halim Hafez’s choral group in "Sora" before going on to play the young Sayed Darwish in the film Sayed Darwish, an early role that helped launch his career
Hany Shaker and the end of an era
Remembering the voice that shaped generations of Arabic music lovers
Mulberry Street bustling with life in New York City's Little Italy, where immigrant families, market vendors, and local businesses shaped one of the most vibrant Italian-American communities in the United States
The Godfather and the illusion of the American dream
How Coppola’s masterpiece exposes power, justice, and the limits of social mobility in America

Fashion

A woman wearing a beaded crocheted headpiece
Goddess activation: fashion as living ritual
Where adornment, memory, and myth converge on the body
A stunning AI-designed evening gown makes a bold statement at the Met Gala
AI is transforming fashion not replacing creativity
Why fashion's future belongs to designers who embrace AI and human creativity

Feature

A couple sharing a tender moment together while preparing food in a bright kitchen, representing love growing through shared experiences and everyday moments
Two worlds, one kitchen
A love story seasoned by culture, chaos, and courage
Moonlight learning the language of water
To be cared for: a collection of poems
A collection that explores different styles of writing and themes, such as the kindness of strangers, handling chronic pain flare-ups, and confusing awakenings

Food & Beverage

A happy family prepares a meal together in a bright kitchen, sharing the joy of home cooking
The quiet luxury of home cooking
Simplicity, craftsmanship and familiar flavours redefine culinary excellence
A man holds a whole red chili pepper in his mouth while reacting to the intense heat against a bold blue background, capturing the fiery sensation of an extra-hot cayenne pepper
The neuroscience of spice
From TRPV1 receptors to endorphin rushes and the psychology of fiery food

Science & Technology

Female Scarlet Basker © Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne
Morning at Diyasaru Park in Colombo
Birds, reptiles, insects, and rare mammals share a remarkable wetland sanctuary beside Sri Lanka's capital
A visual representation of an earworm, where music lingers in the mind long after the sound has stopped, creating a vivid loop of memory and imagination
The science behind earworms
Why certain melodies become trapped in our minds and refuse to fade away

Sport

Uzbekistan’s national football team poses with the country’s president after the match against Qatar on June 10, 2025
Uzbekistan’s long road to the World Cup
Decades of loss and near misses give way to a nation’s first World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament contested by the senior men’s national teams of the member associations of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s global governing body
Sport is war minus the killing
Sportswashing: the ongoing relationship between sport and power

Travel

Atabeyra cruising along the island’s tranquil shoreline, highlighting the history and exploration found around Provo, taken by Jane Simon Ammeson
The other side of Turks & Caicos
While celebrities come and go, the real pleasures of Turks & Caicos are found in its conch shacks, quiet beaches, and surrounding islands
A modern train passing through frost-covered trees and snow, representing the appeal of slow, comfortable, and immersive rail travel
The midnight express: the return of the night train
Sleeper trains are bringing comfort, sustainability, and the pleasure of slow travel back to journeys across Europe

Wellness

A man tending to his skin outdoors, symbolizing how effective skincare is about respecting the skin barrier rather than simply adding more products
Why your best skincare ingredients often stop at the door
Why understanding the skin barrier can change how you choose, layer, and use skincare products
Happy elderly man surfing on a longboard, embracing an active lifestyle and proving that age is no barrier to adventure
What my two dads taught me about aging well
Two ordinary men showed that strength, mobility, and independence are built through everyday habits, not extraordinary fitness routines
Discover our authors
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Professor Neil Powell
Professor Neil Powell
Julien Boughon
Julien Boughon
Maryem Laghdaf
Maryem Laghdaf
Lucas Frade
Lucas Frade
Adriana Dredge
Adriana Dredge
Marcella Martinelli & Trausti Thor Sverrisson
Marcella Martinelli & Trausti Thor Sverrisson
Mark Weighton
Mark Weighton
Sidrah Hakim
Sidrah Hakim
Sudeep Neupane
Sudeep Neupane
Vanja Lipovac
Vanja Lipovac
Jane Ammeson
Jane Ammeson

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Restoration of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. © Photo: New Order: Rinofelino/Dreamstime.com
Temporary. Structures of necessity
5 Nov 2026 — 5 Apr 2027 at the Architekturzentrum Wien in Vienna, Austria
Natalie White, Time dilations (detail), 2022. Courtesy of Phillips
Strange magick
5 Nov — 17 Dec 2026 at Phillips in West Hollywood, United States
Arturo Comas, Untitled (hanger), 2026. Courtesy of Galeria Nave © Arturo Comas
Sete feiras
5 Nov — 18 Dec 2026 at the Galeria Nave in Lisbon, Portugal
Anne Griffiths, Dripping with enthusiasm (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
The bliss of rain
5 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery in Berlin, Germany
George Negroponte, La tempesta (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Anita Rogers Gallery
Everything I know
5 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Anita Rogers Gallery in New York, United States
Antonio Mesones, El sendimento de la línea. Courtesy of Juan Silió Gallery
El sendimento de la línea
5 Nov 2026 — 6 Feb 2027 at the Juan Silió Gallery in Madrid, Spain
Ángela Rodríguez, Todos aquellos, los que corrían (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Galería silvestre
Querer ser hoja
5 Nov 2026 — 6 Feb 2027 at the Galería silvestre in Madrid, Spain
Marietta Patricia Leis, Reveal 11, 2026. Courtesy of Turner Carroll Gallery
With out, with in
6 Nov — 15 Dec 2026 at Turner Carroll in Santa Fe, United States
John Doherty, The delivery (detail), 2025-26. Courtesy of Taylor Galleries
John Doherty. Time passes
6 Nov — 5 Dec 2026 at the Taylor Galleries in Dublin, Ireland
Will Klemm, Island sunset (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Wally Workman Gallery
Light works: a solo exhibition by Will Klemm
7 — 29 Nov 2026 at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, United States
Kelli Vance, Guilty on the other side (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Cris Worley Fine Arts
With my eyes closed
7 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Cris Worley Fine Arts in Dallas, United States
Dan Jian, Landscape 1 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Cris Worley Fine Arts
Distance of seeing
7 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Cris Worley Fine Arts in Dallas, United States
Chuck Sperry, Titania (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Harman Projects
Archetypes
7 — 28 Nov 2026 at the Harman Projects in New York, United States
Thomas Schmidt, Tapered stack vase, 2025. Courtesy of Pentimenti
A field of small wonders
7 Nov 2026 — 9 Jan 2027 at Pentimenti in Philadelphia, United States
Lacey Stoffer, Night carries color, exhibition view. Courtesy of Good Mother Gallery
Night carries color
7 Nov — 4 Dec 2026 at the Good Mother Gallery in Los Angeles, United States
The meeting point where ideas, startups and opportunities converge
The world comes to Web Summit
9 — 12 Nov 2026 at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal
Heimir Björgúlfsson, The troop (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Contemporary Art Matters
The way of things
10 Nov — 17 Dec 2026 at the Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus, United States
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