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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Isolation often begins in silence, as children learn they are being treated as outsiders

An empty desk can symbolize the loneliness experienced by students pushed aside by their peers

Behind the schoolyard walls lies a quiet crisis that we must face with absolute urgency

Cyberbullying and social exclusion can leave lasting emotional scars during adolescence

Many young people carry the weight of harassment with them every day they enter school

The scars we don’t see

How bullying, silence, and exclusion pushed one Argentine teenager to the edge, and how she reclaimed her life

Cheng Li-wun arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport after departing from Taipei Songshan Airport on April 4, 2026, ahead of meetings focused on cross-strait relations between Taiwan and China

Economy & Politics

Taiwan between Beijing and Washington

Political divisions, rising tensions, and the growing debate over Taiwan’s future identity

A visual representation of global economic uncertainty as markets navigate recovery, risk, and uneven growth

Economy & Politics

Will 2026 bring a global recession?

What economic forecasts, risks, and real-world impacts tell us about the year ahead

The Eden Project, a visitor attraction located in a reclaimed china clay pit, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw. Its geodesic biomes are inspired by soap bubbles and natural cellular structures, making it a notable example of biomimicry in architecture, Cornwall, England

Architecture & Design

The alchemy of innovation in design

From biomimicry to artificial intelligence, unconventional methods are redefining creativity and innovation

On the Street

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

Max Verstappen, Formula 1 , Red Bull athlete

Is Max Verstappen a future legend to look out for?

Can Verstappen achieve the success of Hamilton and Schumacher?

Close-up of a beautiful rose

Song of the nightingale

An abstract representation of how modern precision and algorithms reshape and potentially amputate the richness of diverse knowledge systems

The evolution and impact of precision

Exploring the historical roots, modern implications, and epistemic consequences of precision in Western philosophy and science

Shigeyuki Kihara, Tonumaipe’a, How She was Saved By the Bat, Vavau, from the series “Tales of Ancient Samoa,” 2004, C-print on dibond aluminum, 85.1 × 64.8 × 2.4 cm. Photo by Sean Coyle. Courtesy October Gallery

Immigrant Perspectives, Gendered Worldviews, Indigenous Art

The Fayaz Stupa in Termez is testament to the region's vibrant and diverse history

Exploring Uzbekistan: Surkhandarya

A historical and cultural crossroads

Architecture & Design

St. Martin's Cathedral (Slovak: Katedrála svätého Martina or Dóm svätého Martina; Hungarian: Szent Márton-dóm or Koronázó templom; German: Kathedrale des Heiligen Martin) is a historic church in Bratislava, Slovakia, and serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Bratislava

The gothic legacy of St. Martin’s church

An evolving monument of Bratislava’s fortifications, culture, and architectural memory

A forgotten factory space with high ceilings and exposed framework, representing the potential for converting industry into habitation

Adaptive reuse in residential architecture

How repurposed buildings are addressing urban growth, cost, and environmental concerns

Art

Cover of the book Michelangelo and the dream of the Sistine Chapel co-authored by Valentina Ansuini and Jade Bajeot and Illustrated by Sabrina Gabrielli

Michelangelo and the Dream of the Sistine

An illustrated children’s book about Michelangelo and his challenging work in the Sistine Chapel

Artist Ellsworth Kelly recalls his first encounter with abstraction and reflects on how his decades-long fascination with line, form, and color shaped both his paintings and his creative process. This video was filmed shortly before his passing in 2015 by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA

Ellsworth Kelly: monumental space

Shaping perception and movement through color, form, and scale

Culture

Resilience is what kept the enslaved going through their lives, and it helped them come back stronger

Untold and untaught history: the power of resilience

Resilience during enslavement was derived from the African spirit

According to Joshua 6:1–27, the walls of Jericho fell after the Israelites marched around the city once a day for six days, and seven times on the seventh day, with priests blowing their horns each day and the people shouting on the final day

Jericho: where humanity first remembered

A soulscape reflection on the world’s oldest city, the paradox of permanence, and the echoes that still shape us

Economy & Politics

A diverse tech team collaborating in a modern workspace

Why soft skills matter more than you think in tech

The role of communication, adaptability, and problem-solving in tech careers

Employees carrying their possessions out of the office after losing their jobs, symbolising the fear of automation reshaping livelihoods

Will AI trigger mass unemployment?

Why adaptability, creativity, and lifelong learning may matter more than ever before

Entertainment

Kino International on Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, pictured at night. The cinema opened on November 15, 1963, with the screening of Optimistic Tragedy, which won a special prize at the Cannes Film Festival earlier that year, Germany

Kino culture and the art of watching slowly

What Berlin’s local cinemas reveal about film, community, and cultural value

Death Stranding (2019) is an action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and originally published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It marks Hideo Kojima and his studio’s first project after parting ways with Konami in 2015

The era of playable cinema

From “interactive movies” to narrative worlds you actually live in, not just watch

Fashion

During the 50s, leather jackets became one of the earliest symbols of rock culture. They are still relevant nowadays

Rock & threads: how music rewrote the language of fashion

From rebellion to runway — the story of how rock music transformed clothing into a cultural statement

Anthony Verlaine, French adventurer and founder of the sustainable fashion project Verlaine & Rimbaud, reflecting on fashion, nature, identity, and contemporary ideas of masculinity

Anthony Verlaine and the art of adventure

Exploring masculinity, sustainability, and aesthetics through extreme journeys

Feature

A young girl grips a chain-link fence in Idlib, Idlib Governorate, Syria

The things the war could not bury

A fictional portrait of loss, survival, and the fragile remains of hope

An overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry

What is happening?

Maybe visions are dancing in front of my eyes

Food & Wine

Astronaut food has come a long way from the old “toothpaste tubes”

Fueling Artemis II: maple syrup in the void

What Jeremy Hansen ate on humanity's farthest journey

Clouds over the vineyard-covered hills of Oltrepò Pavese, Italy

Barbacarlo: a cru, a conflict, a victory

How one vineyard reshaped the meaning of origin in Italian wine

Science & Technology

A society under constant surveillance, where digital systems quietly shape behavior, visibility, and power

The AI fear no one is talking about

Will AI split humanity apart?

Located in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory—formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope—is a major astronomical research facility

Vera C. Rubin Observatory: a new eye on the universe

How the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is transforming our understanding of space, time, and the unseen cosmos

Sport

“A faceless teenage football player standing on the field

The forgotten wonderkids of Football

The bittersweet stories of football’s lost prodigies

Pensive, a young chess player competes against a chess software

Precision without pulse: playing chess against AIs

Chess has always been about one thing, and it is the human mind

Travel

A solo adventurer walking through a colourful urban escape with simple travel gear, representing the freedom that comes with intentional spending

Smart ways to travel on a budget

Practical ways to save money, connect with locals, and explore the world meaningfully without sacrificing joy or adventure

A woman wearing a rash guard in the sea in the Philippines, enjoying a peaceful travel moment

The mental health benefits of travel

From stress reduction to personal growth, how travel supports emotional well-being

Wellness

A woman and man look at each other, searching for connection beyond words

Speaking love the wrong way

How we misread love and how the five love languages can help

Smiling female athlete practicing a cobra pose stretch on a rocky beach at sunset, surrounded by a calm yoga and zen atmosphere with natural copy space

The forgotten foundation of Yoga

The Yamas as a guide to truth, balance, and self-awareness beyond modern spiritual performance

Explore the Calendar

Worldwide Stockholm Sao Paulo Cambridge Honolulu Krakow Riga Leipzig Prague Rome Vilnius Seoul Geneva Lisbon Warsaw Madrid St Petersburg Basel Sofia Ottawa Nuremberg Stuttgart Brussels

Joana Vasconcelos, Gestalt, 2017. Courtesy of Museo Picasso Málaga

Joana Vasconcelos. Transfiguration

28 May — 26 Sep 2026 at the Museo Picasso Málaga in Málaga, Spain

Ayobola Kekere-Ekun, Come home before the sun sets II (diptych) (detail), 2023. Courtesy of Rele Gallery

Let us go where the ones who sleep dance

28 May — 31 Jul 2026 at the Rele Gallery in Los Angeles, United States

Catherine Opie, Munch sky (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Regen Projects

28 May — 3 Jul 2026 at the Regen Projects in Los Angeles, United States

Judith Murray, Trance (detail), 2021. Courtesy of Sundaram Tagore Gallery

Judith Murray's exhibition

28 May — 27 Jun 2026 at the Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York, United States

Alfredo Jaar, The end (GSL_a) (detail), 2025. Courtesy of MoCP

Prix pictet storm

29 May — 22 Aug 2026 at the MoCP in Chicago, United States

Isabel Parra, Fish #10 (detail), 2025 - 2026. Courtesy of Sin Sin Fine Art

Between symbiosis and extinction

29 May — 30 Jun 2026 at the Sin Sin Fine Art in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wendy McMurdo, Young Girl (iv) (detail), 2016. Courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland

The digital mirror

30 May — 25 Oct 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Michelle Robinson, Santa Cruz Island Dudleya, 2026. Courtesy of Launch LA

30 May — 20 Jun 2026 at the Launch LA in Los Angeles, United States

Betye Saar, West side story: sharks girls (detail), 1969. Courtesy of Roberts Projects

Let’s get it on: the wearable art of Betye Saar

30 May — 22 Aug 2026 at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles, United States

Ellen George, Calling. Courtesy of PDX Contemporary Art

Seeds petals stones

3 — 27 Jun 2026 at the PDX Contemporary Art in Portland, United States

Feng Xiao-Min, Composition n° 5, 4 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

Pieter Obels and Feng Xiao-Min's exhibition

4 Jun — 5 Jul 2026 at the Opera Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Diana Greenberg, Botanical in blue (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Wally Workman Gallery

4 — 28 Jun 2026 at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, United States

Sean Cham, 301 Chinese boy on duty (detail). Courtesy of Foam

Foam Talent 2026

5 Jun — 28 Aug 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Gianfranco Gentile, Si salveranno solo le meduse (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Fabbrica del Vapore

The measure of one

5 Jun — 13 Sep 2026 at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan, Italy

Simon Mark, Paris couple (detail). Courtesy of Kathmandu Photo Gallery

Human materials

6 Jun — 25 Jul 2026 at the Kathmandu Photo Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand

Brigitte Lustenberger, Prologue of an elegy, 2019. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch

A gaze of one’s own

13 Jun — 30 Aug 2026 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland

Keith Macgregor, Nathan rd at night (detail), Hong Kong 1999. Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery

18 Jun — 30 Sep 2026 at the Blue Lotus Gallery in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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