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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
A woman relaxing under a tree with an open book while her dog sits beside her, reflecting the importance of slowing down to nourish the mind
An older man guiding a young boy as he shapes clay on a pottery wheel, representing the passing of knowledge and craftsmanship between generations
A founder at work overlooking the beauty of nature, reflecting the harmony between focused productivity and the natural world
A young woman sitting beneath a tree and reading a book beside her dog, representing the restorative power of quiet leisure and time away from technology
An elderly man mentoring a child as he creates pottery on a spinning wheel, reflecting the transfer of skills, wisdom, and tradition across generations
Economy & Politics
What founders can learn from ancient rhythms
How ancient approaches to work, connection, gratitude and rest can help founders create businesses that thrive without consuming their lives
In Black Mirror Season 7, a series of dystopian stories reveals how advanced technologies can distort human behaviour, relationships, and reality itself
Entertainment
When Black Mirror stops feeling like fiction
Three episodes that offered a glimpse into the future and how they are manifesting today
Happy elderly man surfing on a longboard, embracing an active lifestyle and proving that age is no barrier to adventure
Wellness
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
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
Food & Beverage
The neuroscience of spice
From TRPV1 receptors to endorphin rushes and the psychology of fiery food

On the Street

Pavillon ©Pierre Antoine, Paris, France
Travel
Resplendence in Brussels and Paris
Journey through art and elegance
When love dawns then fragility becomes strength
Culture
A Viral Fragility in Very Interesting Times
When love dawns, then fragility becomes strength and we understand the real meaning of vulnerability
The southern dome of the inner narthex of the Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey, features stunning Byzantine mosaics depicting Christ, Istanbul, Turkey
Architecture & Design
Erdal İnci and the Kariye: preserving a Byzantine legacy
A contemporary artist's perspective on the historical layers of the Chora
Supporters of the Uzbekistan national football team during a 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification match against Japan at Pakhtakor Stadium in Tashkent
Sport
Uzbekistan’s sporting rise
Reform, transparency, and youth investment behind a national sporting success story
The designs of nature
Science & Technology
Determinism and contingency in the designs of nature
The biodiversity as a product of evolution
Keita Miyazaki, Black Tree, 2014, Aluminum bronze, paper, exhaust pipe, speaker system, enamel paint, 38 x 195 x 94 cm
Art
Keita Miyazaki
Interview with the Japanese artist on the occasion of Sculpture in the City

Architecture & Design

Paved roads replace nature and trap heat
Climate resilience in infrastructure design
How environmental planning prevents future disasters
A living room combining wood, organic textures, soft furnishings and expansive glazing, showing the human-centred character of warm modern architecture
How warm modern architecture is redefining home design
Natural materials, softer textures and a stronger connection to place are making contemporary homes feel more human

Art

Graffiti inside a tunnel in London, England
From the wall to the screen
Graffiti, contemporary art, architecture, and digital image-making in modern visual culture
Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor whose work is known for its monumental scale and rich materiality. After studying under Peter Dreher and Horst Antes in the late 1960s, he developed a distinctive artistic language incorporating materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac, The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, US
Anselm Kiefer and the art of decay
At SFMOMA, materials weather, corrode and transform, challenging conventional ideas of permanence and preservation

Culture

A bound hand clenched in resistance, the rope tightening around the wrist as a stark reminder of how slavery reduced human beings to property
The architecture of inequality
How slavery built America’s economy, and the enduring alliance between racism and class power
The Goddess of the Lake, Late Copper Age (Varna Necropolis), Bulgaria
Varna and the birth of wealth
How the world’s oldest gold changed the way humans understood identity, power, and memory

Economy & Politics

A panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara Bay, representing Brazil’s growing role as a regional and global power
Brazil: elections, power and diplomacy
The presidential contest could reshape Brazil’s approach to multilateralism, regional partnerships and its longstanding ambition for a UN Security Council seat
Young officer reviewing operational data on a tablet during a military strategy meeting
The miscalculation of Iran's resilience
Why leadership decapitation did not produce the collapse many expected

Entertainment

A traditional painting studio alongside an AI-generated artwork on a laptop, representing the convergence of human and machine creativity
Is literature, music, or art created by AI "truly creative"?
The rise of generative AI is forcing us to reconsider whether creativity belongs to the creator, the creation or both
Abandoned movie theater standing silent beneath a stormy sky, evoking nostalgia, decay, and the fading echoes of a once-vibrant past
The age of the endless reboot
The cultural and emotional forces driving the revival of familiar stories and beloved franchises

Fashion

A designer carefully arranging fabric pieces across a worktable, representing the zero waste philosophy of finding purpose for every part of a textile
Zero-waste fashion: the art of creating without excess 
How designers are transforming limitations into innovation and reshaping the future of luxury, sustainability, and creative expression 
Students in school uniforms seen from behind, looking outside
The hidden weight of school uniforms
Equality, discipline, identity, and the quiet power of what we ask children to wear

Feature

In a dim bunker, a daughter confronts the father she was told was gone
Embarrassment
Some stories don’t move forward: they tear open
A bird and a cat stare intently at each other
A dangerous game in parallel worlds
Blue jays and pygmy bats tempt fate in encounters with watchful cats

Food & Beverage

Close-up of an elderly Italian woman’s hands making fresh pasta by hand
Migration and the making of modern cuisine
Centuries of human movement have transformed ingredients, recipes, and food traditions across cultures
A humanoid futuristic robot cooking in the kitchen, performing everyday human tasks
When AI enters the kitchen
How Europe’s food industry is blending data, flavor, and sustainability to create the recipes of the future

Science & Technology

Two surgeons wearing augmented reality headsets use high-precision robotic arms to perform a complex operation while monitoring the patient's vital signs in a futuristic hospital
The growing role of AI in patient care
From early disease detection to personalised treatment, AI is reshaping healthcare delivery
A quantum communication satellite uses quantum technology to transmit encryption keys securely over vast distances between ground stations
Quantum communication and the future of trust
Building a world where eavesdropping is detectable through the fundamental laws of physics

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

A cyclist explores the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, experiencing adventure among the majestic Himalayan peaks
Nepal’s mountain bike vision
Reimagining tourism through trails, sustainability, and community connection
The landscapes of Six Senses Crans-Montana, situated in the Valais canton of Switzerland, showcase the snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps
Crans-Montana: the art of doing both
The Swiss branch of Six Senses hotels combines luxury and nature, indulgence and activity

Wellness

A man assisting an elderly person in a wheelchair in front of a house
A mirror of morality
What sudden wealth reveals about the self
A businessman walks barefoot along the beach at sunset, carrying his shoes as he embraces a moment of peace, freedom, and reflection by the ocean
The reflective economy and the search for self worth
Moving beyond attention, validation, and performance toward character and inner freedom
Discover our authors
James Steven Batucan
James Steven Batucan
M. Timothy Mounce
M. Timothy Mounce
Amelyn Lanada Laro
Amelyn Lanada Laro
Van Pho
Van Pho
Sarah Assi
Sarah Assi
Alexandra Cabrera
Alexandra Cabrera
Salma Dliya Fuady
Salma Dliya Fuady
Fernando Ayala
Fernando Ayala
Vanja Lipovac
Vanja Lipovac
Joy Iweha
Joy Iweha
Melo Wajed Doumani
Melo Wajed Doumani
Chloe Goff
Chloe Goff

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Ai Weiwei, The last supper in turquoise (detail), 2022. Courtesy of Vito Schnabel Gallery
Ai Weiwei: illumination
28 Oct 2026 — 23 Jan 2027 at Vito Schnabel in New York, United States
Sonia Navarro, Talabartera, 2025. Courtesy of Galeria Nave © Jesús Madriñan
Pão e fio (Bread and thread)
29 Oct — 28 Nov 2026 at the Galeria Nave in Lisbon, Portugal
Stephen Hannock, Northern city renaissance. The river Tyne with the launch of the Eppleton hall (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Berggruen Gallery
Recent nocturnes in the gloaming
29 Oct 2026 — 7 Jan 2027 at the Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco, United States
Lari Pittman, The remedy of analog space and time #1 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Lehmann Maupin
The remedy of analog space and time
29 Oct — 19 Dec 2026 at the Lehmann Maupin in New York, United States
Michaela Yearwood-Dan, I rise with the sun (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery
A woman of will
29 Oct — 12 Dec 2026 at the Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York, United States
Camila Echavarria, Learning to fly. Courtesy of In The Gallery
Learning to fly
29 Oct — 30 Nov 2026 at the In The Gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark
Elodie Blanchard, Yellow crevasse (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery
In fragments
30 Oct — 17 Dec 2026 at the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York, United States
Loren Erdrich, Arc I (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Shrine
Loren Erdrich. The echo
30 Oct — 5 Dec 2026 at the Shrine in New York, United States
Linda Mary Montano, My mother’s tears (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Shrine
Flying the coop
30 Oct — 5 Dec 2026 at the Shrine in New York, United States
Kalman Dery, The painter’s studio (detail), 1883. Courtesy of Leighton House
Magic and mess: the artist's studio revealed
31 Oct 2026 — 21 Mar 2027 at the Leighton House Museum in London, United Kingdom
Joe Rudko, Fake flowers (detail), 2026. Courtesy of PDX Contemporary Art
Photorealism
4 — 28 Nov 2026 at the PDX Contemporary Art in Portland, United States
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
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
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
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