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Friday, October 30, 2026
A lively scene of 1960s London street fashion, where stylish young people in Mod-inspired outfits captured the energy, creativity, and modernity of the Swinging London era
British fashion designer Mary Quant, widely credited with popularising the miniskirt, became a defining figure of the 1960s Mod movement and played a central role in shaping the style and spirit of Swinging London
1960s Mod fashion, short for "modernist," was a youth-driven style revolution that emerged from Swinging London. Rejecting the conservative and austere fashions of the 1950s, it embraced bold colour blocking, geometric patterns, sleek shift dresses, miniskirts, and iconic go-go boots, creating a fresh and distinctly modern aesthetic
Fashionable young women embracing the Mod movement in 1960s London, wearing sleek shift dresses, statement boots, and vibrant geometric designs that reflected the spirit of a new generatio
Mary Quant revolutionised women's fashion in the 1960s with her youthful, modern designs, helping to define the Mod aesthetic and establish London as a global fashion capital during the Swinging Sixties
Fashion
The Mod revolution and the space age dream
How youth culture, technology, and futurism transformed fashion in the 1960s
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
Entertainment
Hany Shaker and the end of an era
Remembering the voice that shaped generations of Arabic music lovers
A happy family prepares a meal together in a bright kitchen, sharing the joy of home cooking
Food & Beverage
The quiet luxury of home cooking
Simplicity, craftsmanship and familiar flavours redefine culinary excellence
Queen Charlotte from Bridgerton seated in an ornate palace setting, representing the grandeur and unapologetic extravagance of Regency-inspired fashion
Fashion
More is more: what Bridgerton brought back to fashion
After years of minimalism, fashion is embracing volume, ornamentation, femininity and visual pleasure again

On the Street

Kensington Palace in Kensington Gardens, London, England, United Kingdom
Culture
Courtiers by Lucy Worsley
Power and intrigue in Georgian England's royal court
Chandelier Morning glory © Frédéric Godé
Architecture & Design
An interview with ceramic artist Samuel Mazy
Porcelain Blooms on Rue de Verneuil
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis launches through clouds of smoke and steam on its STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. The 11-day mission included five spacewalks to upgrade Hubble with advanced scientific instruments and extend its operational life
Science & Technology
Fuel depots and the future of spaceflight
How orbital refueling could transform space from isolated missions into a continuous transportation network
Scan the barcode, at the supermarket
Economy & Politics
Blockchain in food: enhancing traceability and safety
Exploring the transformative impact of blockchain technology on food supply chains
Traditional Bengal Boats Anchored at Halisahar Jetty.
Travel
Halisahar
The Abode of Tantra Tourism
Donn Delson photographing rainbow from a helicopter
Art
Capturing perspectives: the aerial artistry of Donn Delson
Exploring the world from above: a journey through Delson's photographic collections

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

John Collier, Circe (1885)
Broomsticks and bad behaviour: witches in Western art
The representation of the witch in art from fear and superstition to symbol of powerful woman
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

Culture

Authoritarian regimes globally exploit medical professionals to enable state-sponsored torture, deeply fracturing societal morality and medical ethics. Illustration by Paola Bilancieri
Doctors who torture
When medicine becomes an instrument of cruelty
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

Economy & Politics

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, widely known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist, and the country's incumbent president. On October 25, 2026, the 81-year-old leftist leader secured a historic fourth term by winning a hard-fought runoff election against far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro
Brazil’s election and the future of democracy
Lula’s victory opens a wider debate on political participation, social justice and the rise of the far right
A founder at work overlooking the beauty of nature, reflecting the harmony between focused productivity and the natural world
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

Entertainment

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
In Black Mirror Season 7, a series of dystopian stories reveals how advanced technologies can distort human behaviour, relationships, and reality itself
When Black Mirror stops feeling like fiction
Three episodes that offered a glimpse into the future and how they are manifesting today

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

A woman in a black dress holds a red rose, symbolizing grief, loss, and remembrance
When silence becomes forever
A heartbreaking exploration of mourning, denial, and the desperate need to hold on to love after death
In a dim bunker, a daughter confronts the father she was told was gone
Embarrassment
Some stories don’t move forward: they tear open

Food & Beverage

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
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

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 visitor savouring tea amid traditional Moroccan décor overlooking the coast, reflecting how cultural experiences contribute to a country’s tourism identity
Tourism as diplomacy
How travellers, local communities, and governments collectively shape the way countries are perceived around the world
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

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
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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
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
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
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
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
Nuvola Camera, Rodeo (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Francesca Minini
Radioso futuro
11 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Francesca Minini in Milan, Italy
Wadeei Khaled, A song in the womb of time (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Artbooth Gallery
Nearness
12 Nov — 31 Dec 2026 at the Artbooth Gallery in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ron Kingswood, He knows (detail), 2026. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
In a silent way
13 Nov 2026 — 9 Jan 2027 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
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