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Sunday, October 25, 2026
Statues of the official Metjetji from the Old Kingdom of Egypt, showcasing him in both seated and standing poses at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt
The golden funerary mask of Tutankhamun, featuring a striped nemes headdress and protective cobra and vulture symbols, at the Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza, Egypt
Wooden model soldiers from the tomb of Mesehti in Asyut, displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Egypt
Polychrome limestone statues of an Old Kingdom noble and a standing couple statue on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt
Gilded wood and bronze head of the Mehet-Weret cow goddess (or celestial cow) from the tomb of Tutankhamun, on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt
Culture
The Grand Egyptian Museum beyond the long wait
A first anniversary shaped by extraordinary collections and growing crowds
Graffiti inside a tunnel in London, England
Art
From the wall to the screen
Graffiti, contemporary art, architecture, and digital image-making in modern visual culture
Young officer reviewing operational data on a tablet during a military strategy meeting
Economy & Politics
The miscalculation of Iran's resilience
Why leadership decapitation did not produce the collapse many expected
Paved roads replace nature and trap heat
Architecture & Design
Climate resilience in infrastructure design
How environmental planning prevents future disasters

On the Street

A woman by a serene lake, her arms extended above her head, forming a heart shape with her hands against a clear blue sky, an image that embodies the balance between nature, self-care, and resilience
Wellness
Harnessing hormetic stress
How small, controlled stressors can transform your health and well-being
Streetfood in Kenya
Food & Beverage
Street Side Stall in Kenya
A priceless experience
Plaza Mayor
Travel
Madrid
A fantastic tour
Science is a process of continuous improvement
Science & Technology
Can aging be reversed?
Science is a process of continuous improvement
A gothic skull surrounded by dark roses and thorny vines stands out against a deep crimson background
Feature
Crimson skulls & chameleon wings
Poems on screams, survival, and the disguises we wear
José James, from the album Come To My Door.
Entertainment
José James: Endless Beginnings
'Make It Right' with Free Music

Architecture & Design

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
Museum of Ethnography is one of Hungary’s most significant cultural institutions, located in Budapest and dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of ethnographic collections from Hungary and around the world
The Museum of Ethnography: building beneath the park
A new vision of museum architecture where landscape and structure become inseparable

Art

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
The Death of Leonardo da Vinci, by Ingres, 1818
A visual artist’s counterpoint to a clinical reading
Childhood memory, creativity, and the intersection of art and the unconscious

Culture

Eurocentric beauty standards have historically scrutinized Black women's natural hair, forcing them to navigate corporate and societal systems where hair straightening became a racialized requirement for professional survival, social acceptance, and economic mobility
The rise of relaxers
The historical and cultural politics of Black hair
This shift from isolated cases to collective distributions enables a rigorous, Bayesian evaluation of competing explanations to determine if genuinely unusual phenomena exist
Galton Board mathematics application for UFO - UAP
Applying statistical probability models allows researchers to analyze population-level patterns and mathematically measure anomalies

Economy & Politics

A financial market display reflects the growing intersection of global commerce, economic security, and national industrial strategy in an increasingly fragmented world economy
The return of economic nationalism
Governments reshaping trade, industry, and supply chains in a more fragmented world
A wide overhead view of a busy international conference session taking place inside Conference Room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, 10 February 2025. Photo by Abbas Firthous
The barbarism of our time conspires against UPEACE
The struggle to uphold dialogue and cooperation in an increasingly divided world

Entertainment

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
The welcoming entrance of Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico, representing a modern landmark dedicated to celebrating the art of film
Exploring Chapultepec National Film Archive, Mexico City
A unique cinematic experience surrounded by the beauty of nature

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

A clinical skin examination focused on identifying abnormalities, representing the importance of early detection in melanoma care
A vaccine for melanoma
Researchers are using genetic information from individual tumors to create vaccines that direct the immune system toward cancer cell
Engaging in light-to-moderate physical activity naturally empowers the body’s immune cells to combat serious threats like breast cancer
Working out keeps your immune cells strong
Moderate exercise stimulates cancer-preventing immune cells in healthy women

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

Two women share a supportive moment, highlighting the power of friendship, empathy, and emotional connection
The peer effect in women's health
Why more women are relying on shared experiences to navigate healthcare systems that often fail them
A couple relaxing in a convertible as the sun sets on the horizon, capturing a sense of freedom and togetherness
The courage to love without sameness
Acceptance, disagreement, and the difficult art of remaining open to another world
Discover our authors
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Mitchell J. Rabin
Vanja Lipovac
Vanja Lipovac
Idil Burkutoglu
Idil Burkutoglu
Lou Farrell
Lou Farrell
Daryssia Yu
Daryssia Yu
M. Timothy Mounce
M. Timothy Mounce
Bonnie A. Rudolph
Bonnie A. Rudolph
Brigitta Pásztor
Brigitta Pásztor
Jessy Frascarelli
Jessy Frascarelli
Alena Lysiakova
Alena Lysiakova
Tarık Özcan
Tarık Özcan
Maurizio Galia
Maurizio Galia

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Alex Levac, Gan HaShlosha, Beth Shean valley (detail), 2000. Courtesy of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Alex Levac: black box
27 Oct 2026 — 1 May 2027 at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Tel Aviv, Israel
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
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
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
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
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9 — 12 Nov 2026 at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal
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