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Friday, April 10, 2026

Ak-Saray Palace is a ruined palace and historic site in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan. The palace was built at the beginning of the Timurid period, between 1380 and 1404, under the reign of Timur

Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror, the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty, and the founder of the Timurid Empire, which extended across much of modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia

Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan Tourism Capital of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) for 2024

The northern remains of Ak-Saray Palace, Shahrisabz

Timur, commonly known in the West as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founding ruler of the Timurid dynasty and empire, which encompassed large parts of present-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia

Shahrisabz: birthplace of an empire

Tracing Amir Timur’s legacy through ruins, blue domes, and living traditions

The high-tech Quantum Wellness Spa in Los Angeles, USA

A guide to Los Angeles’ diverse spa culture

From communal bathhouses to ultra-luxury and high-tech, LA’s spa offerings are unmatched

As decades passed, barriers slowly fell. Women became commercial pilots, astronauts, and leaders in aerospace

Economy & Politics

The role of women in aviation

From Amelia Earhart to modern times, women still have so much to contribute to it

Bonding is fundamental to how we survive, develop, and find meaning

The science of human bonding

How connection shapes the brain and body

On the Street

A variety of illicit substances scattered upon a coffee table

My year of rest and relaxation

The correlation between loss and mental health, and how the glamorization of pill popping is an elitist habit

A man in distress surrounded by keyboards, representing how uncertainty grows when innovation moves faster than understanding

Science & Technology

The rise in the distrust of science and technology

How misinformation reshaped public faith in scientific truth

Sense8 is a sci-fi drama created by the Wachowski sisters that explores the concept of shared consciousness

Sense8: an ode to humanity

A sci-fi tale that celebrates love, empathy, and human connection

Bartender of the Café Artesano

Where to Drink A Good Coffee In Caracas

A plethora of different tastes

James Whistler, Self-portrait

An interview with Margaret MacDonald

Whistler and the woman in white

About Architecture

Architecture & Design

Architecture Schools and Research

Teaching architecture beyond buildings

Architecture & Design

Barcelona, Spain, the interior of Casa Batlló featuring a decorative ceiling and large windows, showcasing Antoni Gaudí’s distinctive design style

Rediscovering the elegance of Art Nouveau

How turn-of-the-century designers transformed everyday furniture into living expressions of beauty and craftsmanship

The vaulted ceiling at the entrance of the Ganjali Bathhouse, built in 1631 as part of a larger architectural complex in the old center of Kerman, Iran, features frescoes adorned with Safavid-era ornaments

The modernization process of the city of Kerman

An example of a middle eastern architecture modernization

Art

An artist paints a wall while working on the street

Art as placing, displacing, transforming

Process, perception, and the artist within the relational field

Anselm Kiefer, Walhalla, 2016, Almost redolent of the chaotic, despairing images of Bosch, Kiefer offers a rather terrifying and apocalyptic view of where one might live. For some of course, this vision is a reality on our world right now. Photo © White Cube/Courtesy the artists 2016

Art, nature, and the post-human condition

The tension between traditional landscape art and the rise of artificial aesthetics

Culture

A woman immersed in prayer in the church, reflecting steadfast belief through trials

Faith against all odds

A reflection on trusting God through pain, confusion, and unanswered questions

One of Vancouver’s most recognizable natural landmarks

Slhx̱í7lsh: rainy days by a Vancouver rock

An urban tale of time, nature, and the ancient past

Economy & Politics

By investing in local renewables and energy efficiency, we secure a future defined by economic resilience, environmental health, and true independence from distant energy conflicts

The rise of local energy solutions

Efficiency, solar power, and innovation in a world of uncertain energy supply

A Potemkin village originally referred to the fake settlements built to impress Empress Catherine the Great, and today the term describes any elaborate façade created to hide an unpleasant reality

Ghost work behind the curtain

The hidden human labor behind “intelligent” systems and the cost of pretending machines work alone

Entertainment

Two characters from K-Project, representing the stylized, cinematic vision that defines GoHands’ animation identity

The anime studio with a controversial cinematic flair

Why GoHands’ bold techniques thrill some viewers and repel others

McNulty, DeAngelo Barksdale, and Bunk Moreland in Season 1 © HBO

The remarkable modern storytelling of "The Wire"

From the opening credits to the narrative, it plays on a league of its own

Fashion

Le Male Elixir Absolu recasts fragrance as an object of devotion, where gold, form, and light shape scent into a ritual of identity

Scent as icon, masculinity as myth

How Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male Elixir Absolu turns fragrance into a visual language of power, devotion, and desire

Bella Hadid wearing a Schiaparelli necklace at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, France

The influence of surrealism on fashion

From Elsa Schiaparelli to modern designers

Feature

Barefoot on the rocks, a model steps into herself grounded in reflection and free to feel

A journey through reflection and the aching pursuit of freedom

A woman walking through a dimly lit street at night

Map of your head

Episode 2: on purity, pressure, and surviving a culture that refuses boundaries

Food & Wine

A vibrant vegetable salad presented in an earthy brown ceramic bowl

The plant-based paradox: when vegan diets backfire

Unpacking the hidden nutritional risks of veganism and how to thrive on plants without compromising your health

A medium shot of a pregnant woman enjoying a fruit bowl, emphasizing the benefits of nutritious food choices during pregnancy for both mother and baby

Western diet during pregnancy and ADHD risk

What every mom needs to know

Science & Technology

A glimpse into the future—where innovation, human curiosity, and intelligent technology converge on the vibrant floor of Web Summit 2025

The standout innovations of Web Summit 2025

Discoveries in Lisbon that reveal how AI and human-centric design are reshaping 2026

The central peak of the Moon's Tycho crater, reaching 2 kilometres above the crater floor, captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Could Earth have ‘stolen’ the Moon from Venus?

The Heist theory explained

Sport

A young girl practicing on the court, representing the foundation of sport built on love for the game

Why Norway doesn’t count children in youth sports

Why reducing competition in childhood leads to stronger athletes in the long run

The Dodgers Stadium is located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California

Jumping on the bandwagon after the Dodgers' World Series

How the Dodgers’ Championship sparked my love for baseball during my first spell in the bullpen

Travel

Vidhana Soudha is a building in Bangalore, India. It serves as the seat of bicameral legislature comprising the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and the Karnataka Legislative Council

Bangalore: the city that raised me quietly

How a city shaped my sense of belonging without ever demanding attention

Park Lane, Copenhagen, Denmark

A quiet corner of Copenhagen

Finding design, calm, and culture at park lane and beyond

Wellness

A person walking alone along the seashore

The loneliness paradox of the hyper-connected age

Why constant digital contact is leaving us more isolated and how real connection can be rebuilt

A topless man sits alone on his bed, his posture reflecting anguish and anxiety in a quiet, dimly lit bedroom

Why men are afraid of women

Men retreat out of fear; women lose faith in connection amid the noise of social media

Explore the Calendar

Worldwide Oshkosh Québec Berlin Lucca Salzburg Lausanne Vienna Riga Dresden Montreal Barcelona St Petersburg Kobarid Sidney Amsterdam Sofia Budapest Frankfurt am Main Stockholm Bloomington Paris Leipzig

Frederic Edwin Church, Pichincha (detail), 1867. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

A nation of artists

12 Apr 2026 — 5 Jul 2027 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

Sameh Khalatbari, Veins of sorrow - The rupture no. 2 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Modernism Inc.

Veins of sorrow

12 Apr — 2 May 2026 at the Modernism Inc. in San Francisco, United States

Anonyme, Le marché aux fleurs, quai de la Mégisserie (detail), vers 1680. Courtesy of Musée Carnavalet

Madame de Sévigné. Parisian letters

15 Apr — 23 Aug 2026 at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, France

Anna Kincaide, Its a jungle (detail). Courtesy of JoAnne Artman Gallery

Couture in color

15 Apr — 30 Jun 2026 at the JoAnne Artman Gallery in Laguna Beach, United States

Robert Sagerman, 17,759 (detail), 2018. Courtesy of Cris Worley Fine Arts

Edifice, fount, rippling spaces

15 Apr — 30 May 2026 at the Cris Worley Fine Arts in Dallas, United States

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Eala (detail), 2025. Courtesy of October Gallery

Inheriting the future

16 Apr — 16 May 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Aymáras, 2024. Courtesy of Senda Gallery

Hacia lo esencial: prácticas de mediación

16 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the Galeria Senda in Barcelona, Spain

Pierre Gaignard, Bestiaire paramétrique (Lézard, random seed 1024), 2025. Courtesy of Galerie Eric Mouchet

Printemps paramétrique

18 Apr — 13 Jun 2026 at the Galerie Eric Mouchet in Paris, France

Various artists, Fragments of slowness, exhibition view. Courtesy of Erika Deák Gallery

Fragments of slowness

19 — 17 Apr 2026 at the Erika Deák Gallery in Budapest, Hungary

Morgan Irons, August in the fields (detail). Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

24 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

William Shepherd, In bedroom (detail), n.d. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

Western reliquaries

24 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

Alex Webb, Philadelphia, Rock ministries boxing club, 2016. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

Rising up: Rocky and the making of monuments

25 Apr — 2 Aug 2026 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

Ron Arad, Good ping pong dining table, 2023. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

Ron Arad, from 1992 to 2026

27 Apr — 28 May 2026 at the Opera Gallery in Monaco, Monaco

Francisco de Zurbarán, Christ and the virgin in the house at Nazareth (detail), about 1640. Courtesy of the National Gallery © The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

2 May — 23 Aug 2026 at The National Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Judy Chicago, Bigamy hood (detail), 2022, Mixed media on stamped aluminum form, 13.25 x 15.25 x 0.75 in, 33.66 x 38.74 x 1.91 cm, © Chicago Woodman LLC, Judy Chicago/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Chicago Woodman LLC; Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society, New York

The materiality of Judy Chicago

8 May — 22 Nov 2026 at the Alberta Pane Gallery in Venice, Italy

Spatial poems. Courtesy of MASS MoCA

23 May 2026 — 27 Apr 2027 at the MASS MoCA in North Adams, United States

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

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