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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
A senior woman looks out of a window in quiet contemplation, her expression conveying grief and remembrance
A grieving woman stands beside a flower-adorned coffin during a funeral service
A woman in a black dress holds a red rose, symbolizing grief, loss, and remembrance
Black-and-white portrait of an elderly woman mourning a loved one while gazing through a window in reflective silence
A woman mourns the loss of a loved one at a funeral, surrounded by flowers and remembrance
Feature
When silence becomes forever
A heartbreaking exploration of mourning, denial, and the desperate need to hold on to love after death
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
Economy & Politics
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
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

On the Street

Oldest Acheulean discovery near Casablanca
Art
Ancient Kingdom
Prehistorically discoveries in Morocco
Gunnar Asplund, Stockholm Public Library, ph. Fabien Bellat
Architecture & Design
Monumental architecture in Sweden
From national tradition to modernity
Sherlock Holmes in an old movie
Culture
The Victorian Age
Interview with Franco Pezzini
A robot standing in front of a blackboard, as if preparing to teach or present information
Science & Technology
The role of AI in shaping the future of education
The impact of automation on employment, skills, and innovation in an AI-driven economy
Ruins of the Aksaray Palace of Timur in Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan
Travel
Exploring Uzbekistan: Kashkadarya
A captivating blend of historical heritage and natural wonders
Children running
Wellness
Get moving... now!
Not enough exercise contributes to cancer, diabetes, depression...

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 peculiar mushroom cures a shadowed beast, stealing a woman’s memories but mysteriously salvaging her fractured, forgotten marriage
Behind the bricks
Your thoughts can be your own worst enemy

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 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

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
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
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Robert Smith
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Melo Wajed Doumani
Melo Wajed Doumani
Marcella Martinelli & Trausti Thor Sverrisson
Marcella Martinelli & Trausti Thor Sverrisson
Virág Dvorácskó
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Claudio Schuftan
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Omar Sabah
Omar Sabah
Scott Segura
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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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