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Saturday, June 20, 2026
A homeless man asks for food in a cold city street while a woman offers assistance
Senior official surrounded by stacks of paperwork, reflecting bureaucratic overload
A stark contrast between governance and lived reality, as everyday life unfolds in the shadow of policies that exist on paper but fail in practice
Winter city scene showing a woman helping a homeless man in need
Lawmakers’ desk buried under documents as a manager struggles with excessive bureaucracy
Economy & Politics
When policy exists only on paper
Why governments keep writing promises that fail the people they claim to protect
Supporters wearing El Salvador and Colombia national team jerseys outside a stadium, representing the often-overlooked bond between two nations connected by culture, business, and admiration
Economy & Politics
The hidden brotherhood between El Salvador and Colombia
How tourism, cumbia, banking, and aviation forged an unlikely partnership across Latin America
A guru instructing his disciples in a serene mountainous setting
Culture
What modern education can learn from ancient Gurukuls
Ten timeless disciplines that build focus, character, and inner balance in an age of distraction
Isaac Asimov sits at his typewriter as a humanoid robot looms behind him, embodying the uneasy boundary between human imagination and the autonomous future he once envisioned
Culture
"I, Robot" and the rise of the thinking machine
From programmed obedience to autonomy in Isaac Asimov’s philosophical universe

On the Street

Hologram
Feature
Love with Holograms
Green Secret Land and parrots
Paxtakor Station wall adorned with intricate decorative tiles, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Architecture & Design
Hidden treasures beneath Tashkent
Art, history, and culture in Uzbekistan's underground masterpiece
A man not managing his stress levels to the point where he's pounding on the table with anger
Wellness
You can never eliminate stress
This is how you should manage it
The Lighthouse
Entertainment
My Favorite Movies of 2019
10 movies that I loved last year
The systems thinking
Science & Technology
Systems thinking and its implications
The principle of interdependence
Two young marauding males flehmen responding (the action of testing females’ estrus cycles using the Jacobson’s Organ). Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Art
The Centre Cannot Hold
In the right spot at the right time

Architecture & Design

A modern home designed around light, openness and greenery, representing the balance between comfort and nature
The fifth room: designing indoor-outdoor flow
How thresholds, courtyards and outdoor rooms help homes feel larger, calmer and more connected to nature
Maggie’s Centre, Oxford, designed by WilkinsonEyre, UK
Maggie’s Centres and the architecture of care
How interior design, healing environments, and evidence-based research reshape cancer support spaces

Art

Installation view of ID.exe / the human patch, featuring the artwork Habitat no. 6 (2025, Diasec print, 140 × 80 cm, Ed. 3+1, solo exhibition by Ecem Dilan Köse, Art On Istanbul, 2025. Photo © Kayhan Kaygusuz, courtesy of the artist and Art On Istanbul
Ecem Dilan Köse: architectures of emergence
Digital environments, artificial life, and the ethics of perception
The Trustees in the Temporary Elgin Room, 1819, by Archibald Archer, depicts the Elgin Marbles at the British Museum surrounded by museum staff, a trustee, and visitors
Repatriation and the politics of cultural belonging
Colonial legacies, cultural justice, and the future of global heritage

Culture

The Hungarian Parliament illuminated at night beside the Danube River, Budapest, Hungary
Where the Danube refuses to forget
A meditation on silence, presence, and the enduring memory held by the Shoes on the Danube Bank
A young man studies in a virtual classroom and in a library, focusing on academic writing
Academic writing made clear
Understanding the key principles of clarity, structure, research, and critical thinking in effective scholarly work

Economy & Politics

A fractured Statue of Liberty rises over a landscape of militarized ruin, symbolizing the growing contradiction between America’s democratic ideals and its persistent reliance on military power in a changing global order
The illusion of American supremacy
Why clinging to military dominance threatens democracy, peace, and global stability
The Peasant Dance (ca. 1567) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicts individual drops joining hands, losing themselves in the shared, grounding flow of human connection
Optimism at a time of monsters
To shape a better future, we need to start building now

Entertainment

Silo is an American dystopian science fiction television series created by Graham Yost and based on Hugh Howey’s Silo trilogy of novels—Wool, Shift, and Dust
Subterranean habitation in speculative fiction
Bunker narratives, biopolitics, and dystopian survival
The team from the film La Virgen de la Tosquera in the main hall of the Gaumont cinema, before its premiere at the BAFICI festival, 26th edition
What happened to independent cinema in Buenos Aires?
A look at BAFICI’s political history, cultural influence, and the growing contradictions within its programming

Fashion

Peter Copping unveiled Lanvin’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection at Paris Fashion Week, where nuanced shades of blue anchored a refined wardrobe of bold shoulders, sculptural scarves, and fluid skirts
Peter Copping: the beat beneath the silhouette
Rhythm as narrative structure in the designer's Spring/Summer 2026 collection
Traditional loom weaving by a skilled artisan
India’s timeless sarees
A personal journey through India’s most timeless heritage weaves

Feature

A trail of dry leaves in the forest, showing the path to be discovered
Dulcinea in the alley
Crossing: a journey over unfamiliar lands
There wasn’t any nostalgia that could override this feeling; it was above all of that
Running away from him
How far can you run before stopping?

Food & Wine

A woman’s hands holding a protein bar
Protein bars: convenience or compromise?
A balanced look at the benefits and drawbacks of this popular nutritional snack
A contemporary Italian lifestyle where everyday food choices support calm, balance, and mental well-being
The stress-eating paradox
Why Italians want food that calms rather than comforts

Science & Technology

A boy playing computer games across three screens
The silent hardware crisis
How AI is breaking the RAM market
A young writer focused at home, sitting at the table and jotting down ideas in their sketchpad
Dear ChatGPT: I want my voice back
Balance between perfection and authenticity in writing

Sport

A passionate Croatia football supporter waves the national flag and cheers enthusiastically during an international football match, FIFA World Cup 2018 Final
Croatia, football, and the illusion of unity
How the Croatian national team reflects identity, nationalism, memory, and political contradiction
A child processing a painful loss in the back seat, representing the moments when parental support matters most
The car ride home after the game
Why the next ten minutes can shape your child's relationship with sport and with you for years to come

Travel

Tourists ride the iconic Tikka Taxi rickshaw through the streets of Lahore, Pakistan
Rickshaw drivers as mobile urban actors in Lahore
Rehearsing the right to the city
Mountaineers of Ang's Himalayan adventure are going for the Everest Summit push, Nepal
Ang Tshering Lama: climbing Everest with a mission
The Sherpa mountaineer discusses the Summit to Sea expedition and protecting the Himalayas’ vital water source

Wellness

A quiet moment of connection at sunset, where love, stillness, and shared presence reflect the possibility of peace
Love, the first language of humanity
From Adam and Eve to poetry, philosophy, and the pursuit of peace
A focused man moving through a blur of rushing pedestrians, representing the modern pressure to stay constantly occupied
Why are we addicted to being busy?
Why many of us confuse constant activity with meaning, success, and progress
Discover our authors
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Bhavanya Mohan
Bhavanya Mohan
James Steven Batucan
James Steven Batucan
Iren Yıldız
Iren Yıldız
Tracey Madeley Jones
Tracey Madeley Jones
Fernando Ayala
Fernando Ayala
Omar Sabah
Omar Sabah
Shadiya Baqutayan
Shadiya Baqutayan
Vanja Lipovac
Vanja Lipovac
Shilpa Sonawane
Shilpa Sonawane
Idil Burkutoglu
Idil Burkutoglu

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Ninagawa Mika, Untitled, 2003; from the series Liquid dreams. Courtesy of the Photographers' Gallery
Japanese women photographers: from 1950s to now
24 Jun — 27 Sep 2026 at The Photographers' Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Natalie Karpushenko, Lily (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the Untitled Space
Women of water, women of Earth
25 Jun — 17 Jul 2026 at The Untitled Space in New York, United States
Rufai Zakari, Pool day 1 (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Contemporary Art Matters
The comfort we chase
25 Jun — 30 Jul 2026 at the Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus, United States
From the exhibition Inferno & paradiso. Courtesy of Photo Elysée ©Hannah Reyes Morales
Inferno & paradiso
26 Jun — 1 Nov 2026 at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland
Hannah Darabi, How to marry a millionaire, "Mahvashs book of pleasure" (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Photo Elysée © Hannah Darabi
Why don’t you dance?
26 Jun — 1 Nov 2026 at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland
John Little, Untitled (detail), 1959. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
Color says it all
26 Jun — 25 Jul 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
Adam de Boer, Sunday at Echo park lake (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery
Immensity of blue
26 Jun — 1 Aug 2026 at the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York, United States
Margarete Adler, from the series Die tage des wassers (detail), 1990s. Courtesy of Aoa;87 Gallery
104.5°
26 Jun — 6 Aug 2026 at the Aoa;87 Gallery in Berlin, Germany
Cobi Moules, Bigger, faster, and hungrier (Eaton's neck) (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Pentimenti
Lines are marked, yet we are all outsiders
26 Jun — 24 Jul 2026 at Pentimenti in Philadelphia, United States
Robert Doisneau, La derniere valse du 14 Juillet (detail), 1949/later. Courtesy of Catherine Couturier Gallery
Thirty years: the legacy of John Cleary gallery
27 Jun — 5 Sep 2026 at the Catherine Couturier Gallery in Houston, United States
Rekha Rodwittiya, Home is wherever you are (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Sakshi Gallery
Unfolding narratives (...)
30 Jun — 8 Jul 2026 at the Mall Galleries in London, United Kingdom
Lost at sea. Courtesy of Galleria d'arte Triphè
Lost at sea
30 Jun — 15 Jul 2026 at the Galleria d’arte Triphè in Rome, Italy
Susie Hamilton, Plumper (Bather) /5 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Paul Stolper Gallery
Salon
1 Jul — 14 Aug 2026 at the Paul Stolper Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Yacout Hamdouch, Une haie de volubilis à Carvoeiro (A hedge of morning glories in Carvoeiro) (detail), 2026. Courtesy the artist and October Gallery
Poetic threads. Spotlight: James Barnor
2 Jul — 15 Aug 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Mary Case, Terra incognita (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Wally Workman Gallery
Mary Case and Lindsy Halleckson's exhibition
2 — 26 Jul 2026 at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, United States
Carolina Caycedo, The collapsing of a model (detail), 2019. Courtesy of MASP
Carolina Caycedo: confluences
3 Jul — 4 Oct 2026 at the MASP in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Nathan Oliveira, Head (detail). Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
Bay area existentialist
3 Jul — 1 Aug 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
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