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Saturday, May 28, 2022

Albert Schweitzer by Yousuf Karsh

Albert Schweitzer dedicated his life to serve those less fortunate

Schweitzer was born in Upper Alsace, 1875, and became a remarkable organist, musicologist and physician

Albert Schweitzer: in Gabon he cured thousands of Africans and helped them lead better lives

Dr. Schweitzer was remarkable for his respect for the needs of others

Dr. Albert Schweitzer: physician of peace

A life that wants to live, surrounded by life that wants to live

In 1935 Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen published a paper showing one of the earliest mathematical descriptions of a wormhole or bridge

Science & Technology

Wormhole and afterlife

Communication and Artificial Intelligence

Peace: reflections on how to achieve peace are missing from official European statements

Economy & Politics

For peace in Ukraine

Europe must finally find its own voice

Acupuncture offers treatment for headaches and migraines

Acupuncture for aches and pains

Relieving joint and muscle pain not related to aging

On the Street

Long and blonde hair

Our Hair Affair

Long as Rapunzel’s or short as Linda Evangelista’s bob?

Sholay (1974) - promotional poster

Sholay Rocks - A Trip to Gabbar Land

Visiting the Set Of “Sholay”

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Caulking Boats at Mitsumata in the Eastern Captial, c.1832.

Floating Pleasures in Art

Ukiyo-e Exhibition at Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo

The Temple Sholom in Chicago

Architecture & Design

The Temple Sholom in Chicago

A fascinating brief overview of Matriarch stained-glass windows

Felipe Massa and Bar Rafaeli at the Martini Terrazza. Ph. Cate Underwood

Life In The Fast Lane

Romance, glamour, passion, adrenaline, style and luxury. The F1 racing circuit

Mosaic of foodgrains from dryland Telangana, Southern India © Ashish Kothari

Re-imagining food

Do we have the stomach for it?

Architecture & Design

Hotel Marqués de Riscal in Spain, by architect Frank Gehry

Architecture and play

A playful approach to creating more enjoyable spaces

Arch of Titus, relief with the menorah

An interview with Professor Steven Fine

The digitally restored and colored menorah panel project of the Arch of Titus

Art

Some believe that art is better when created from a place of suffering

The doomed artist

Is the cloud of darkness innate or cultivated?

Nasser Alzayani (centre), announced as winner of 2021 Richard Mille Art Prize at Louvre Abu Dhabi, with HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, the Abu Dhabi Chairman of Department of Culture and Tourism, H.E. Saood Abdulaziz Al Hosani, Manuel Rabaté, Director of Louvre Abu Dhabi, Peter Harrison, CEO Richard Mille, and Pharrell Williams, pop-singer and Richard Mille ambassador Courtesy Richard Mille Press Office

Nasser Alzayani in Louvre Abu Dhabi

The winner of the first edition of the Richard Mille Art Prize

Culture

Marriages in the past were mostly arranged and newlyweds did not actually know each other

The first night(mare) of marriage

Balkan wedding customs of years gone by

Reflecting on the world

Are human traits stopping us from achieving peace?

The hurdles and obstacles facing a peaceful planet

Economy & Politics

Pakistan is facing an economic crisis because of massive corruption, bad planning and political instability

Pakistan’s governance crisis

With many internal challenges to overcome, what is their focus?

Women in Venezuela ratify commitment against inequality and injustice

Yasmin Corrales

Southern women insurgents: with real daily challenges

Entertainment

Outer range follows a rancher named Royal Abbott fighting for his land and family

TV shows roundup

Five series I have loved lately

"Pachinko" is a testament to women's ability to endure even the harshest conditions

The most underrated streaming service

Five Apple TV+ series you should check

Fashion

Virgil Abloh is a name that should resonate with everyone who is a part of modern culture

Virgil Abloh's legacies

Making the impossible possible in the world of luxury fashion

British Vogue's February 2022 cover has drawn criticism as the models skin tones have been intentionally darkened

British Vogue’s February 2022 fashion cover

In celebration of diversity, or overplayed?

Feature

Confused: is it me not understanding them, or they who are changing the whole time?

Or is it really entropy, disorder, or confusion?

Pier at the seaside

A poetic illustration of vulnerability and resilience

Food & Wine

Rice and sake: home to Yoshikubo Shuzo, Ibaraki Prefecture offers high quality varieties of sake rice

The 'one and only' Ippin sake

Yoshikubo Shuzo: a 200-year-old brewery moving with the times

Flower Vegan Ramen © Vegan UZU

Gastronomy and spatial calligraphy

Unique pleasures at Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo

Science & Technology

Each time the trigger is pulled, the universe splits to accommodate each possible outcome

Our immortal existence through Quantum suicide

The different interpretations of the Quantum reality

Quantum microscopic view

Adaptive signal processing and communication in multiple of scales

Sport

Budo and Traditional Karate: for an effective outcome, we must maintain stable emotions, full determination, mental flexibility and adaptability

Aggressiveness versus ho-shin

Budo teaches how to achieve complete determination combined with mental flexibility

Serbian tennis player Olga Danilović

An interview with Olga Danilović

The first tennis player born this century to win a WTA title

Travel

Sabarmati, riverfront

Ahmedabad at crossroads

A city of modern cosmopolitan fervor

The serene Dalmatian coast

The Arbanas of Zadar

Why the ethnonym Arbanas and not Albanian?

Wellness

The opportunity to see the world through her eyes

Parenthood: the adventure of a lifetime

Every day our baby girl is learning, growing, and finding new joys

Why are we afraid to sing?

Origins of our inner resistance

Beyond the fear of singing

Discover our authors

Jeffrey Levett

Raffaele Quattrone

Raffaele Quattrone

Kristian Laubjerg

Kristian Laubjerg

Robert Smith

Hall Gardner

Soha Ben Slama

Boris Cizelj

Milana Šarić

Michael Stillwater

Michael Stillwater

Nicole McCray

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Eleri Mills, Travelling along the mountains track I (detail)

Eleri Mills. Spirit of the land

31 May — 17 Jun 2022 at the Thackeray Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Flame Embracing Nature no.2105

Choo Kyung. The lost flame, regained

31 May — 12 Jun 2022 at the Kate Oh Gallery in New York, United States

Aesthetics of Change. Courtesy of MAK

Aesthetics of Change

15 Dec 2107 — 15 Apr 2018 at the MAK in Vienna, Austria

JGR, Float, Acrylic and Resin on Wood Panel, 24x48

Waterscapes: a summer celebration

25 May — 31 Jul 2022 at the Elisa Contemporary Art in Riverdale, United States

A Barge on the Stour at Dedham, 1935, Oil on canvas, 61 x 81.3cm © the estate of Sir Alfred Munnings, Dedham, Essex

Alfred Munnings. A life of his own

24 May — 12 Jun 2022 at the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket, United Kingdom

Natalia Juncadella, La Merienda, 2021

Natalia Juncadella

21 May — 11 Jun 2022 at the Hashimoto Contemporary in New York, United States

Sacha Ingber, Morning Routine, 2019. Glazed earthenware, vinyl, hydrocal, pigment, urethane, towel ring. 66 x 86.5 x 2.5 cm. Unique. Photographer: Jonathan Bassett. Courtesy the artist and Vitrine

Sacha Ingber. One Direction

14 May — 3 Jul 2022 at Vitrine Fitzrovia in London, United Kingdom

Harmonizations XIII, 2019, silver/gold/aluminum/copperpoint, copper and aluminum metal wool pad, navy blue gesso on wood panel

Susan Schwalb. Convergence/Variations

14 May — 25 Jun 2022 at the Heather Gaudio Fine Art in New Canaan, United States

Artist Sharon Paster in her studio

Sharon Paster. Bay area master

14 May — 5 Jun 2022 at the Thomas Deans Fine Art in Atlanta, United States

Eyeful, installation view. Courtesy of Noga Gallery

13 May — 17 Jun 2022 at the Noga Gallery in Tel Aviv, Israel

Daniele Bongiovanni, ''Promise'' (series), 13.2x9.1 cm each, oil and mixed media on panel, 2019 - Detail N. 2

Daniele Bongiovanni. Era/Ηρα

13 May — 5 Jun 2022 at the Klaipeda culture communication center in Klaipėda, Lithuania

Chip city VI, 180X120, Final Almagul

Totems of Central Asia

11 May — 11 Jun 2022 at the Andakulova Gallery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Society: Acts I – IV, exhibition view. Courtesy of JD Malat Gallery

Society: Acts I – IV

11 May — 6 Jun 2022 at the JD Malat Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Alejandro Diaz, Please Do Not Touch, 2009, Mexican clay pot, acrylic paint on cast resin sign, live cactus, Pot with plant 10 x 10 x 19 in, 25.4 x 25.4 x 48.26 cm, Pedestal 12x 12 x 48 in, 30.48 x 30.48 x 121.92 cm

Alejandro Diaz. Words for White Walls

11 May — 24 Jun 2022 at the Ruiz-Healy Art in New York, United States

Thermo Pattern, 180x120, Blue, Almagul Menlibayeva

Totems of Central Asia

11 May — 11 Jun 2022 at the Andakulova Gallery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Bernardi Roberto, Rainbow, 2022, olio on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, 2022

7 May — 4 Jun 2022 at Punto sull'arte in Varese, Italy

La Cage et les bêtes oubliées, 24X48, acrylic on canvas, 2022

Sandra Chevrier and Troy Lovegates

7 — 28 May 2022 at Thinkspace in Los Angeles, United States

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