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Monday, March 20, 2023

A woman's Sicilian romance is halted by a man warning her of her fate

A romantic view of Sicily, Italy on a sunny day

Ann Radcliffe was an English novelist and a pioneer of Gothic fiction

A woman embraces warmly her suitor

Blue skies and sunshine basking on Sicily, Italy

Ann Radcliffe a Sicilian romance

The first lady of gothic fiction

Popular tourist destination in Kenya, Lake Nakuru

Science & Technology

The lakes level rising in Kenya

Counting losses

The issues with several countries in the South China Sea all come down to the US and China relationship

Economy & Politics

The perils of semi-sovereignty

Japan and the Philippines in the grip of geopolitical rivalry

Earth serpent slithering in the desert

Year of the earth serpent changing colors

Genesis of a novel

On the Street

MOA Museum of Art

Architecture & Design

Museum of beauty on a scenic hill

Experiencing the best architecture in Atami

The genius Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

A life in the spotlight

Eataly London

Eataly, an Oscar Farinetti idea

Italians do it better!

Writing to your body is a very powerful exercise

Letter to Your Body

It does a great job for us, even though we very often take it for granted

Adia Wahid. Alice Black Gallery. Installation image Mark Blower

Harmonious Discord

Olympic Moment

India's Mission Olympics

The Role of Biopics of Sports Legends

Architecture & Design

Drawing Room, Leighton House, captured by Dirk Lindner

An interview with Daniel Robbins

The museum is dedicated to adornment, jewellery and caftans which are essential components of Moroccan heritage

The first National Adornment Museum

Hosted in Rabat, Morocco

Art

Yuzo Saeki, Restaurant (Hôtel du Marché), 1927, Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka

Retrospective of Saeki Yuzo

Romance with urban landscapes

Berlin's art scene; a view of the city and street art

Berlin's art scene

What made Berlin so renowned for its art in the world?

Culture

With great knowledge in your head, you have the world in the palms of your hands

Knowledge is a potential power

An asset which can often be more important than money

Mirabilia Urbis course group photo at Castle Sant' Angelo

Interview with the Mirabilia Urbis Cultural Association

Archaeology and art history of Rome and the province

Economy & Politics

The national flag of Ukraine waves in protest against the war Russian-Ukraine

A turning point in Ukraine

It is not realistic to pretend that Kyiv could end up completely with the Russian occupation

Canadians and Americans and their differing government systems and political culture

Canada vs USA: the political arena

The differences from the most promising democracies in the world

Entertainment

Image from Into the Spiderverse movie, which was highly praised for its creative comic-book style animation

Why are adults not allowed to enjoy animation?

The childish stigma surrounding anime, cartoons, and other media made ‘for kids’

A still from Best Picture nominee The Fabelmans

The Academy Awards best picture category is stacked!

A rundown of the ten films nominated for the 2023 Oscars

Fashion

Influencers exercising their power by displaying the latest trendy fashion

The impact of social media on the fashion industry

The role influencers have on trends

Mary Quant exhibition, The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo © Alma Reyes

The legend of Mary Quant

Swinging London as it lives today

Feature

Uptown Manhattan, Central Park, New York City, USA

It’s never too late to do what’s right

A woman standing alone in front of a fast-riding train

...and another day goes by...

Food & Wine

Chebakia. Moroccan flavours are widely known all over the world and recognized among the best cuisines in the world, its cuisine is also renowned for its sweets

Moroccan pastry

More than just sweets but a symbol of tradition and culture

Calorie restriction involves the reduction of food intake without causing malnutrition and maintaining a healthy diet and healthy weight

Curbing calories

The biology of aging research finds meal timing is the key to longevity

Science & Technology

The underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption on Jan. 15, 2022 spewed a staggering 50 million tons (45 million metric tons) of water vapor into the atmosphere

How does water evaporate?

One of the most fundamental features of weather: evaporation

Genotype information processing and the principle of holographic representation

Asymptotic freedom of motion

What grid cells tell about memory formation and "free will"?

Sport

Pelé, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Brazilian football player, recently passed away

Pelé is not dead!

He lives on in the hearts of football lovers

A sporting parent is a person who is responsible for providing a child with the opportunity to participate in sport

The secret to sporting success

Choose your parents wisely

Travel

A view from one of the beautiful locations in hotel Nacional in São Conrado, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Hotel Nacional in Rio de Janeiro

A hotel or a work of art?

A still-shot of Kristen Fiani's welcome dance to the Maasai Village in East Africa

Adventure in East Africa, second stop Maasai Village

More East African hospitality at its finest

Wellness

Communicating the false sense of happiness by drawing a smile on a piece of paper and hanging it in front of the mouth to mask the misery

It’s okay to admit you don’t feel okay

Acknowledging the pain

A woman hiking up a mountain as her pursuit to find a purpose inches closer

Pursuit versus purpose

A life-changing mindset

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Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, Collaboration No. 19, oilstick, collage, silkscreen ink, and synthetic
polymer paint on canvas, 169x309 cm, private collection, Israel, courtesy Zidoun- Boussuyt Gallery, Luxembourg, © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat, licensed by Artestar, New-York, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./ licensed by ADAGP, Paris 2023. Courtesy of Fondation Louis Vuitton

Basquiat x Warhol. Painting 4 hands

5 Apr — 28 Aug 2023 at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, France

Tim Nighswander, Yellow Tulip. Courtesy of Elisa Contemporary Art Gallery

Leaves and petals

14 Dec — 29 Mar 2023 at the Elisa Contemporary Art in Riverdale, United States

Aesthetics of Change. Courtesy of MAK

Aesthetics of Change

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

Jukhee Kwon, In Fiore. Courtesy of October Gallery

Jukhee Kwon. Liberated

16 Mar — 22 Apr 2023 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Jemima Sara, The Toilet, installation view. Courtesy of the Liminal Gallery

Jemima Sara. The toilet

11 Mar — 10 Jun 2023 at Liminal Gallery in Margate, United Kingdom

Olivia Jia, Night reading (garden path, a pear halved, portrait of my mother, two birds). Courtesy of the artist and Margot Samel Gallery

Olivia Jia. Perimeter

10 Mar — 23 Apr 2023 at the Margot Samel in New York, United States

Hung Liu, Red Plum III, mixed media, triptych, 48x60 inches. Courtesy of Nancy Hoffman Gallery

Hung Liu. Two continents: themes and variations

9 Mar — 22 Apr 2023 at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York, United States

Helen Frankenthaler, Western Roadmap, acrylic on canvas, photo by Rob McKeever. Courtesy of the Gagosian Gallery

Helen Frankenthaler. Drawing within nature

9 Mar — 15 Apr 2023 at the Gagosian Gallery in New York, United States

Samson Bakare, Portrait of Mimi. Courtesy of Dorothy Circus Gallery

Samson Bakare. Let this be a sign

9 Mar — 8 Apr 2023 at the Dorothy Circus Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Gabriela Vainsencher, Fertility Cornucopia, porcelain, glaze, underglaze, 27.50hx51w inches. Courtesy of the Asya Geisberg Gallery

Gabriela Vainsencher. Epic, heroic, ordinary

2 Mar — 8 Apr 2023 at the Asya Geisberg Gallery in New York, United States

David Olatoye & Victor Olaoye, Times are changing. Courtesy of the GR Gallery

David Olatoye & Victor Olaoye. Times are changing

2 — 26 Mar 2023 at the GR Gallery in New York, United States

Renée Borkow, Flutter, 27”x20”x1, collage. Courtesy of the Viridian Artists Gallery

Herstory. An exhibition for all genders

28 Feb — 25 Mar 2023 at the Viridian Artists in New York, United States

Zoe Wetherall, Crop Lines, archival pigment print, limited edition color photograph. Courtesy of the artist and the Front Room Gallery

Zoe Wetherall. Lines of nature

24 Feb — 26 May 2023 at the Front Room Gallery in New York, United States

Alexia Vogel, Fronds II, oil and oil pastel on canvas, 124x179 cm. Courtesy of the Barnard Gallery

Alexia Vogel. Strange light

23 Feb — 11 Apr 2023 at the Barnard Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa

Joe Rudko, Afterimage. Courtesy of Davidson Gallery

Joe Rudko. Afterimage

23 Feb — 1 Apr 2023 at the Davidson Gallery in New York, United States

Steven Charles, Orthodox caveman (detail). Courtesy of Cris Worley Fine Arts Gallery

Steven Charles. This is my uniform

18 Feb — 25 Mar 2023 at the Cris Worley Fine Arts in Dallas, United States

Jorinde Voigt, The Match, exhibition view. Courtesy of the David Nolan Gallery

Jorinde Voigt. The match

17 Feb — 25 Mar 2023 at the David Nolan Gallery in New York, United States

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