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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Films provide enjoyment and relaxation. People watch movies to escape daily stress, laugh, cry, or experience exciting stories

Marilina Ross received the Silver Astor Award for her career in Argentine cinema

The festival's slogan can be read in the background: "El renacer del esplendor", "The rebirth of splendor"

Movies tell stories that reflect different cultures, traditions, and perspectives

Artists, directors, producers, and film lovers attended the festival

A look into the 40th Mar del Plata Movie Festival

Watching Milei’s cultural battle unfold on the shores of Argentina

A shattered negotiating table stands in the middle of a devastated city, symbolizing the collapse of diplomacy and the human cost of conflicts that replace dialogue with war

Economy & Politics

Diplomacy at the edge of the abyss

Rising geopolitical conflict and a weakened UN endangering the prospects for lasting peace

A high-tech living room where digital interfaces regulate lighting, entertainment, and climate, conveying the future of residential design

Architecture & Design

The architecture of the smart home ecosystem

Designing homes that respond and adapt to modern life

The Kashmir conflict continues to affect daily life in Srinagar, where years of Kashmir unrest, including the major Kashmir unrest in 2010, frequent Kashmir protests, and reports of Kashmir killings, have deepened tensions, with groups like the APHC playing a key role in shaping the political response to the ongoing Kashmir war and Kashmir unrest near the LOC

Economy & Politics

Srinagar of Kashmir: the future front city

Recent war with Pakistan has ignited debate over security of Srinagar

On the Street

An elderly yakuza member smoking outside, his expression calm and contemplative

The cultural legacy of Japan’s Yakuza

A reflection on crime, culture, and the enduring symbolism of Japan’s Yakuza

Cabot gun

Domestic nightmare in the hood

A gentleman is simply a patient wolf

Tupinambá Lambido, a group of Brazilian artists in the city of Rio de Janeiro

Tupinambá Lambido

Art against the current Brazilian necropolitics

Great Egret © Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Science & Technology

Birds and mammals in Senegal

Day tripping from the Gambia

The positive effects of adult ballet

A Cultural Savior

Lunch time © Raffaele Brustia

Eatin’ Pidgin

Architecture & Design

Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, glowing at sunset as its blue-tiled madrasas shimmer like a doorway into another age

The architectural soul of Uzbekistan

From the Timurid blue domes to the bold lines of modern Tashkent

Standing on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River in Hamburg’s HafenCity, northern Germany, the Elbphilharmonie (Elphi) symbolizes the city’s maritime spirit, with a design inspired by waves and sails, resting gracefully atop a century-old brick warehouse close to the Speicherstadt

Elbphilharmonie: Hamburg’s icon of modern architecture

Where Hamburg’s maritime past meets its modern architectural future

Art

Simone Ferrero, The Whispering Abyss, 80.2 x 205.3 cm, 2024

Interview with Simone Ferrero

Crossing the visible: the mosaic as an inner threshold

Gottfried Eisenberger (pictured right), World Art Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Gottfried Eisenberger on World Art Dubai’s next phase

The fair’s curator reflects on scale, strategy, and the growing global reach of emerging artists

Culture

A group of friends sits around a fire pit, sharing stories in a circle during a community storytelling event

Forms of storytelling: the narrative of the 21st century

A look at how storytelling techniques are used in an age dominated by innovative technology

Children sitting on the sand in Portugal, enjoying ice cream sticks

It always begins with ice cream

On family traditions, quiet healing, and the sweetness that carries us home

Economy & Politics

Colleagues engage in lively discussions, showcasing the vibrant energy that fuels a productive workplace

Transforming toxic workplaces: from burnout to balance

How to foster healthy work cultures in a post-pandemic world

As of February 2026, former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has formally entered the race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. Photo by © Raul Bravo/AFP

Bachelet's long journey to the United Nations

Her story was shaped by adversity, which built resilience

Entertainment

No Other Choice, featuring performances by Son Ye-jin and Lee Byung-hun

A guide to 2025’s standout cinema

The films that surprised, unsettled, and stayed with us long after watching

Myha'la Herrold as Harper Stern in Season 3 © Simon Ridgway/HBO

The evolution of "Industry"

How a TV show finds its footing

Fashion

The Meeting of David and Abigail, c. 1630, by Sir Peter Paul Rubens

The philosophy of fashion

Clothing as a reflection of identity, culture, and consciousness

Trendy and confident: a stylish woman in sunglasses reflects themes of feminist art and queer identity

The rise of the female gaze on TikTok

How the female gaze is reshaping visibility, identity, and power online

Feature

A storm-swept gothic landscape where love, memory, and haunting obsession intertwine—two figures locked in a destructive bond while ghostly echoes of the past linger across the windswept moors

A monstrous young God

A haunted meditation on love, ruin, and the storms of the moors

How did we end up paying for space in the air?

Existential dread from a tower in Vancouver

A burnt out tale from a life unfulfilled

Food & Wine

Health and wellness supplements arranged on display shelves

From kitchen to pharmacy

How Italian consumers are blurring the lines between food and medicine

Glasses set on a banquet table alongside carefully curated pairings

The art of winter soup & wine harmony

Discover rich seasonal soups and the perfect wines to bring out their deepest flavors

Science & Technology

After the spectacle fades, what remains is not intelligence—but expectation confronting its limit

The great AI reality check

How GPT-5 ended a decade of exponential faith and forced a reckoning with reality

The common sense image of a hacker, someone who could cyberattack a corporation

US tech bosses say cyberattacks are a matter of concern

Finding a way to protect corporations in the digital era

Sport

Back view of a shirtless man posing to showcase his muscles and physical fitness

HIIT: the athlete’s secret weapon

From sprints to plyometrics, discover how HIIT transforms fitness and performance across sports

An Adidas soccer ball resting on the grass pitch, ready for the game

From Sialkot to stadiums: the hidden price of football

The impact of football production on workers in Sialkot, Pakistan

Travel

Stunning sunset over the Malacca Straits Mosque in Malaysia

Wandering through Malaysia’s many worlds

A journey through Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Melaka blending modern life with timeless charm

Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, was not a visible standing temple complex and its reconstruction required decades of archaeological excavation and the sorting out of millions of fallen blocks

Prambanan Temple: a monument to earthly power

How the sacred shaped political power in ancient Java

Wellness

People absorbed in their smartphones, scrolling through their screens

Seven steps to surrender

The shift from convenience to control in smartphones and AI

A black-and-white photograph of people standing in a queue outside a shop, Belgium

The chain we build with every choice

Understanding how our daily decisions shape culture and community

Explore the Calendar

Worldwide Sydney Curitiba Lausanne St Petersburg Sao Paulo New York Hamburg Kobarid Stuttgart Leipzig Ottawa Salzburg Cambridge Québec Rome Dresden Boston Montreal Málaga Basel Amsterdam Singapore

George Widener, Untitled (Red Xs) (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Hirschl & Adler

The heart of war: George Widener’s Ukraine

19 Mar — 24 Apr 2026 at the Hirschl & Adler Galleries in New York, United States

Monika Michalko, Notes from Lagunilla. Courtesy of Marc Straus Gallery

Notes from Lagunilla

19 Mar — 26 Apr 2026 at the Marc Straus Gallery in New York, United States

Intro. Courtesy of Marc Straus Gallery

19 Mar — 26 Apr 2026 at the Marc Straus Gallery in New York, United States

Yue Min Jun, Everywhere (detail), 2002. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

The quiet continuum

19 Mar — 11 Apr 2026 at the Opera Gallery in New York, United States

Donald Sultan, White mimosa with three anomalies March 10 2025 (detail), 2025. Courtesy of McClain Gallery

Donald Sultan: new mimosa paintings

19 Mar — 25 Apr 2026 at the McClain Gallery in Houston, United States

Eugenia Apostolou, Τransience (10A) (detail), 2024-2026. Courtesy of Kalfayan Galleries

19 Mar — 25 Apr 2026 at the Kalfayan Gallery in Athens, Greece

Miguel Mesa Posada, Potosí. Courtesy of Casas Riegner Gallery. Photo by Carlos Tobón

19 Mar — 21 May 2026 at the Casas Riegner Gallery in Bogotá, Colombia

Paul Klee, Around the fish (Umden fisch) (detail), 1926. Courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, 271. 1939. © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Paul Klee: other possible worlds

20 Mar — 26 Jul 2026 at The Jewish Museum in New York, United States

Andy Denzler, Inner space 5 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

20 Mar — 15 Apr 2026 at the Opera Gallery in Paris, France

Jay Khan, Foggy Victoria Harbour (detail). Courtesy of Sin Sin Fine Art

Pouring shadow. Contrast and balance

20 Mar — 20 May 2026 at the Sin Sin Fine Art in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Kurt Schwitters, Picture Lyonel / Like a landscape by Feininger (detail), 1933. Courtesy of Zentrum Paul Klee

Schwitters: on the fringes of the avant-garde

20 Mar — 21 Jun 2026 at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland

Robert Zandvliet, Cinema (detail), 2012. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch

The painting is a door

21 Mar — 30 Aug 2026 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland

Franz Gertsch, Liebespaar (nach courbet) I (detail), 1967. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch

Iron bed and trumpet, family and couples

21 Mar — 30 Aug 2026 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland

Leanne Picthall, You’ve become my joy, you understand? (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch

Meaning so well

21 Mar — 7 Jun 2026 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland

Tom Everhart, Super bad (detail). Courtesy of Off the Wall Gallery

Tom Everhart's exhibition

24 Mar — 24 Apr 2026 at the Off the Wall Gallery in Houston, United States

Nicolás de Correa, Les noces de cana (detail), 1696. Courtesy of Musée Jacquemart-André

Baroque splendors. From El Greco to Velázquez

26 Mar — 2 Aug 2026 at the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris, France

Joseph DiGiorgio, Untitled #84-7 (triptych) (detail), 1984. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

New American lyrical landscapes

27 Mar — 9 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

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