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Thursday, March 26, 2026
A side profile of the Idol showing stacked faces — Some researchers interpret these as a spiritual hierarchy or ancestral lineage, Russia
Geometric patterns etched into the Idol’s surface — Zigzags, chevrons, and herringbones suggest a symbolic language now lost to time, Russia
The Shigir Idol on display at the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum, Russia — Standing over five meters tall in its original form, this ancient sculpture continues to awe with its mysterious carvings
Visitors viewing the Shigir Idol in the museum — A moment of quiet reverence for what may be humanity’s first attempt at monumental religious art, Russia
The Shigir Idol’s preserved wooden structure — Carved from larch wood over 12,000 years ago, its survival in a peat bog is a rare archaeological miracle, Russia
Art
The Shigir idol: humanity’s oldest wooden sculpture
A 12,000-year-old monument revealing our earliest spiritual expressions and the timeless urge to seek meaning beyond the visibl
A drawing skillfully rendered by Chiara Favini
Culture
Unspoken words: Frederick II’s linguistic experiment
An inquiry into the birth of language: the extreme consequences of silence
A woman walking through a dimly lit street at night
Feature
Map of your head
Episode 2: on purity, pressure, and surviving a culture that refuses boundaries
A person waiting to catch a flipping coin, capturing the illusion of fairness behind everyday decision-making
Culture
The twisted theory of a coin toss 
How a centuries-old ritual of fairness hides a subtle physical bias

On the Street

The breathtaking view of one of the natural gardens in Qasayel Ma'an in Jordan
Architecture & Design
Qasayel Ma’an in Jordan
A unique architectural style
As with the story of Io we can all change our form from time to time
Wellness
Mindful living and Greek mythology
Self-acceptance, compassion and kindness drawn from the Myth of Io
Mangroves and their role to ecology
Science & Technology
Mangroves and their role to ecology
A very important presence for the health of our planet
Former President Barack Obama spoke with Jimmy Kimmel between taped segments of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Los Angeles, California, on March 12, 2015
Economy & Politics
What Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension really means
The silencing of late-night satire isn’t just about one host, it’s a warning sign of corporate control and shrinking free expression in America
Mount Fuji by night
Travel
Mount Fuji
The Sacred Mountain is Best Viewed from a Distance
Royal Albert Hall, credit BBC Chris Christodoulou
Entertainment
Promenading for Pleasure
Music for Everybody

Architecture & Design

A high-tech living room where digital interfaces regulate lighting, entertainment, and climate, conveying the future of residential design
The architecture of the smart home ecosystem
Designing homes that respond and adapt to modern life
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

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

"Sunday morning in Virginia", by Winslow Homer, 1877. A family in a slave cabin with children being taught how to read from the Bible
Untold and untaught history: resistance
Performance identity versus true identity
A symbolic still life of fragile peace, where conflict, power, and hope are held in uneasy balance
What kind of peace do we want?
From Galtung to the tetralemma, rethinking peace in a world where “total peace” can mask domination, struggle, or catastrophe

Economy & Politics

A woman in a black shirt sits on the ground in the desert, working remotely on her laptop
The new nomads: redefining work and home
Digital mobility reshaping culture, economy, and belonging
AI-generated smartphone students in the digital reading room of a historic library
Media upheaval in the technology field
How the rise and irresponsibility of the new social media aided and abetted Trump and Trumpism

Entertainment

A person looking closely at a vinyl record
Giulio Tedeschi and the making of Italian independent music
A cultural history of Toast Records and alternative production from the 1970s to the present
Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl © AP Photo/Matt Slocum
Decoding Bad Bunny's Super Bowl concert in 2026
The NFL invited him aware of what he sings, and that he sings it in Spanish

Fashion

Howl and Sophie, a scene from the movie that was then used on a bag design by Loewe © Studio Ghibli, 2004
How Studio Ghibli enchanted the world of style
From luxury collaborations to quiet nostalgia, exploring how Ghibli’s universe shaped the language of contemporary fashion
A portrait of a cheerful young brunette woman seated on the floor, smiling as she declutters and organizes her wardrobe in a bright, minimal space
Feng shui your wardrobe
Declutter your closet, refresh your energy, and create a style that truly reflects who you are

Feature

Books and books and books, a collection that is not enough
Above it
Maybe it is not below you, but at the very least, you are above it
A heartbroken man, looking through the window on a rainy day, waiting for his lover to come back home
Running to you
We don't always get what we want

Food & Wine

A woman carefully filters sun-dried crops under the warm Terai sun in Nepal, showcasing the region’s rich agricultural traditions and daily rhythm of rural life
Tharu cuisine: the indigenous taste of Nepal’s terai
The cultural roots, sustainable traditions, and timeless flavors of Nepal’s Tharu community through their ancestral food heritage
A fruit bowl with spirulina powder, a nutrient-rich supplement made from blue-green algae
Spirulina: superfood or overhyped supplement?
Unpacking the science behind the blue-green algae trend

Science & Technology

Digital art illustrating an AI technology background
What comes after generative AI?
From perception and creation to the age of meaning
A section of a friction-stir welded titanium tank examined in an X-ray goniometer to detect residual stresses along welds
Residual stress in modern manufacturing
It can negatively affect manufactured parts’ dimensional stability or enhance durability

Sport

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Madrid in La Liga and for the Brazil national team
Why Vinicius Jr.‘s fight is our war
Racism, denial, and the unbearable burden placed on Black athletes in modern football
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

Travel

The Philae Temple, an ancient riverside monument in Aswan, Egypt
Aswan at the edge of time
A journey through temples, river life, and Nubian traditions at the crossroads of ancient and modern Egypt
Soho House Barcelona Spain, outdoor terrace
Barcelona’s hidden retreat
The personal world of Soho House

Wellness

A woman in a blue dress and hat gently picks leaves from a tree, enjoying the calm of the moment
Marie's journey of growth and faith
Finding purpose, peace, and gratitude through faith and independence
A woman on a bike reaching out to take the hand of a man riding behind her, both enjoying a moment of connection
On love, change, and choosing each other
Notes for my children and theirs
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Tracey Madeley Jones
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Jeffrey Levett
Jeffrey Levett
Patricia Gomes
Patricia Gomes
Setareh Tavakkoli
Setareh Tavakkoli
Lucas Frade
Lucas Frade
Chivumnovu Ogbonda
Chivumnovu Ogbonda
Muhammad Umar Shabbir
Muhammad Umar Shabbir
Dorota Okrasińska
Dorota Okrasińska
Etienne Darcas
Etienne Darcas
Alejandro Alamo
Alejandro Alamo
Brigitta Pásztor
Brigitta Pásztor

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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
GGT, Sempreverde (Evergreen). Courtesy of Galleria Vik Milano
Sempreverde (Evergreen)
26 Mar — 20 Apr 2026 at the Vik Milano Gallery in Milan, Italy
Ambreen Butt, Rupture (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris
I bear witness
26 Mar — 9 May 2026 at the Gallery Wendi Norris in San Francisco, United States
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
Miho Ichise, Wavering flame (detail), 2024. Courtesy of GR gallery
Held within
27 Mar — 2 May 2026 at the GR Gallery in New York, United States
Rebel. Storyteller. Visionary. Courtesy of the Bowes Museum
Rebel. Storyteller. Visionary
28 Mar — 6 Sep 2026 at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, United Kingdom
Hakbong Kwon, Layered gazes. Courtesy of Kathmandu Photo Gallery
Layered gazes
28 Mar — 23 May 2026 at the Kathmandu Photo Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand
Minako Iwamura, Seed (detail), 2025. Courtesy of JDJ
Archetypes
31 Mar — 25 Apr 2026 at JDJ in New York, United States
Carlos Francisco Jackson, Huelga (detail), 2009, screenprint on paper, Gift of Drs. Harriett and Ricardo Romo, 2019.50.4. Courtesy of H’Art Museum
Radical histories (...)
1 Apr — 6 Sep 2026 at the H’Art Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Claude Monet, Grainstack snow effect (detail), 1891. Courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland
Joan Eardley: the nature of painting
2 Apr — 28 Jun 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Gordon Parks, Untitled (37.127) (detail), 1956. Courtesy of Jackson Fine Art
The south in color
2 Apr — 13 Jun 2026 at the Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta, United States
Ursula Gullow, Broken eggs (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Tracey Morgan Gallery
Forbidden fruit
2 Apr — 9 May 2026 at the Tracey Morgan Gallery in Asheville, United States
Pablo Benzo, Silent blue (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Johansson Projects
Forgotten eyes
3 Apr — 30 May 2026 at the Johansson Projects in Oakland, United States
Christopher Adams, Biomorphic moments. Courtesy of Garvey|Simon
Christopher Adams: biomorphic moments
9 Apr — 8 May 2026 at Garvey | Simon in Manhattan, United States
Frederic Edwin Church, Pichincha (detail), 1867. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art
A nation of artists
12 Apr 2026 — 5 Jul 2027 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States
Sameh Khalatbari, Veins of sorrow - The rupture no. 2 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Modernism Inc.
Veins of sorrow
12 Apr — 2 May 2026 at the Modernism Inc. in San Francisco, United States
Anonyme, Le marché aux fleurs, quai de la Mégisserie (detail), vers 1680. Courtesy of Musée Carnavalet
Madame de Sévigné. Parisian letters
15 Apr — 23 Aug 2026 at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, France
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