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Saturday, May 16, 2026

An elderly couple exercising together with a peaceful walk along the beach, embracing healthy aging

An older Black man working out in a park in autumn, staying active and healthy

A sweet couple standing by the water at sunset, sharing a peaceful moment together

A senior couple strolling by the sea, staying active and maintaining their well-being

A senior Black male exercising outdoors in a fall setting, maintaining strength and well-being

Strong at sixty: choosing vitality over decline

How health, purpose, connection, and resilience shape independence, happiness, and long-term well-being in later life

A woman and a humanoid robot working across a shared desk at sunset, symbolising the evolving collaboration between people and intelligent machines in the future of work

Economy & Politics

The future of work is already here

How AI, automation, and shifting economies are redefining employment

As the opening track, “The Fate of Ophelia” marks the start of Taylor Swift’s twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl

Rating Taylor Swift’s "The life of a showgirl"

A personal listening journey through love, growth, and surprise

Arundhati Roy at a lecture at Harvard University in 2010

“This is India, my dear”: on Arundhati Roy’s memoir

From literary stardom to lifelong dissent, this is the story of a writer who chose political risk over comfort, and moral clarity over silence

On the Street

Home and Abroad

Home and Abroad

Baqlawa (or, baklava) is made in many Middle Eastern countries and recipes can vary

Eat, give, love

Middle Eastern cuisine

The relationship between the Judaism and Christian faith through the art of the Sistine Chapel

Judaism is the foundation of the Christian faith

The Sistine Chapel with Rabbi Benjamin Blech and Roy Doliner

A pair of mannequins displayed in a shop window, showcasing quirky styles in a charity shop that promotes second-hand shopping and sustainable fashion

A sustainable shift in consumer habits

Charity shops promote a sustainable society by giving new life to items that might otherwise be discarded, benefiting both people and the environment

Cybersecurity

Science & Technology

What If Gay Sex Caused Malware?

The human nature of security

Tawang Monastery

Tawang, one of India’s tourism gems

Majestic mountains and a whiff of Dalai Lama

Architecture & Design

A forgotten factory space with high ceilings and exposed framework, representing the potential for converting industry into habitation

Adaptive reuse in residential architecture

How repurposed buildings are addressing urban growth, cost, and environmental concerns

The Palais de la Porte Dorée is an exhibition hall located at 293 Avenue Daumesnil, on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France

Art Deco: the geometry of prestige

A perspective on the spatial language of society

Art

Cover of the book Michelangelo and the dream of the Sistine Chapel co-authored by Valentina Ansuini and Jade Bajeot and Illustrated by Sabrina Gabrielli

Michelangelo and the Dream of the Sistine

An illustrated children’s book about Michelangelo and his challenging work in the Sistine Chapel

Artist Ellsworth Kelly recalls his first encounter with abstraction and reflects on how his decades-long fascination with line, form, and color shaped both his paintings and his creative process. This video was filmed shortly before his passing in 2015 by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA

Ellsworth Kelly: monumental space

Shaping perception and movement through color, form, and scale

Culture

A manuscript illustration (18th c.) of the Kurukshetra War, fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, recorded in the Indian epic Mahābhārāta

Chiranjeevatva in Indian mythology

Cosmic duty, immortality, and the continuity of dharma

Man wearing a cowboy hat and black coat, seen from behind, Berlin, Germany

Wolfgang Jäger and the politics of kindness

An anthropology of belonging in Berlin

Economy & Politics

Advanced military technologies, from AI-powered drones to missile defense systems, are rapidly reshaping modern warfare and accelerating a new global arms race

Weapons of the future, wars of the present

As AI and autonomous weapons reshape warfare, humanity faces deep ethical and existential risks

An elderly woman and children sitting on the ground, illustrating the everyday realities of poverty and malnutrition

The limits of technical solutions in development

Rethinking health, nutrition, and development beyond data, efficiency, and growth

Entertainment

An old-school arcade with iconic Sega machines, representing the resurgence of retro gaming as a modern passion

How old consoles became modern-day investments

Understanding how simplicity, rarity, and nostalgia drive today’s retro game prices

The Housemaid opens in theaters on December 19, 2025, starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, and Elizabeth Perkins

The Housemaid and the illusion of objectivity

How the film manipulates perception and exposes our instinct to doubt the victim and trust the abuser

Fashion

People wearing white-themed shirts with slogans such as ‘No Planet B,’ representing sustainable fashion and eco-friendly clothing for the future

Regenerative fashion and the future of clothing

How soil, style, and communities can thrive together

McQueen Spring Summer 2026 explores subconscious desires as they surface, tracing a journey from longing to deliverance while surrendering to the raw power of nature

McQueen SS26: where ritual meets rebellion

Seán McGirr revives McQueen’s wild spirit with pagan theatrics and ultra-low silhouettes

Feature

She believed she was the heat, and as the heat, she felt everything ancient about it, and the primal knowledge that came with it

Death, life, and a return to imagination

A tale of fire thieves

A woman surrounded by layered foliage and quiet air, representing the slow, unseen shifts within identity

Becoming Alice: through the glasshouse

How a moment of confusion opens Alice to a more expansive understanding of who she can be

Food & Wine

Clouds over the vineyard-covered hills of Oltrepò Pavese, Italy

Barbacarlo: a cru, a conflict, a victory

How one vineyard reshaped the meaning of origin in Italian wine

Inside the chef’s counter kitchen at Saison in San Francisco, California, photographed on March 6, 2015

Noma and the cost of culinary excellence

As allegations against René Redzepi resurface, the fine dining world is forced to confront the human cost of perfection

Science & Technology

Avoid the damage of exposing your personal information online by understanding how phishing websites work and how to act when the problem appears

How to defend your data

Expert tips to identify phishing websites and prevent data theft

A man sits in quiet reflection as a symbolic parliament unfolds behind him—each figure representing the many voices, conflicts, and negotiations within the human mind

Governance within: the mind as a living parliament

Exploring the inner negotiations between emotion, reason, and self through psychology, engineering, and AI

Sport

Pensive, a young chess player competes against a chess software

Precision without pulse: playing chess against AIs

Chess has always been about one thing, and it is the human mind

A young boy gripping his bat with determination, reflecting the early spark of competitive spirit

The $50,000 child: when youth sport became a luxury

How rising costs, elite programs, and parental pressure have transformed youth sport into an expensive pursuit

Travel

Coastal views in the Algarve, Portugal, where cliffs meet the Atlantic Ocean

Europe’s small countries with big adventures

Cyprus, Albania, Portugal, and Ireland prove you don’t need to choose between coastlines and peaks

Scuba diving in Padangbai, Bali, among colorful coral reefs

Alone but never lonely in Indonesia

A solo journey through Bali and Jakarta, from jungle swings and coral reefs to hidden city charms

Wellness

A chessboard with a pawn wearing a king’s crown, symbolizing growth, perseverance, and the journey to success

The warrior’s mindset for lasting success

Discipline, enthusiasm, and patience on the path of self-mastery

Standing at the threshold between darkness and light, she pauses in the stillness of becoming

In the heart of nowhere

Why getting “nowhere” is essential for getting somewhere new

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Safwan Dahoul, Dream 287 (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Ayyam Gallery

The eye: an aperture into the soul

16 May — 4 Jul 2026 at the Ayyam Gallery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sander Vos, Interpolation 12 (detail). Courtesy of Catherine Couturier Gallery

Sander Vos: interpolation

16 May — 20 Jun 2026 at the Catherine Couturier Gallery in Houston, United States

Sokari Douglas Camp, Free west indian dominicans (detail), 2025. Courtesy of October Gallery

Fashion and fortune

21 May — 27 Jun 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Koyama Atsuko 小山厚子, Platter with oribe glaze over bizen clay, 2024. Courtesy of Dai Ichi Arts

21 May — 4 Jun 2026 at Dai Ichi Arts in New York, United States

Joan Miró, Femme, oiseaux (detail), 1977. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

Regards sur l’art espagnol, 1945–2025

22 May — 17 Jun 2026 at the Opera Gallery in Paris, France

The vinyl factory: reverb, exhibition view. Courtesy of ACMI

The vinyl factory: reverb

22 May — 31 Aug 2026 at the ACMI in Melbourne, Australia

Frank DePietro, Water lilies number sixty-two (detail), 2022. Courtesy of Carrie Haddad Gallery

Between here and home

22 May — 12 Jul 2026 at Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, United States

Spatial poems. Courtesy of MASS MoCA

23 May 2026 — 27 Apr 2027 at the MASS MoCA in North Adams, United States

Joana Vasconcelos, Gestalt, 2017. Courtesy of Museo Picasso Málaga

Joana Vasconcelos. Transfiguration

28 May — 26 Sep 2026 at the Museo Picasso Málaga in Málaga, Spain

Alfredo Jaar, The end (GSL_a) (detail), 2025. Courtesy of MoCP

Prix pictet storm

29 May — 22 Aug 2026 at the MoCP in Chicago, United States

Isabel Parra, Fish #10 (detail), 2025 - 2026. Courtesy of Sin Sin Fine Art

Between symbiosis and extinction

29 May — 30 Jun 2026 at the Sin Sin Fine Art in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wendy McMurdo, Young Girl (iv) (detail), 2016. Courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland

The digital mirror

30 May — 25 Oct 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Feng Xiao-Min, Composition n° 5, 4 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

Pieter Obels and Feng Xiao-Min's exhibition

4 Jun — 5 Jul 2026 at the Opera Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Sean Cham, 301 Chinese boy on duty (detail). Courtesy of Foam

Foam Talent 2026

5 Jun — 28 Aug 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Brigitte Lustenberger, Prologue of an elegy, 2019. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch

A gaze of one’s own

13 Jun — 30 Aug 2026 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland

©Hannah Reyes Morales. Courtesy of Photo Elysée

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

Why don’t you dance?

26 Jun — 1 Nov 2026 at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland

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