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Saturday, August 8, 2026
A family sits together at the dinner table, sharing a warm meal that reflects cultural traditions and togetherness
A woman smells freshly cooked food, enjoying the sensory experience of cooking
A woman in purple enjoys her meal, taking time to savor each bite
A family enjoying a shared meal at the table, expressing warmth, connection, and cultural food traditions
A woman inhales the aroma of food as she cooks, immersed in the sensory experience
Food & Wine
Why food feels the way it does
Exploring the emotional design behind taste, memory, and eating experiences
Close-up of a woman studying a glowing screen, reflecting the growing connection between humans and artificial intelligence
Science & Technology
The algorithmic age of belief
How AI and attention economies reshape human behavior and meaning
A person seated in meditation as gentle ripples spread across calm waters, symbolising the restorative power of silence and self-reflection
Wellness
World Meditation Day
A global pause for inner peace and collective well-being
Sunlight shining through thinning glaciers at sunrise, representing the accelerating effects of a warming planet
Economy & Politics
The urgent work of restoring nature
If we want to survive, we must achieve harmony with nature

On the Street

Oulaya Amamra as Dounia and Déborah Lukumuena as Maimouna in Paris
Entertainment
"The Divines", the movie
A tale of choices, desperation, and the dance of destiny
The best way of memorizing is to understand
Culture
Understanding, the best way to memorize
Neither technique nor skill, but rather developing the ability to use techniques
Painted hands; formalism represents the importance of intention and purpose in art
Art
Form and formalism
The purposeless purposiveness of aesthetics
A decaying street shadows the preserved façade of Edgar Allan Poe’s former home, where memory, myth, and neglect blur into one uneasy landscape
Feature
The house that madness built
Wandering through poe’s legacy in a landscape of ruin and hallucination
Sir John Soane's Museum, nestled in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England, is a masterpiece from the late 18th and early 19th centuries
Architecture & Design
Sir John Soane’s Museum: London’s secret architectural gem
Unveiling the eccentricities and inspirations of neoclassical visionary John Soane
Pool panorama
Travel
Caribbean Cruise
It’s time to take the plunge

Architecture & Design

Fondation Louis Vuitton, a contemporary art museum and cultural centre sponsored by LVMH, Paris, France
A trio of contemporary art temples defining modern Paris
Luxury fashion patronage, visionary architecture and private collections reshape Paris's cultural landscape
Zurich, Switzerland city view featuring Fraumünster Church, Zunfthaus zur Meisen, Münsterbrücke Bridge, and St. Peter Church in the historic Old Town skyline
Chagall’s Fraumünster: where light becomes memory
In Zurich’s quiet church, stained glass transforms biblical stories into an intimate experience of light, loss, and spiritual presence

Art

Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirror Room, The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013)
Come and have a go if you think you’re art enough
From Beuys to Cattelan, this essay explores why the question “Is it art?” says less about the artwork than about our need for certainty
Michael Joo's Concatenations (1991/2026) is a large-scale mixed-media installation measuring 513.1 × 412.8 × 289.6 cm (202 × 162½ × 114 in). Characteristic of Joo's interdisciplinary practice, the work brings together diverse materials and conceptual references to explore connections between nature, culture, history, and systems of knowledge. Courtesy of the artist and Kukje Gallery. Photograph by Genevieve Hanson
Directionless and the art of uncertainty
At Hauser & Wirth Menorca, Rashid Johnson explores disorientation as a creative force in contemporary life

Culture

A quiet moment between thought and answer, where the mind hesitates before handing itself over to the machine
The end of curiosity as we know it
AI accelerates knowledge while diminishing the experience that produces it
The Carnation Revolution, also known as the 25th of April, was a military coup carried out by Portuguese officers on 25 April 1974 that overthrew Marcelo Caetano and ended the Estado Novo dictatorship founded by António de Oliveira Salazar, triggering major political and social changes in Portugal and its former colonies, Portugal
The battle for Portugal’s democratic future
How the events of November 25, 1975 shaped the survival of the Portuguese Republic

Economy & Politics

Retro World Theatre Day scene with flying birds and urban ruins
A father at the end of the world
On fear, futurism, and raising a child in an age of fractures, upheavals, and accelerating change
A schoolgirl stands against a rustic red brick wall, holding a book up to cover her face, reflecting student burnout
The cost of choosing too early
How academic pressure, endless progression, and burnout shape life after graduation

Entertainment

The brilliant ensemble cast of Chuck Lorre's Mom brought to life complex and inspiring women
The women and wisdom of Mom
Why Chuck Lorre's sitcom Mom is a masterclass in portraying women's lives
A talking teddy bear with a bad attitude brings unexpected humour to an ordinary suburban life
Ted and the art of not taking life seriously
Why a crude talking teddy bear might be the comfort we need in a world that feels too heavy

Fashion

Olivier Rousteing is a French fashion designer who served as the creative director of Balmain from 2011 to 2025
Olivier Rousteing and the reinvention of Balmain
How identity, digital vision, and cultural fluency transformed a heritage house into a global fashion force
The Ladies Waldegrave is a group portrait painted by Joshua Reynolds between 1780 and 1781, now housed in the Scottish National Gallery, which acquired the painting in 1952. The work depicts the three daughters of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, and Maria Walpole. From left to right, they are Charlotte, holding a skein of silk; Elizabeth, winding Charlotte’s silk onto a card; and Anna, producing tambour lace
The art of being ornamental
Rococo fashion, hyper-femininity, and the politics of spectacle in 18th-century aristocratic culture

Feature

A son voicing his frustrations while his father responds with composure, showing the power of reflection over reaction
The house on Independence Street
On inheritance, illusion, and the uncomfortable truth about change
The roar of the tides: a powerful ocean wave curls and crashes, its deep blue waters shimmering under the light, reflecting both motion and depth, mirroring the ever-changing currents of thought and emotion
Racing the tide
A collection of poems and verses dedicated to all things blue and jade

Food & Wine

Lobster tail prepared as a premium culinary experience, symbolising the social prestige attached to certain foods
Food trends and the rising cost of common produce
How social media, celebrity culture, and consumer demand reshape the economics of everyday ingredients
Woman holding a tablet and making a surprised face while looking at a table full of vegetables
Eating in the age of social media
From viral diet trends to online wellness communities, how digital platforms are reshaping our relationship with food and health

Science & Technology

East African youth embracing connectivity while rooted in ancestral landscapes, representing a generation balancing heritage with global influence
The digital shift in East Africa
How technology is reshaping culture, identity, and social life across East Africa
A person holding a COVID-19 vaccine syringe, representing the global struggle between prevention and panic
A shot to survive or a shot to live?
Understanding vaccine phobia in a post-COVID world

Sport

Soccer player Ghiggia (Uruguay) scores a goal that silences a whole nation. Illustration by Paola Bilancieri
1950 FIFA World Cup: the silence at the Maracanã
Brazil strikes first but Uruguay’s captain rewrites the script
The simple yet vital role of food in athletic preparation highlights how nutrition, even in seemingly small details, can be "game-changing" in high-performance sports
How elite athletes' diets transformed performance
From Olympic records to NBA championships, the revolutionary diet changes that made athletic history

Travel

The Royal Palace of Caserta seen from the fountain of Venus and Adonis inside the Royal Park, Italy
Living Campania, then living it again
How a second stay transformed my relationship with caserta, naples, and small-town life
Exterior view of The Swan at Lavenham Hotel & Spa in the medieval village of Lavenham, Suffolk, England
The medieval heart of Lavenham
A journey through Suffolk, England, where six centuries of architecture continue to shape everyday life

Wellness

Two figures facing away beneath arched windows, symbolizing relational drift and the invisible space between partners
The invisible contracts of love
How unspoken agreements, attachment patterns, and system drift shape the rise and fall of relationships
A lone traveller waiting on a platform, representing the choice to continue the journey despite unresolved chapters
The psychology of closure
Why we crave it and what to do when it never comes
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Fernando Ayala
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Andrew GottWorth
Andrew GottWorth
Hakim Ikhlef
Hakim Ikhlef
César Chelala
César Chelala
Nerea Lozano
Nerea Lozano
Jane Ammeson
Jane Ammeson
Prachi Makwana
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Leon Tsvasman
Leon Tsvasman
Martha R. Bireda
Martha R. Bireda

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Catherine Opie, Flipper, Tanya, Chloe & Harriet, San Francisco, 1995 © Catherine Opie. Courtesy of the artist, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, London, and Seoul, and Thomas Dane Ga
To be seen
8 Aug — 1 Nov 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Thomas Tomek, Cal's liquors (detail). Courtesy of Jackson Junge Gallery
After dark
11 Aug — 27 Sep 2026 at the Jackson Junge Gallery in Chicago, United States
Marta Leyva, Cultivation of memories (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Hans Alf Gallery
To the beauty of a sensory feast
14 Aug — 12 Sep 2026 at the Hans Alf Gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark
Lara Merrett, Ripple (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Stilling
20 Aug — 12 Sep 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
Michael Mazur, Wakeby evening memory (detail), 1985. Courtesy of the Schoolhouse Gallery
Wakeby island
24 — 11 Aug 2026 at The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, United States
Gregory Hodge, Overgrowth (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Shimmer
27 Aug — 26 Sep 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
Melike Kara, New mornings (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Carl Kostyál
All that grows
28 Aug — 13 Sep 2026 at the Carl Kostyál Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Billy Schenck, Gratuitous violence (detail). Courtesy of JoAnne Artman Gallery
Technicolor west
1 Sep — 31 Oct 2026 at the JoAnne Artman Gallery in Laguna Beach, United States
Benji Reid, Light bike (detail), 2021. Courtesy of October Gallery
Zana Masombuka. Spotlight: Benji Reid
3 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Quentin James McCaffrey, Triptych with flowers and view (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Alison Jacques Gallery
Quentin James McCaffrey's exhibition
3 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the Alison Jacques Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Ali Cherri, still from The sentinel (detail), 2026. Courtesy the artist and Almine Rech Gallery
Soul witness
5 Sep 2026 — 4 Jan 2027 at WIELS in Brussels, Belgium
Ellen Bradshaw, Spring fever, 10th Ave and 25th Sta (detail). Courtesy of Pleiades Gallery
Every street has a story
8 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the Pleiades Gallery in New York, United States
Irfan Hendrian, C===Ɔ, 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Residuum
10 Sep — 31 Oct 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Singapore, Singapore
Various artists, Celebrating the icons of art, exhibition view. Courtesy of Voorlinden Museum
Celebrating the icons of art
12 Sep 2026 — 7 Mar 2027 at the Voorlinden Museum in Wassenaar, Netherlands
Life in color and form. Courtesy of Millesgården Museum
Life in color and form
12 Sep 2026 — 29 Mar 2027 at the Millesgården Museum in Lidingö, Sweden
Garry Winogrand, World’s fair (detail), New York City, 1964 (printed 1981). Gelatin silver print, 11× 14 in. (27.9×35.6 cm). Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Gift of James, Class of 1980 and Georganne Garfinkel. © The Estate of Garry Winogrand, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
Storytelling: photographers making meaning (...)
12 Sep 2026 — 12 Jun 2027 at the Wellin Museum of Art in Clinton, United States
Trompe-l’oeil knowledge, Korea (18th-20th century), exhibition view. Courtesy of Musée Guimet
Trompe-l’oeil knowledge, Korea (18th-20th century)
16 Sep 2026 — 4 Jan 2027 at the Musée Guimet in Paris, France
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