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Sunday, October 11, 2026

Shiv Roy and Roman Roy facing one another with restrained expressions, reflecting the emotional conflict and inherited family dysfunction at the heart of Succession

Logan Roy staring ahead with a hardened expression, reflecting the trauma, control, and emotional wounds that shaped the patriarch of Succession

$The four Roy siblings standing together with restrained expressions, representing the shared childhood wounds and fractured family bonds at the heart of Succession$

Shiv and Roman Roy standing together, representing the complicated bond between siblings shaped by rivalry, loyalty, and Logan’s influence in Succession

Connor Roy looking ahead with a serious expression, representing the isolation and emotional neglect he experienced as the eldest Roy child in Succession

Generational abuse in Jesse Armstrong’s Succession

Behind the Roys’ pursuit of power lies a family history shaped by fear, guilt, manipulation, and conditional love

Two people stand on opposite sides of a wall, symbolising emotional distance and the difficulty of communication

The impossible intimacy of language

Why speaking to one another may be one of the most intimate and most hopeless things human beings do

Museum of Ethnography is one of Hungary’s most significant cultural institutions, located in Budapest and dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of ethnographic collections from Hungary and around the world

Architecture & Design

The Museum of Ethnography: building beneath the park

A new vision of museum architecture where landscape and structure become inseparable

A congregation bathed in artificial light gathers in reverence before a towering digital entity, capturing the unsettling fusion of technology, belief, and collective devotion in the age of AI

Science & Technology

Tech-empire: a modern cult of worship

Is Silicon Valley imposing on us a new religion?

On the Street

Barbara Kruger “Untitled (We Don’t Need Another Hero)" (1987). Courtesy of the artist and Sprüth Magers

The bonfire of humanities

A view into British art education 1960-2020

The reenactment display of prisoners at the Hoa Lo Prison, photo by Daniel Gauss

10 meaningful places to go in Hanoi, Vietnam

Visit one of the most dynamic cities in Asia!

Lunch "al fresco", anonymous

Food & Beverage

Lunch al Fresco: Blissful Brunello

A late summer harvest experience

Don’t wait for things to get really bad, to have important conversations

5 tips to make difficult conversations easier

Challenging conversations can be immensely stressful and energy draining

Mavrovo, Macedonia

Economy & Politics

Regional disparities in North Macedonia

A development strategy

Happy woman surrounded by vibrant geometric shapes, illustrating the impact of color psychology on mood

Color psychology in fashion: bold choices and expression

How color psychology shapes fashion choices and personal expression

Architecture & Design

Night view of a busy street in Shinjuku, Tokyo, illuminated by vibrant neon signs and crowds of pedestrians, Japan

The semiotics of visual culture

Signs, symbols, branding, and digital media in the construction of modern meaning

Normann Copenhagen design furniture displayed in an exhibition

Tom Dixon and the art of creative salvage

Punk attitude, recycled materials, and improvisation shaping British design in the 1980s

Art

The Death of Leonardo da Vinci, by Ingres, 1818

A visual artist’s counterpoint to a clinical reading

Childhood memory, creativity, and the intersection of art and the unconscious

Phyllida Barlow, untitled: stackedchairs (detail), 2014, timber, plywood, cement, paint, sand, PVA, varnish, 150 x 640 x 455 cm / 59 x 252 x 179 1/8 inches, © Phyllida Barlow Estate. Courtesy of the Phyllida Barlow Estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Alex Delfanne

Phyllida Barlow and Daisy Parris at Wolterton Hall

Two contrasting contemporary exhibitions explore materiality, emotion, and artistic intervention within a historic Palladian setting

Culture

Khan Younis Vegetable Garden at Full Moon, watercolour, 16 × 12 centimetres, Mark Weighton, 2026

Art, science, and the creative ape

The human imperative to pattern chaos and communicate meaning

Indian moulders at work under the supervision of a colonial official near Qutb Minar, 1856. Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

The colonial invention of the Indo-Greek civilisation

James Prinsep, archaeology, and the politics of knowledge in British India

Economy & Politics

The American flag flies outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the seat of the United States Congress

Rebuilding Republican priorities beyond Trump’s agenda

Policy disputes and voter frustration fuel calls for a Republican reset ahead of the midterms

A vast cargo ship passing through the Panama Canal, representing the strategic importance of maritime trade and regional waterways

The leviathan advances from the north

A look at Washington's expanding military, economic, and political presence and the regional response to it

Entertainment

Moving reels allow visitors—including parents and children together—to step inside the story and build a lasting narrative archive of authentic family memories

How personalized picture shows become a souvenir

Moving reels transform traditional souvenirs into personalized picture shows

A performer posing with rap-culture attitude, illustrating how cultural borders fade in the current world

What Rema, Nasty C, and amapiano show about cultural mixing

Why global culture makes it harder to tell who’s copying whom

Fashion

Ali Haider is an Emirati designer whose Dubai-based streetwear label, TRAPWRLD, explores the relationship between cultural heritage and contemporary identity

TRAPWRLD and the shape of Emirati identity

Dubai streetwear brings heritage into a global visual language

Ami Paris Spring/Summer 2026 collection presented by Alexandre Mattiussi at Paris Fashion Week

AMI Paris and the power of quiet luxury

How Alexandre Mattiussi built a global fashion brand through authenticity, wearability, and human connection

Feature

A trail by Still Creek at Renfrew Ravine Park, representing the resilience of nature within an urban landscape

Still Creek when it rains

Renfrew Ravine, bastion of urban solace

A herd of horses moving together across an open landscape, representing the long journeys through which cultures, people, and traditions take root

What an argument about horses taught me

A piece about perspective, cultural memory, and why we often argue from different truths

Food & Beverage

Local vendors welcoming visitors at Borough Market in London, presenting the city's commitment to preserving its culinary traditions

Food tourism is shaping the future of travel

How local cuisine helps travelers experience culture, history, and community in meaningful ways

Street vendor preparing and serving masala chai in Jaipur, India

India and the art of the tea break

Why chai matters far beyond the cup itself

Science & Technology

A solitary moment of reflection above the city, where stillness and self awareness rise above the noise of a fast moving world

Emotional clarity in the age of automation

Why understanding ourselves may become the most valuable human skill in a machine driven world

The James Webb Space Telescope, designed to explore the universe through infrared astronomy

Can we ever find life elsewhere?

Exploring the scientific search for life beyond Earth and habitable worlds

Sport

The FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament contested by the senior men’s national teams of the member associations of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s global governing body

Sport is war minus the killing

Sportswashing: the ongoing relationship between sport and power

Driven by this unique talent, he maintained decades of world-class performance while remaining an extraordinarily humble legend. Illustration by Paola Bilancieri

Lionel Messi and the dog who played football

Overcoming a childhood growth deficiency and isolation in Barcelona, Messi rose through sheer resilience and an innate, childlike focus on the ball

Travel

Traditional Chinese fishing nets against the evening sky in Kochi, Kerala, representing the city’s centuries-old connection to maritime trade and fishing

How Kerala changed my understanding of India

A personal journey through Kerala's traditions, spirituality, hospitality, nature, and remarkable cultural diversity

A bird's eye view of the Milos Island in the Aegean sea, symbolizing the transformation of Milos into an increasingly sophisticated island escape

Why Milos may be Greece’s next luxury island

The volcanic island is drawing a new generation of travelers while preserving the character that made it special

Wellness

A husband and wife lie back-to-back in bed, each absorbed in scrolling through their phone

The invisible exhaustion of modern life

Why are people always tired and unable to truly rest?

A man and woman facing away, the broken heart highlighting how fear of judgment complicates modern relationships

Have we become averse to romance?

How love seems fake in a world of detachment

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Christian Boltanski, Menschlich (detail), 1994. Courtesy of Bundeskunsthalle

11 Oct 2026 — 2 May 2027 at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, Germany

Rosalind Nashashibi, Not yet titled (detail), 2026. Courtesy of GRIMM

13 Oct — 21 Nov 2026 at GRIMM in London, United Kingdom

Onihira Keiji, Box with design in Maki-e “Travel to the moon", 2023. Courtesy of Onishi Gallery

15 Oct — 22 Dec 2026 at the Onishi Gallery in New York, United States

Nick Doyle, Quick fix, 2026. Courtesy of Pace Prints Gallery

Lonely but free I’ll be found

15 Oct — 14 Nov 2026 at the Pace Prints Gallery in New York, United States

Teresa Murta, Side sitting the ego at the adults table (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Nicodim

Teresa Murta: a taste of doubt

15 Oct — 25 Nov 2026 at the Nicodim Gallery in New York, United States

Marcin Dudek, exhibition view of Nest at Harlan Levey Projects, Brussels, 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Harlan Levey Projects. Photo by Shivadas de Schrijver

16 Oct — 18 Dec 2026 at the Edel Assanti in London, United Kingdom

Sin Sin Man, Interplay I. Courtesy of Sin Sin Fine Art

Sin Sin Man. Solar return

16 Oct 2026 — 16 Jan 2027 at the Sin Sin Fine Art in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Bette Ridgeway, A star is born (detail), 2026. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

Chromatic luminosity

16 Oct — 14 Nov 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

Bill Barrett, Plexus (detail), 2019. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

Governor’s award celebratory exhibition

16 Oct — 14 Nov 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

Tadashi Hayakawa, Satori I (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Bitfactory Gallery

Joy of life and death

16 Oct — 14 Nov 2026 at the Bitfactory Gallery in Denver, United States

Lorenzo Barbieri Hermitte, An old country. Courtesy of Spazio Thetis

16 Oct — 16 Nov 2026 at the Spazio Thetis in Venice, Italy

Gaétan Vaguelsy, Les baigneurs (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Galerie Polaris

A singular epic

17 Oct — 22 Nov 2026 at the Galerie Polaris in Paris, France

Avery Wheless, can you hear me (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Ochi

Avery Wheless. Echo

17 Oct — 14 Nov 2026 at the Ochi Projects in Los Angeles, United States

Adam Beris, Cowboy (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Ochi

Word is the fish are biting like crazy

17 Oct — 14 Nov 2026 at the Ochi Projects in Los Angeles, United States

Terry Elkins, Wainscott main beach (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Grenning Gallery

Land, sea, and light

17 Oct — 10 Nov 2026 at the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, United States

Salvador Dalí, Illumined pleasures (detail), 1929. Courtesy of Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

The freudian universe of Dalí

20 Oct 2026 — 24 Jan 2027 at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, Spain

Ibrahim Mahama, Parliament of ghosts (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Fondation Cartier

The harvest season

22 Oct 2026 — 28 Feb 2027 at the Fondation Cartier in Paris, France

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