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Friday, June 19, 2026
A magnificent morning view of the Badshahi Mosque, its white and red structure framed by trees, captured from the grounds of Minar-e-Pakistan
Rickshaw ride with locals in Chakwal, Pakistan, connecting to Lahore
Tourists ride the iconic Tikka Taxi rickshaw through the streets of Lahore, Pakistan
The Badshahi Mosque, glowing in the morning light, stands tall in red and white hues, seen from Minar-e-Pakistan and framed by lush trees
People riding a rickshaw in Chakwal, Pakistan, on the way to Lahore
Travel
Rickshaw drivers as mobile urban actors in Lahore
Rehearsing the right to the city
A boy playing computer games across three screens
Science & Technology
The silent hardware crisis
How AI is breaking the RAM market
Mountaineers of Ang's Himalayan adventure are going for the Everest Summit push, Nepal
Travel
Ang Tshering Lama: climbing Everest with a mission
The Sherpa mountaineer discusses the Summit to Sea expedition and protecting the Himalayas’ vital water source
The Peasant Dance (ca. 1567) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicts individual drops joining hands, losing themselves in the shared, grounding flow of human connection
Economy & Politics
Optimism at a time of monsters
To shape a better future, we need to start building now

On the Street

Image from Into the Spiderverse movie, which was highly praised for its creative comic-book style animation
Entertainment
Why are adults not allowed to enjoy animation?
The childish stigma surrounding anime, cartoons, and other media made ‘for kids’
Said Haddadin, Untitled
Art
The One That Is no More
An absent woman whose memory has been kept alive in his paintings
Home garden, photo Claudia Zanfi
Architecture & Design
The Healing Green
A short journey inside home gardens
The curious mind, sustained by the critical thought of reading, seeks the answers that give shape and purpose to every human endeavor
Culture
The salvation of a question
Amin Maalouf on the indispensable role of literature, the convergence of art and business, and the critical path to a hopeful future
Colin Kaepernick
Sport
When Men Cannot Be Men
The Black Athletes
Pintxos at tavern. Ph Genevieve Northup
Food & Wine
Pintxos of Bilbao
Cheap Eats Day and Night

Architecture & Design

A modern home designed around light, openness and greenery, representing the balance between comfort and nature
The fifth room: designing indoor-outdoor flow
How thresholds, courtyards and outdoor rooms help homes feel larger, calmer and more connected to nature
Maggie’s Centre, Oxford, designed by WilkinsonEyre, UK
Maggie’s Centres and the architecture of care
How interior design, healing environments, and evidence-based research reshape cancer support spaces

Art

Installation view of ID.exe / the human patch, featuring the artwork Habitat no. 6 (2025, Diasec print, 140 × 80 cm, Ed. 3+1, solo exhibition by Ecem Dilan Köse, Art On Istanbul, 2025. Photo © Kayhan Kaygusuz, courtesy of the artist and Art On Istanbul
Ecem Dilan Köse: architectures of emergence
Digital environments, artificial life, and the ethics of perception
The Trustees in the Temporary Elgin Room, 1819, by Archibald Archer, depicts the Elgin Marbles at the British Museum surrounded by museum staff, a trustee, and visitors
Repatriation and the politics of cultural belonging
Colonial legacies, cultural justice, and the future of global heritage

Culture

The Hungarian Parliament illuminated at night beside the Danube River, Budapest, Hungary
Where the Danube refuses to forget
A meditation on silence, presence, and the enduring memory held by the Shoes on the Danube Bank
A young man studies in a virtual classroom and in a library, focusing on academic writing
Academic writing made clear
Understanding the key principles of clarity, structure, research, and critical thinking in effective scholarly work

Economy & Politics

Painting of the ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan by late Ming dynasty artist Chen Hongshou
Qu Yuan, Trump, Xi, and the return of new legalism
From ancient poetry to modern geopolitics, authoritarianism, resistance, and US-China tensions
A haunting vision of power consuming itself—Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son remains one of the darkest portrayals of madness, fear, and the self-destruction of empires
Power, corruption, and the cycle of collapse
Tracing the structural parallels between Roman decadence and 21st-century elite scandals

Entertainment

Silo is an American dystopian science fiction television series created by Graham Yost and based on Hugh Howey’s Silo trilogy of novels—Wool, Shift, and Dust
Subterranean habitation in speculative fiction
Bunker narratives, biopolitics, and dystopian survival
The team from the film La Virgen de la Tosquera in the main hall of the Gaumont cinema, before its premiere at the BAFICI festival, 26th edition
What happened to independent cinema in Buenos Aires?
A look at BAFICI’s political history, cultural influence, and the growing contradictions within its programming

Fashion

Peter Copping unveiled Lanvin’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection at Paris Fashion Week, where nuanced shades of blue anchored a refined wardrobe of bold shoulders, sculptural scarves, and fluid skirts
Peter Copping: the beat beneath the silhouette
Rhythm as narrative structure in the designer's Spring/Summer 2026 collection
Traditional loom weaving by a skilled artisan
India’s timeless sarees
A personal journey through India’s most timeless heritage weaves

Feature

There wasn’t any nostalgia that could override this feeling; it was above all of that
Running away from him
How far can you run before stopping?
A surreal landscape reflecting themes of time, fragmentation, memory, and emotional transformation inspired by contemporary existential poetry
The night leaking with needle stars
Poems on beauty, silence, and existential unrest

Food & Wine

A woman’s hands holding a protein bar
Protein bars: convenience or compromise?
A balanced look at the benefits and drawbacks of this popular nutritional snack
A contemporary Italian lifestyle where everyday food choices support calm, balance, and mental well-being
The stress-eating paradox
Why Italians want food that calms rather than comforts

Science & Technology

A young writer focused at home, sitting at the table and jotting down ideas in their sketchpad
Dear ChatGPT: I want my voice back
Balance between perfection and authenticity in writing
A late-night conversation with an AI therapist highlights the growing tension between digital convenience and the human realities of mental health care
The dangerous illusion of AI therapy
As chatbots scale mental health support, evidence reveals a gap between fluency and real care

Sport

A passionate Croatia football supporter waves the national flag and cheers enthusiastically during an international football match, FIFA World Cup 2018 Final
Croatia, football, and the illusion of unity
How the Croatian national team reflects identity, nationalism, memory, and political contradiction
A child processing a painful loss in the back seat, representing the moments when parental support matters most
The car ride home after the game
Why the next ten minutes can shape your child's relationship with sport and with you for years to come

Travel

The statue of Juliet in Verona, Italy, a beloved tribute to Shakespeare’s heroine
Verona, the city that found me
A spontaneous journey through history, beauty, and love in Italy’s city of romance
Central fountain and pond, Hakone Gora Park © Alma Reyes
Hakone Gora Park: the first French-styled garden in Japan
Experiencing the historic garden retreat with scenic views, seasonal flowers, and cultural experiences in Hakone

Wellness

A quiet moment of connection at sunset, where love, stillness, and shared presence reflect the possibility of peace
Love, the first language of humanity
From Adam and Eve to poetry, philosophy, and the pursuit of peace
A focused man moving through a blur of rushing pedestrians, representing the modern pressure to stay constantly occupied
Why are we addicted to being busy?
Why many of us confuse constant activity with meaning, success, and progress
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Maheeka Ranawaka
Maheeka Ranawaka
Ashish Kothari
Ashish Kothari
Shilpa Sonawane
Shilpa Sonawane
Danai Gkorla
Danai Gkorla
Adkhamjon Janobiddinov
Adkhamjon Janobiddinov
Noelle Newell
Noelle Newell
Théo Ahluwalia
Théo Ahluwalia
Vanja Lipovac
Vanja Lipovac
Greg Styan
Greg Styan

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Tickled pink. Courtesy of Enseoul Gallery
Tickled pink
19 Jun — 18 Jul 2026 at the Enseoul Gallery in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ditte Haarløv Johnsen, Maputo diary. Courtesy of Narrativa
Maputo diary
19 Jun — 1 Aug 2026 at Narrativa in Lisbon, Portugal
Harry Phelan Gibb, Chalk stream nr Brendon (detail), c.1919-25. Courtesy of Frestonian Gallery
A british modernist rediscovered: the Paris years
19 Jun — 8 Aug 2026 at the Frestonian Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Natalie Karpushenko, Lily (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the Untitled Space
Women of water, women of Earth
25 Jun — 17 Jul 2026 at The Untitled Space in New York, United States
Rufai Zakari, Pool day 1 (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Contemporary Art Matters
The comfort we chase
25 Jun — 30 Jul 2026 at the Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus, United States
From the exhibition Inferno & paradiso. Courtesy of Photo Elysée ©Hannah Reyes Morales
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 © Hannah Darabi
Why don’t you dance?
26 Jun — 1 Nov 2026 at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland
John Little, Untitled (detail), 1959. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
Color says it all
26 Jun — 25 Jul 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
Adam de Boer, Sunday at Echo park lake (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery
Immensity of blue
26 Jun — 1 Aug 2026 at the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York, United States
Margarete Adler, from the series Die tage des wassers (detail), 1990s. Courtesy of Aoa;87 Gallery
104.5°
26 Jun — 6 Aug 2026 at the Aoa;87 Gallery in Berlin, Germany
Robert Doisneau, La derniere valse du 14 Juillet (detail), 1949/later. Courtesy of Catherine Couturier Gallery
Thirty years: the legacy of John Cleary gallery
27 Jun — 5 Sep 2026 at the Catherine Couturier Gallery in Houston, United States
Rekha Rodwittiya, Home is wherever you are (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Sakshi Gallery
Unfolding narratives (...)
30 Jun — 8 Jul 2026 at the Mall Galleries in London, United Kingdom
Lost at sea. Courtesy of Galleria d'arte Triphè
Lost at sea
30 Jun — 15 Jul 2026 at the Galleria d’arte Triphè in Rome, Italy
Yacout Hamdouch, Une haie de volubilis à Carvoeiro (A hedge of morning glories in Carvoeiro) (detail), 2026. Courtesy the artist and October Gallery
Poetic threads. Spotlight: James Barnor
2 Jul — 15 Aug 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Carolina Caycedo, The collapsing of a model (detail), 2019. Courtesy of MASP
Carolina Caycedo: confluences
3 Jul — 4 Oct 2026 at the MASP in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joan Miró, Gaudí XIII, (detail) 1979. Courtesy of Casa Batlló Contemporary. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona © Successió Miró, 2026
Gaudí-Miró-Gomis: deconstructed
8 Jul 2026 — 10 Jan 2027 at the Casa Batlló Contemporary in Barcelona, Spain
Thaier Helal, Essence 4 (detail), 2021. Courtesy of Ayyam Gallery
Tangerine dreams
8 Jul — 18 Sep 2026 at the Ayyam Gallery in London, United Kingdom
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