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Sunday, November 8, 2026
Friends gathered around the table, enjoying food, drinks, and conversation
A joyful woman toasting with friends over dinner in a cozy, candlelit restaurant
A bustling restaurant filled with diners enjoying their meals in a warm, cozy atmosphere
A group of friends sharing a meal and drinks in a warm, inviting restaurant
A woman celebrating with friends, raising a glass of wine in a warm, candlelit setting
Architecture & Design
The emotional architecture of restaurants
How atmosphere, design, and sensory experiences shape the way we remember places and meals
Seafood Boil via Wikimedia Commons, cropped from original, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Food & Beverage
The Lowcountry’s recipe for modern Southern food
How Charleston’s chefs are giving traditional Southern ingredients new life without losing their connection to place
A woman wearing a leopard-print headscarf and oversized sunglasses, representing the reinterpretation of vintage fashion through a modern lens
Fashion
The ghost in the wardrobe: nostalgia, tech and history
The revival of historical fashion explores our longing for permanence, craftsmanship, heritage, and meaningful self-expression
Entrance to The Vault bar and lounge in Ned's Club Downstairs in The Ned hotel, London, England, where you can enjoy a drink in the original Midland Bank strongroom
Travel
The Ned: discovering another side of London
A hotel where banking and architectural history meet modern luxury and hospitality

On the Street

Mima standing before a poster of her former self in Perfect Blue (1997), symbolizing the psychological conflict between fame and authenticity
Entertainment
The singular cinema of Satoshi Kon
How Satoshi Kon turned animation into a powerful language of psychological and emotional storytelling
Literally versus Figuratively
Culture
Literally ok
A defense
Guayaquil, October 23, 2017 (Andes).-Conmebol and representatives of MediaPro made the official presentation of the VAR (Video Arbitration Assistance), the system will be used during the match between Barcelona and Gremio in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-final, photo:Andes/César Muñoz
Sport
Controversies, corruption, and the VAR debate
Spanish football at a crossroads
The Synthetic World of Polymers
Science & Technology
On the Importance of Being a Polymer
Part One. The Synthetic World
The Tax March (also known as the Tax Day March and Trump's Tax Day) was a series of demonstrations held in more than 150 locations throughout the United States on April 15, 2017. The intent was to pressure U.S. President Donald Trump to release his tax returns
Economy & Politics
A hope for America in 2026
Tax justice, social cohesion, environmental responsibility, and the moral case for a fairer society
A person who is dealing with grief sitting by some water
Wellness
Navigating the waves of grief
A complex and deeply personal journey

Architecture & Design

Beijing Daxing International Airport, designed with parametric architecture inspired by the work of Zaha Hadid, is one of the two international airports serving Beijing, the capital of China
The mathematics behind design
How geometry, grids, semiotics, and information theory shape visual communication
Paved roads replace nature and trap heat
Climate resilience in infrastructure design
How environmental planning prevents future disasters

Art

Zwinger Wallpavillon: The Zwinger is a block of buildings in the Baroque style with garden. The building is next to the Frauenkirche the most famous monument of Dresden
An art lover's journey through Germany
From Dürer to Bauhaus, one traveler’s journey through the masterpieces, movements, and magic of German art
Mercenaries IV (1980), Leon Golub exposes military violence through monumental figurative painting, © Image courtesy of the artist's estate/collection
The gift that keeps on taking in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence promises efficiency, but at what cost to human creativity, culture, and our shared humanity?

Culture

From stillness, the world unfolds, seen not to be understood, but to be belonged to
A view from the Verandah
A meditation on identity, connection, and the future of humanity
"Kharkiv Vegetable Garden at Full Moon", watercolour, 16 x 12 centimetres, Mark Weighton, 2026
Human creativity amid the questionable notion of meaning
Existentialism, absurdism, and nihilism as contexts for subjective thought and experience

Economy & Politics

A solitary figure carries a torch toward the setting sun, passing a wall marked by Václav Havel’s gaze — a symbol of the enduring struggle for liberty against oppression
Ayn Rand, Václav Havel, and the fight for individuality
Liberty and the human spirit
A white laboratory mouse sits beneath two syringes in a conceptual image of animal testing
The price animals pay for human comfort
Animal suffering in laboratories, intensive farming, and the meat trade

Entertainment

Handholding in one of the final shots of Adriana Ribeiro's 2026 short film "Just a Second", suggesting connection after the characters' struggles of really listening to each other
I and AI in "Just a Second" (2026)
Filmmaking and the use of artificial intelligence in Adriana Ribeiro's short film
Neytiri poised with her weapon amid Pandora’s lush wilderness in Avatar: The Way of Water, showing Cameron’s ability to make every corner of his digital world feel tangible
How James Cameron makes cinema feel real
Cameron’s films show a lifelong fascination with building environments so convincing that leaving them can feel like waking from a dream

Fashion

Off-White™ presented its Spring/Summer 2026 “Pop Romance” collection, creatively directed by Ib Kamara, at New Design High School in New York City, USA
A new language for Off-White
Ib Kamara blends romantic expression with the precision of Parisian tailoring
A woman wearing a beaded crocheted headpiece
Goddess activation: fashion as living ritual
Where adornment, memory, and myth converge on the body

Feature

A couple sharing a tender moment together while preparing food in a bright kitchen, representing love growing through shared experiences and everyday moments
Two worlds, one kitchen
A love story seasoned by culture, chaos, and courage
Moonlight learning the language of water
To be cared for: a collection of poems
A collection that explores different styles of writing and themes, such as the kindness of strangers, handling chronic pain flare-ups, and confusing awakenings

Food & Beverage

An Asian senior farmer wearing a straw hat is smiling while holding a basket filled with freshly picked homegrown eggplants, soursop, bananas, and tomatoes, ready to be enjoyed
The eating secrets of Blue Zone longevity
Five science-backed food habits that help explain why the world's longest-lived communities enjoy healthier, longer lives
A happy family prepares a meal together in a bright kitchen, sharing the joy of home cooking
The quiet luxury of home cooking
Simplicity, craftsmanship and familiar flavours redefine culinary excellence

Science & Technology

A father and his daughter brush their teeth together in the bathroom at hom
How oral health shapes a longer life
The gum line is one of the busiest borders in human biology, and medicine is only now catching up
A quiet moment of digital immersion, where personalized feeds shape perception, subtly influencing how reality is seen and understood
The invisible architecture of perception
How algorithmic systems reshape reality, influence belief, and quietly redefine human autonomy

Sport

Uzbekistan’s national football team poses with the country’s president after the match against Qatar on June 10, 2025
Uzbekistan’s long road to the World Cup
Decades of loss and near misses give way to a nation’s first World Cup qualification
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

Travel

Meaningful transformation occurs only when we actively engage with new environments as opportunities to question our assumptions and consciously re-create ourselves
Travel won’t change you (necessarily)
While travel temporarily disrupts daily routines and exposes us to new perspectives
Atabeyra cruising along the island’s tranquil shoreline, highlighting the history and exploration found around Provo, taken by Jane Simon Ammeson
The other side of Turks & Caicos
While celebrities come and go, the real pleasures of Turks & Caicos are found in its conch shacks, quiet beaches, and surrounding islands

Wellness

Two Buddhist monks walking through the ancient Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom, Cambodia
The pearl that lost its meaning
A chance encounter that reveals how trust disappears when generosity becomes transactional
A woman sitting alone at the edge of a lively gathering, representing the hidden loneliness that can exist even when meaningful company is close by
Why do you feel alone in a crowded room
Why feeling disconnected can have less to do with being alone and more to do with whether you feel truly seen
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Emanuela Borgatta Dunnett
Emanuela Borgatta Dunnett
Jason Reed
Jason Reed
Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne
Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne
Susanna Chabara
Susanna Chabara
Jane Ammeson
Jane Ammeson
Joy Iweha
Joy Iweha
Mark Weighton
Mark Weighton
Tasfiah Tahsin
Tasfiah Tahsin
Maria Ismail
Maria Ismail
Raquel Caetano
Raquel Caetano

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The world comes to Web Summit
9 — 12 Nov 2026 at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal
Heimir Björgúlfsson, The troop (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Contemporary Art Matters
The way of things
10 Nov — 17 Dec 2026 at the Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus, United States
Nuvola Camera, Rodeo (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Francesca Minini
Radioso futuro
11 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Francesca Minini in Milan, Italy
Wadeei Khaled, A song in the womb of time (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Artbooth Gallery
Nearness
12 Nov — 31 Dec 2026 at the Artbooth Gallery in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ron Kingswood, He knows (detail), 2026. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
In a silent way
13 Nov 2026 — 9 Jan 2027 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
Jean Gumpper, Redbud (detail). Courtesy of William Havu Gallery
Woodblock: an homage
13 Nov 2026 — 9 Jan 2027 at the William Havu Gallery in Denver, United States
Tony Ortega, Viernes santo, Tierra sagrada (detail). Courtesy of William Havu Gallery
Lugares de encuentro (Where memory gathers)
13 Nov 2026 — 9 Jan 2027 at the William Havu Gallery in Denver, United States
Haniko Zahra, Infinity (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist
Regard
13 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at Mek Contemporary in Glendale, United States
Tancredi di Carcaci, A body of water. Courtesy of Palo Gallery
Corpus
13 Nov 2026 — 9 Jan 2027 at the Palo Gallery in New York, United States
Benjamin Sebastian, Phoenix (video still, detail), 2024. Courtesy of the artist
Cartographies of otherness
14 Nov — 13 Dec 2026 at the Meno parkas in Kaunas, Lithuania
André Kertész, The dancing faun (My brother as a “Scherzo”) (detail), Dunaharaszti, Hungary, June 1919. Courtesy of Jakopič Gallery
New perspectives, distinct paths
18 Nov 2026 — 14 Mar 2027 at the Jakopič Gallery in Ljubljana, Slovenia
World Art Dubai, 2025 edition view. Courtesy of World Art Dubai
World Art Dubai 2026 heads to Expo City Dubai
19 — 22 Nov 2026 at the World Art Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Leonora Carrington, Eye witness (detail), 1987. Courtesy of Lehmann Maupin
Leonora Carrington and Cecilia Vicuña's exhibition
19 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Lehmann Maupin in New York, United States
Sky Glabush, The tipped cup of the moon (detail), 2026
If the wild bird could speak
20 Nov 2026 — 9 Jan 2027 at the Alison Jacques Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Li Binyuan, Build (detail), 2018. Courtesy of Galerie Judin
Weightlessness
20 Nov 2026 — 23 Jan 2027 at the Galerie Judin in Berlin, Germany
Jack Roth, Thesis IV (detail), 1981. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
Jack Roth: the vital diversity of black
20 Nov 2026 — 2 Jan 2027 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
Nicole Irene Anderson, Lace Lichen and the onlooker (detail). Courtesy of Johansson Projects
Land figures
21 Nov 2026 — 9 Jan 2027 at the Johansson Projects in Oakland, United States
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