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Saturday, July 4, 2026

A determined young player racing into open space, symbolising the belief that every training session brings progress

A player confidently resting a foot on a football, representing the first step toward a lifelong World Cup dream

A young footballer silhouetted against the evening sky with a ball at their feet, representing dreams that reach far beyond the horizon

Two young footballers battling for possession, symbolising the competitive spirit that drives continual improvement

A footballer pausing with complete control over the ball, symbolising the confidence needed to pursue greatness

A 12-year-old's road to the World Cup

Your roadmap from wherever you are right now to the Saudi Arabia 2034 Football World Cup

Horse-drawn carriage passing by blooming gardens, portraying Mackinac Island’s transportation tradition preserved for more than a century

Mackinac Island: a living Victorian retreat

Explore the history, natural beauty, and timeless elegance of one of America’s most unique island destinations

A bored young man in a suit sits in a waiting room for a job interview, looking upset

Economy & Politics

A generation ready, but not hired

The growing disconnect between education and opportunity in today’s job market

Sustainability Award for my final exhibition, photo by Denisa Ilie, featuring indigo-dyed, upcycled textile collections alongside Jade Guiraud’s guidebook Footprints in the Fells and Louise Keddy’s steel structures

The contemporary art market as oligopoly

Concentration, gatekeeping, and institutional power leave most artists subsidizing a system that rewards only a select few

On the Street

Grandi Mattholl main hall overlooking the Harbour

Street Food Reykjavik

New gastronomical adventures in Iceland

Jan Blomqvist in studio

The DJ talks music and mountains

Jan Blomqvist interview

A fingertip activates a smart home hub — symbolizing the connectivity and control of IoT innovation

Architecture & Design

Buildings for occupancy and environmental conditions

Internet of Things (IoT) architecture is revolutionizing building design, enabling structures to adapt to their surroundings in real time

Many of us have been doing all we can to find “what’s it all about…” especially with respect to human relationships

Peeking behind the curtain

Looking at human relationships, Alfie!

The Gospel Book and together in prayer

Love, Faith and Peace

Cardinal Josip Bozanic’s visit to the Parish of the Holy Trinity in Sveta Nedelja

A decaying street shadows the preserved façade of Edgar Allan Poe’s former home, where memory, myth, and neglect blur into one uneasy landscape

The house that madness built

Wandering through poe’s legacy in a landscape of ruin and hallucination

Architecture & Design

A parametric architectural space where complex geometry shapes both form and experience

Parametric design and the question of function

Rethinking the balance between algorithmic aesthetics and human-centered performance in contemporary design

A contemporary airport terminal where architecture, daylight, and greenery come together to create a calm, intuitive, and human-centered travel environment

Designing the airport for the human journey

How user-centered architecture is reshaping travel experiences

Art

Kim Nam-joon, known professionally as RM, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is the leader of South Korean boy band BTS, under Big Hit Music

Kim Nam-joon and the art of attention

A transnational curatorial vision bridging Korean and Western art through contemplation, theory, and cultural dialogue

Jean-Marie Appriou (born 1986 in Brest, France) is a French sculptor whose work combines mythology, symbolism, and material transformation. He lives and works in Paris, portrayed by Claire Dorn

Jean-Marie Appriou and the art of passage

From Dante and ancient Egypt to fire and bronze, the artist reflects on sculpture as a threshold between worlds

Culture

A quiet moment of reflection where mathematics and philosophy converge—logic, doubt, and reasoning unfolding in a solitary search for understanding

Two sides of the same coin

How mathematics and philosophy meet in logic, doubt, and understanding

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is a sacred space for truth-telling and reflection about racial terror in America and its legacy

Untold and untaught history: declaration of truth

A necessary apology and reparation for years of injustice based upon the legacy of enslavement

Economy & Politics

Counting change at the checkout, Crookes

The Crookes mum: parenting and the politics of public space

A Sheffield neighborhood’s “authentic” charm and its quietly powerful middle-class culture

A classroom in the public primary school of Ianjanina, rural Madagascar, where children from extremely poor households are supported by a cash transfer programme that promotes school attendance

When opportunity replaces violence

The world needs free education and online jobs, not wars

Entertainment

Audience engagement trends displayed alongside a streaming content library, highlighting how analytics shape what gets produced and promoted

How data is secretly directing your favourite shows

Why completion rates, viewer trends, and predictive models are changing the entertainment industry

Asmaa Galal is an Egyptian actress who began her career in television in 2017 before steadily making her way into Egyptian cinema

Asmaa Galal and the art of quiet ascent

As En Ghab El Qott leads the box office, her rise reflects discipline, restraint, and performance over spectacle

Fashion

An Allegory of the Tudor Succession: The Family of Henry VIII

Power, spectacle, and the Tudor silhouette

How the theatrical fashion of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I continues to shape modern ideas of authority, excess, and visual dominance

A K-pop-inspired group styled in layered monochrome looks, representing the theatrical fashion narratives central to idol culture

When style meets sound: the fashion power of K-pop

How Korean pop music became one of the most influential forces in global fashion

Feature

A father and son sit across from each other in silence, their tension shaped by control, performance, and the unseen weight of being watched

Puppets without strings

In a world without scripts, the truth becomes the most dangerous act

Hands joined around a fresh coconut under sunlit palms, symbolising loyalty that survived time and separation

A story of how a Vietnamese refugee and a Filipino coconut seller find connection and hope in the unlikeliest of places

Food & Wine

Bariva wrapped in banana leaves, a cherished symbol of identity and heritage in Papua New Guinea's Rigo district, embodying centuries of tradition and community pride

Bariva: traditional dish of Papua New Guinea's Rigo district

Explore the heritage and preparation of Bariva, a symbol of unity and culinary artistry

Tongba is a millet-based alcoholic beverage found in the eastern mountainous region of Nepal

Tongba is not a drink

On warmth, patience, and the quiet ritual of fermented millet in the Himalayan cold

Science & Technology

White-breasted Waterhens preparing to fight (c) Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Morning voices at Diyasaru

An immersive journey through the layered calls and hidden lives of a tropical wetland

When technology disappears into the background, what remains visible is judgment—and who still holds it

When technology turns invisible

Epistemic integrity, AI, and the struggle to preserve judgment in a frictionless world

Sport

Origen won the League of Legends event at IEM 2015 San Jose, part of Intel Extreme Masters Season X, held on November 21–22, 2015, in San Jose, California, United States

The psychology behind esports performance

How mental training shapes focus, resilience, and success

Diego Maradona carried the hopes of entire nations on his shoulders while introducing an unquantifiable magic to the football pitch

Is Maradona Football’s G.O.A.T.?

The life, legend, and unmatched magic of Diego Maradona, the boy from the shantytowns who reshaped the game

Travel

The scenic canal views of Ljubljana, Slovenia, reflecting the city’s elegance and timeless charm

5 underrated cities worth exploring in 2026

Walking through cities where culture flourishes naturally through food, music, architecture, and the pace of everyday life

The Majorelle Garden is a one-hectare (two-acre) botanical and artist-designed landscape garden in Marrakesh, Morocco

Lost, found, and almost broken in Morocco

A journey through Marrakech’s medina, where hospitality and hostility share the same streets

Wellness

Cloudburst, watercolour, 16 x 12 cm, Mark Weighton, 2026

The art of remaining human

Capricorn Full Moon

A woman in a blue long-sleeve shirt cooking in the kitchen with her mother

The misunderstood love of “helicopter” parents

Rethinking visible care in a culture that equates adulthood with distance

Explore the Calendar

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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

Jamal Bassiouni, The encounter of silence (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Artbooth Gallery

9 Jul — 31 Aug 2026 at the Artbooth Gallery in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Ailsa Wong, The tides of night (detail). Courtesy of Sin Sin Fine Art

10 Jul — 12 Sep 2026 at the Sin Sin Fine Art in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Stuart Elliott, Mauve dump D (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Art Collective WA

11 Jul — 8 Aug 2026 at the Art Collective WA in Perth, Australia

Rachel Coad, Super eighteen (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Art Collective WA

Rachel Coad. Time

11 Jul — 8 Aug 2026 at the Art Collective WA in Perth, Australia

Printer: Brüder Kohn, designer: Martha Alber, New year greeting (detail), c. 1910–11. Courtesy of the Jewish Museum

Modernity and opulence: women of the Wiener Werkstätte

17 Jul — 15 Nov 2026 at The Jewish Museum in New York, United States

Farah Billah, The table, with friends (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Louisiana contemporary

1 Aug 2026 — 14 Feb 2027 at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, United States

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

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

Keerthana Kunnath, Not what you saw. Courtesy of Foam

Not what you saw

18 Sep — 27 Nov 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Relic of the so-called staff of Moses, mediterranean region. Courtesy of the Jewish Museum

Sacred splendor

18 Sep 2026 — 7 Feb 2027 at The Jewish Museum in New York, United States

Franz Gertsch, Patti Smith I (detail), 1978. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch

Franz Gertsch. Blow-up (Part II)

19 Sep 2026 — 28 Feb 2027 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland

Swab’s 2025 edition, exhibition view. Courtesy of Swab

Swab’s 19th edition

8 — 11 Oct 2026 at Swab in Barcelona, Spain

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

Aesthetics of Change. Courtesy of MAK

Aesthetics of Change

15 Dec 2107 — 15 Apr 2018 at the MAK in Vienna, Austria

Nathan Oliveira, Head (detail). Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

Bay area existentialist

3 Jul — 1 Aug 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

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