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Monday, October 26, 2026
Heavy iron chains stretched across the ground evoke the physical restraint of enslaved labor, a system that generated wealth while enforcing total control over Black bodies
A close view of a man weighed down by chains highlights how enslavement stripped individuals of autonomy, reducing human lives to instruments of economic production
A bound hand clenched in resistance, the rope tightening around the wrist as a stark reminder of how slavery reduced human beings to property
Rusted chains pierced by a sharp spike symbolize the violence used to maintain slavery, enforcing a hierarchy that protected elite wealth and suppressed resistance
A clenched fist gripping a chain captures resistance within oppression, pointing to how those exploited by slavery were forced to fight against a system designed to divide and control both race and class
Culture
The architecture of inequality
How slavery built America’s economy, and the enduring alliance between racism and class power
A man assisting an elderly person in a wheelchair in front of a house
Wellness
A mirror of morality
What sudden wealth reveals about the self
The Goddess of the Lake, Late Copper Age (Varna Necropolis), Bulgaria
Culture
Varna and the birth of wealth
How the world’s oldest gold changed the way humans understood identity, power, and memory
A traditional painting studio alongside an AI-generated artwork on a laptop, representing the convergence of human and machine creativity
Entertainment
Is literature, music, or art created by AI "truly creative"?
The rise of generative AI is forcing us to reconsider whether creativity belongs to the creator, the creation or both

On the Street

Thank you for everything
Feature
Thank you mom
Reflections from a first time mom
«My name is Legion», James Tissot (1836-1902)
Science & Technology
The claws of the beasts
We are legion: dissertations on hacktivism and Anonymous
Superfoods in the shape of a heart
Food & Beverage
Superfoods: do they live up to the hype?
Exploring the science behind superfoods: nutritional profiles, health benefits, and myths you need to know
A brown cottage beneath a glowing aurora borealis
Travel
Chasing the Northern lights
A winter journey to Iceland, seen through a child’s wonder and a family’s shared adventure
Spyros Demetriades in his studio, photo by Andreas Christoforou
Art
In conversation with the artist Spyros Demetriades
The Cypriot painter reflects on his practice, his influences, and the urban and cultural landscapes that shape his work
AAP followers waving brooms
Economy & Politics
The rise of the Aam Aadmi Party
A new season for Indian politics?

Architecture & Design

Paved roads replace nature and trap heat
Climate resilience in infrastructure design
How environmental planning prevents future disasters
A living room combining wood, organic textures, soft furnishings and expansive glazing, showing the human-centred character of warm modern architecture
How warm modern architecture is redefining home design
Natural materials, softer textures and a stronger connection to place are making contemporary homes feel more human

Art

Graffiti inside a tunnel in London, England
From the wall to the screen
Graffiti, contemporary art, architecture, and digital image-making in modern visual culture
Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor whose work is known for its monumental scale and rich materiality. After studying under Peter Dreher and Horst Antes in the late 1960s, he developed a distinctive artistic language incorporating materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac, The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, US
Anselm Kiefer and the art of decay
At SFMOMA, materials weather, corrode and transform, challenging conventional ideas of permanence and preservation

Culture

J. M. Coetzee, the South African-born Australian novelist and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature, is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the English language
The uncomfortable genius of J. M. Coetzee
Why his novels continue to illuminate South Africa's deepest contradictions
Color-restored image carried from Mauna ʻAla to ʻIolani Palace during the 122nd and 125th anniversaries of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
The Queen’s pen as archive
Memory, power, and resistance in Liliʻuokalani’s Hawaiʻi’s story

Economy & Politics

A panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara Bay, representing Brazil’s growing role as a regional and global power
Brazil: elections, power and diplomacy
The presidential contest could reshape Brazil’s approach to multilateralism, regional partnerships and its longstanding ambition for a UN Security Council seat
Young officer reviewing operational data on a tablet during a military strategy meeting
The miscalculation of Iran's resilience
Why leadership decapitation did not produce the collapse many expected

Entertainment

Abandoned movie theater standing silent beneath a stormy sky, evoking nostalgia, decay, and the fading echoes of a once-vibrant past
The age of the endless reboot
The cultural and emotional forces driving the revival of familiar stories and beloved franchises
The welcoming entrance of Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico, representing a modern landmark dedicated to celebrating the art of film
Exploring Chapultepec National Film Archive, Mexico City
A unique cinematic experience surrounded by the beauty of nature

Fashion

A designer carefully arranging fabric pieces across a worktable, representing the zero waste philosophy of finding purpose for every part of a textile
Zero-waste fashion: the art of creating without excess 
How designers are transforming limitations into innovation and reshaping the future of luxury, sustainability, and creative expression 
Students in school uniforms seen from behind, looking outside
The hidden weight of school uniforms
Equality, discipline, identity, and the quiet power of what we ask children to wear

Feature

In a dim bunker, a daughter confronts the father she was told was gone
Embarrassment
Some stories don’t move forward: they tear open
A bird and a cat stare intently at each other
A dangerous game in parallel worlds
Blue jays and pygmy bats tempt fate in encounters with watchful cats

Food & Beverage

Close-up of an elderly Italian woman’s hands making fresh pasta by hand
Migration and the making of modern cuisine
Centuries of human movement have transformed ingredients, recipes, and food traditions across cultures
A humanoid futuristic robot cooking in the kitchen, performing everyday human tasks
When AI enters the kitchen
How Europe’s food industry is blending data, flavor, and sustainability to create the recipes of the future

Science & Technology

A quantum communication satellite uses quantum technology to transmit encryption keys securely over vast distances between ground stations
Quantum communication and the future of trust
Building a world where eavesdropping is detectable through the fundamental laws of physics
A clinical skin examination focused on identifying abnormalities, representing the importance of early detection in melanoma care
A vaccine for melanoma
Researchers are using genetic information from individual tumors to create vaccines that direct the immune system toward cancer cell

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

A cyclist explores the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, experiencing adventure among the majestic Himalayan peaks
Nepal’s mountain bike vision
Reimagining tourism through trails, sustainability, and community connection
The landscapes of Six Senses Crans-Montana, situated in the Valais canton of Switzerland, showcase the snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps
Crans-Montana: the art of doing both
The Swiss branch of Six Senses hotels combines luxury and nature, indulgence and activity

Wellness

A businessman walks barefoot along the beach at sunset, carrying his shoes as he embraces a moment of peace, freedom, and reflection by the ocean
The reflective economy and the search for self worth
Moving beyond attention, validation, and performance toward character and inner freedom
A woman practicing mindful breathing with her hands resting on her chest and abdomen, representing the calming influence of conscious breath on the nervous system
The pulse between the heart and the brain  
How the nervous system reshapes emotional responses by learning to distinguish real danger from past fear
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Alex Levac, Gan HaShlosha, Beth Shean valley (detail), 2000. Courtesy of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Alex Levac: black box
27 Oct 2026 — 1 May 2027 at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Tel Aviv, Israel
Ai Weiwei, The last supper in turquoise (detail), 2022. Courtesy of Vito Schnabel Gallery
Ai Weiwei: illumination
28 Oct 2026 — 23 Jan 2027 at Vito Schnabel in New York, United States
Sonia Navarro, Talabartera, 2025. Courtesy of Galeria Nave © Jesús Madriñan
Pão e fio (Bread and thread)
29 Oct — 28 Nov 2026 at the Galeria Nave in Lisbon, Portugal
Stephen Hannock, Northern city renaissance. The river Tyne with the launch of the Eppleton hall (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Berggruen Gallery
Recent nocturnes in the gloaming
29 Oct 2026 — 7 Jan 2027 at the Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco, United States
Lari Pittman, The remedy of analog space and time #1 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Lehmann Maupin
The remedy of analog space and time
29 Oct — 19 Dec 2026 at the Lehmann Maupin in New York, United States
Michaela Yearwood-Dan, I rise with the sun (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery
A woman of will
29 Oct — 12 Dec 2026 at the Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York, United States
Elodie Blanchard, Yellow crevasse (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery
In fragments
30 Oct — 17 Dec 2026 at the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York, United States
Kalman Dery, The painter’s studio (detail), 1883. Courtesy of Leighton House
Magic and mess: the artist's studio revealed
31 Oct 2026 — 21 Mar 2027 at the Leighton House Museum in London, United Kingdom
Joe Rudko, Fake flowers (detail), 2026. Courtesy of PDX Contemporary Art
Photorealism
4 — 28 Nov 2026 at the PDX Contemporary Art in Portland, United States
Restoration of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. © Photo: New Order: Rinofelino/Dreamstime.com
Temporary. Structures of necessity
5 Nov 2026 — 5 Apr 2027 at the Architekturzentrum Wien in Vienna, Austria
Natalie White, Time dilations (detail), 2022. Courtesy of Phillips
Strange magick
5 Nov — 17 Dec 2026 at Phillips in West Hollywood, United States
Arturo Comas, Untitled (hanger), 2026. Courtesy of Galeria Nave © Arturo Comas
Sete feiras
5 Nov — 18 Dec 2026 at the Galeria Nave in Lisbon, Portugal
Marietta Patricia Leis, Reveal 11, 2026. Courtesy of Turner Carroll Gallery
With out, with in
6 Nov — 15 Dec 2026 at Turner Carroll in Santa Fe, United States
Will Klemm, Island sunset (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Wally Workman Gallery
Light works: a solo exhibition by Will Klemm
7 — 29 Nov 2026 at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, United States
Kelli Vance, Guilty on the other side (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Cris Worley Fine Arts
With my eyes closed
7 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Cris Worley Fine Arts in Dallas, United States
Dan Jian, Landscape 1 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Cris Worley Fine Arts
Distance of seeing
7 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Cris Worley Fine Arts in Dallas, United States
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