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Saturday, March 28, 2026

In Project Hail Mary, Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), a science teacher, wakes up on a spaceship light-years from Earth with no memory of his identity or mission

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up alone on a spaceship in Project Hail Mary, light-years from home and stripped of all memory

In Project Hail Mary, science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) awakens aboard a spaceship light-years from home with no memory of who he is or how he got there

In Project Hail Mary, Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) finds himself on a spaceship light-years away, with no recollection of his past or how he arrived

Project Hail Mary tells the story of Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), a science teacher who wakes up on a distant spaceship with no memory of who he is or how he ended up there

Project Hail Mary: where science meets emotion

A gripping journey through space, survival, and the unexpected beauty of human and extraterrestrial connection

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, seen from above with its distinctive city buildings

The best time to visit Barcelona

A guide to enjoying the city without the crowds

A panoramic view of Riyadh’s evolving skyline, where modern architecture, sustainable infrastructure, and tradition converge—reflecting Saudi Arabia’s ongoing transformation under Vision 2030

Economy & Politics

Saudi Vision 2030: transforming a nation beyond oil

How Vision 2030 is reshaping growth, governance, and global ties

A photo of a sculpted head bust artwork labeled with different parts of the brain

Science & Technology

The brain mapping revolution

From fruit flies to human consciousness

On the Street

Lebanese mountains

A Unique Ski Destination and More!

The fine line between heaven and earth

Robert Bateman. Three Women Plucking Mandrakes

Architecture & Design

Robert Bateman. The Lost Pre-Raphaelite

An interview with Nigel Daly, the owner and discoverer of Biddulph Old Hall, in England

Godzilla, a XXth century symbol of the horrors and devastation of war

Godzilla, Gaza, and the echoes of a crumbling world

Reflecting on our own helplessness amidst Palestine’s suffering and loss

A group of prehistoric hunters confronts a gigantic mammoth in a lush, sunlit forest setting

The artistic roots of animal domestication

How early human art and imagination paved the way for taming the wild

An abstract representation of how modern precision and algorithms reshape and potentially amputate the richness of diverse knowledge systems

The evolution and impact of precision

Exploring the historical roots, modern implications, and epistemic consequences of precision in Western philosophy and science

People working together to climb a mountain

Points of support and construction of objectives

Architecture & Design

A high-tech living room where digital interfaces regulate lighting, entertainment, and climate, conveying the future of residential design

The architecture of the smart home ecosystem

Designing homes that respond and adapt to modern life

Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, glowing at sunset as its blue-tiled madrasas shimmer like a doorway into another age

The architectural soul of Uzbekistan

From the Timurid blue domes to the bold lines of modern Tashkent

Art

The Shigir Idol on display at the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum, Russia — Standing over five meters tall in its original form, this ancient sculpture continues to awe with its mysterious carvings

The Shigir idol: humanity’s oldest wooden sculpture

A 12,000-year-old monument revealing our earliest spiritual expressions and the timeless urge to seek meaning beyond the visibl

Simone Ferrero, The Whispering Abyss, 80.2 x 205.3 cm, 2024

Interview with Simone Ferrero

Crossing the visible: the mosaic as an inner threshold

Culture

A crown of thorns and empty church pews illuminated by light streaming through a window

Searching for God in a shared sky

A quiet Lenten meditation on faith, freedom of conscience, and the common values that unite religions

A drawing skillfully rendered by Chiara Favini

Unspoken words: Frederick II’s linguistic experiment

An inquiry into the birth of language: the extreme consequences of silence

Economy & Politics

A classical bust, its human head replaced by a cold surveillance camera, stands in a rain-slicked city. The image serves as a stark metaphor for "civic death" and the replacement of democratic diplomacy with technological control

Decapitation and the end of politics

How targeted elimination has become a normalized instrument of contemporary power and violence

A split natural environment of vitality and decline, symbolising the contested future of the Earth

The future of the world: optimism vs pessimism

Examining how conflict, inequality, and climate reshape our expectations of the future

Entertainment

A person looking closely at a vinyl record

Giulio Tedeschi and the making of Italian independent music

A cultural history of Toast Records and alternative production from the 1970s to the present

Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl © AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Decoding Bad Bunny's Super Bowl concert in 2026

The NFL invited him aware of what he sings, and that he sings it in Spanish

Fashion

Howl and Sophie, a scene from the movie that was then used on a bag design by Loewe © Studio Ghibli, 2004

How Studio Ghibli enchanted the world of style

From luxury collaborations to quiet nostalgia, exploring how Ghibli’s universe shaped the language of contemporary fashion

A portrait of a cheerful young brunette woman seated on the floor, smiling as she declutters and organizes her wardrobe in a bright, minimal space

Feng shui your wardrobe

Declutter your closet, refresh your energy, and create a style that truly reflects who you are

Feature

A woman walking through a dimly lit street at night

Map of your head

Episode 2: on purity, pressure, and surviving a culture that refuses boundaries

Books and books and books, a collection that is not enough

Maybe it is not below you, but at the very least, you are above it

Food & Wine

A woman carefully filters sun-dried crops under the warm Terai sun in Nepal, showcasing the region’s rich agricultural traditions and daily rhythm of rural life

Tharu cuisine: the indigenous taste of Nepal’s terai

The cultural roots, sustainable traditions, and timeless flavors of Nepal’s Tharu community through their ancestral food heritage

A fruit bowl with spirulina powder, a nutrient-rich supplement made from blue-green algae

Spirulina: superfood or overhyped supplement?

Unpacking the science behind the blue-green algae trend

Science & Technology

Digital art illustrating an AI technology background

What comes after generative AI?

From perception and creation to the age of meaning

A section of a friction-stir welded titanium tank examined in an X-ray goniometer to detect residual stresses along welds

Residual stress in modern manufacturing

It can negatively affect manufactured parts’ dimensional stability or enhance durability

Sport

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Madrid in La Liga and for the Brazil national team

Why Vinicius Jr.‘s fight is our war

Racism, denial, and the unbearable burden placed on Black athletes in modern football

Back view of a shirtless man posing to showcase his muscles and physical fitness

HIIT: the athlete’s secret weapon

From sprints to plyometrics, discover how HIIT transforms fitness and performance across sports

Travel

The Philae Temple, an ancient riverside monument in Aswan, Egypt

Aswan at the edge of time

A journey through temples, river life, and Nubian traditions at the crossroads of ancient and modern Egypt

Soho House Barcelona Spain, outdoor terrace

Barcelona’s hidden retreat

The personal world of Soho House

Wellness

A woman in a blue dress and hat gently picks leaves from a tree, enjoying the calm of the moment

Marie's journey of growth and faith

Finding purpose, peace, and gratitude through faith and independence

A woman on a bike reaching out to take the hand of a man riding behind her, both enjoying a moment of connection

On love, change, and choosing each other

Notes for my children and theirs

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Rebel. Storyteller. Visionary. Courtesy of the Bowes Museum

Rebel. Storyteller. Visionary

28 Mar — 6 Sep 2026 at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, United Kingdom

Hakbong Kwon, Layered gazes. Courtesy of Kathmandu Photo Gallery

28 Mar — 23 May 2026 at the Kathmandu Photo Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand

Minako Iwamura, Seed (detail), 2025. Courtesy of JDJ

31 Mar — 25 Apr 2026 at JDJ in New York, United States

Carlos Francisco Jackson, Huelga (detail), 2009, screenprint on paper, Gift of Drs. Harriett and Ricardo Romo, 2019.50.4. Courtesy of H’Art Museum

Radical histories (...)

1 Apr — 6 Sep 2026 at the H’Art Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Claude Monet, Grainstack snow effect (detail), 1891. Courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland

Joan Eardley: the nature of painting

2 Apr — 28 Jun 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Gordon Parks, Untitled (37.127) (detail), 1956. Courtesy of Jackson Fine Art

The south in color

2 Apr — 13 Jun 2026 at the Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta, United States

Ursula Gullow, Broken eggs (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Tracey Morgan Gallery

Forbidden fruit

2 Apr — 9 May 2026 at the Tracey Morgan Gallery in Asheville, United States

Pablo Benzo, Silent blue (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Johansson Projects

3 Apr — 30 May 2026 at the Johansson Projects in Oakland, United States

Christopher Adams, Biomorphic moments. Courtesy of Garvey|Simon

Christopher Adams: biomorphic moments

9 Apr — 8 May 2026 at Garvey | Simon in Manhattan, United States

Frederic Edwin Church, Pichincha (detail), 1867. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

A nation of artists

12 Apr 2026 — 5 Jul 2027 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

Sameh Khalatbari, Veins of sorrow - The rupture no. 2 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Modernism Inc.

Veins of sorrow

12 Apr — 2 May 2026 at the Modernism Inc. in San Francisco, United States

Anonyme, Le marché aux fleurs, quai de la Mégisserie (detail), vers 1680. Courtesy of Musée Carnavalet

Madame de Sévigné. Parisian letters

15 Apr — 23 Aug 2026 at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, France

Anna Kincaide, Its a jungle (detail). Courtesy of JoAnne Artman Gallery

Couture in color

15 Apr — 30 Jun 2026 at the JoAnne Artman Gallery in Laguna Beach, United States

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Eala (detail), 2025. Courtesy of October Gallery

Inheriting the future

16 Apr — 16 May 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Pierre Gaignard, Bestiaire paramétrique (Lézard, random seed 1024), 2025. Courtesy of Galerie Eric Mouchet

Printemps paramétrique

18 Apr — 13 Jun 2026 at the Galerie Eric Mouchet in Paris, France

Alex Webb, Philadelphia, Rock ministries boxing club, 2016. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

Rising up: Rocky and the making of monuments

25 Apr — 2 Aug 2026 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

Francisco de Zurbarán, Christ and the virgin in the house at Nazareth (detail), about 1640. Courtesy of the National Gallery © The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

2 May — 23 Aug 2026 at The National Gallery in London, United Kingdom

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