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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
A cheerful person writes in a notebook while listening through earphones and working on a laptop
A person is actively typing on a laptop, immersed in their task
A writer immersed in the creative process collaborates with generative AI in a quiet home workspace, reflecting the evolving relationship between human thought and machine-assisted authorship
A man is seated at a desk, working intently on his laptop
Focused and deliberate, a person types on their laptop keyboard while working
Science & Technology
Writing with generative AI
Co-creation, craft, and the mediation of meaning
A relaxed viewer chatting on the phone with a sitcom playing in the background, reflecting television’s role as emotional background presence
Entertainment
Why we rewatch the same shows again and again
How “ambient TV” helps people regulate stress, focus, and emotional overwhelm
Rafael Luis Armengol Machí "Pebrot partit" (Catalan for "Split Pepper") (1985) by the Oil on canvas, presented as a diptych (two panels). 162 x 260 cm (approximately 63.8 x 102.4 inches). Contemporary art collection at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Alicante (MACA) in Alicante, Spain
Art
Travels in Hyperreality at MACA
Spanish modern art, intensified perception, and the museum as a site where representation exceeds the real
A man lies down in a relaxed posture, symbolizing emotional healing and quiet self-reflection
Wellness
Healing without romanticizing pain
The quiet work of becoming whole without drama

On the Street

The Malek Mosque (Persian: مسجد ملک کرمان, romanized: Masjid-e Malik; Arabic: مسجد ملك), also called the Imam Mosque (transl. Masjid-i imam), is a mosque is located in Kerman, Iran
Architecture & Design
Iranian Islamic architecture styles
Understanding the categorization of Dr. Mohammad Karim Pirnia
Climate change causes floods in many Asian countries
Economy & Politics
The convergence of disparate events
How they affect our future
You are a baba, the biggest compliment that a Neapolitan can do
Food & Wine
Sweet as a Baba, Harder Than an Octopus
Food and art are central elements of Italian culture
A young woman sitting on her suitcase
Travel
Unleashing the spirit
Solo travel tips and tricks adventurous women
A depiction of the Ashtiname of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Culture
Islam's paradox and the insult
The Ashtiname of Muhammad
Lisbon
Feature
Chronicles of a typical day
In a country, Portugal, in emergency due to the Coronavirus

Architecture & Design

Smiling African American woman holding a model of a portable house
The forgotten architecture of mobility
Reconsidering portable and prefabricated design in contemporary architectural practice
The Eden Project, a visitor attraction located in a reclaimed china clay pit, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw. Its geodesic biomes are inspired by soap bubbles and natural cellular structures, making it a notable example of biomimicry in architecture, Cornwall, England
The alchemy of innovation in design
From biomimicry to artificial intelligence, unconventional methods are redefining creativity and innovation

Art

Visual documentation of EMBERS / BRACI, a collaborative 2026 performance-installation by Nikhil Chopra and Uriel Barthélémi at Galleria Continua. Courtesy of the artists and Galleria Continua. © Francesco Raco
Embers / Braci: between fire and memory
Nikhil Chopra and Uriel Barthélémi explore rhythm, fragility, and endurance
Diana and Callisto (1637-1638) by Rubens
The power of purity
Artists’ fascination with virginity

Culture

Never have billions of nervous systems been so simultaneously exposed to planetary trauma, celebrity intimacy, political threat, ecological grief, and technological acceleration
Global connectivity without communication
The Garden, Caligula, Trump, you and me: end of one cycle and the beginning of another
A man writing among blurred crowds, symbolising passion that survives regardless of public attention
The novelty of being unseen
Would I still think my passion a noble quest if it amounts to nothing?

Economy & Politics

Busy city intersection in the USA highlighting social inequality, as pedestrians move through an urban street while a homeless woman sits unnoticed on the sidewalk
The American poverty trap
How a rigged economy turns work into a life sentence and wealth into hereditary power
A monochrome photo of a man wearing a hoodie with the shadow of a hand on his face
When identity speaks before you do
The subtle ways race, ethnicity, and religion influence how success is perceived

Entertainment

Black Sabbath’s farewell concert, featuring frontman Ozzy Osbourne shortly before he died
Ozzy Osbourne: the final bow
Remembering the Prince of Darkness and the end of an era
Kino International on Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, pictured at night. The cinema opened on November 15, 1963, with the screening of Optimistic Tragedy, which won a special prize at the Cannes Film Festival earlier that year, Germany
Kino culture and the art of watching slowly
What Berlin’s local cinemas reveal about film, community, and cultural value

Fashion

A collective portrait of the hippie movement, where fashion becomes identity—flowing silhouettes, handcrafted details, and psychedelic color express a shared commitment to freedom, community, and resistance to conformity
Hippie fashion and the politics of freedom
Dress, dissent, and the transformation of modern style
During the 50s, leather jackets became one of the earliest symbols of rock culture. They are still relevant nowadays
Rock & threads: how music rewrote the language of fashion
From rebellion to runway — the story of how rock music transformed clothing into a cultural statement

Feature

A young girl grips a chain-link fence in Idlib, Idlib Governorate, Syria
The things the war could not bury
A fictional portrait of loss, survival, and the fragile remains of hope
An overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry
What is happening?
Maybe visions are dancing in front of my eyes

Food & Wine

Astronaut food has come a long way from the old “toothpaste tubes”
Fueling Artemis II: maple syrup in the void
What Jeremy Hansen ate on humanity's farthest journey
Clouds over the vineyard-covered hills of Oltrepò Pavese, Italy
Barbacarlo: a cru, a conflict, a victory
How one vineyard reshaped the meaning of origin in Italian wine

Science & Technology

A society under constant surveillance, where digital systems quietly shape behavior, visibility, and power
The AI fear no one is talking about
Will AI split humanity apart?
Located in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory—formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope—is a major astronomical research facility
Vera C. Rubin Observatory: a new eye on the universe
How the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is transforming our understanding of space, time, and the unseen cosmos

Sport

“A faceless teenage football player standing on the field
The forgotten wonderkids of Football
The bittersweet stories of football’s lost prodigies
Pensive, a young chess player competes against a chess software
Precision without pulse: playing chess against AIs
Chess has always been about one thing, and it is the human mind

Travel

A woman wearing a hat walks toward a rustic wooden cottage surrounded by breathtaking mountain scenery and peaceful nature
The art of going missing
The growing desire to unplug, slow down, and reconnect with real life
Smiling toddler sitting playfully inside an open suitcase
The trials and triumphs of traveling with children
Why public infrastructure falls short for families—and how small acts of kindness can carry us all further

Wellness

Nostalgium, watercolour 16 x 12 cm, Mark Weighton, 2026
The intelligence of the living world
Sagittarius Full Moon
A writer consumed by pressure and self-doubt, highlighting the emotional strain of creating in a noisy world
Distraction, temptation, and writer's block in 2026
A reflection on creativity and mental fatigue during an era defined by conflict, noise, and uncertainty
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Courtney Carr
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Virginie Tolly
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Gohil Dinesh
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Tracey Madeley Jones
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Melisanthi Greco
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Ellen George, Calling. Courtesy of PDX Contemporary Art
Seeds petals stones
3 — 27 Jun 2026 at the PDX Contemporary Art in Portland, United States
Feng Xiao-Min, Composition n° 5, 4 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Opera Gallery
Pieter Obels and Feng Xiao-Min's exhibition
4 Jun — 5 Jul 2026 at the Opera Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Diana Greenberg, Botanical in blue (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Wally Workman Gallery
Expanding line
4 — 28 Jun 2026 at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, United States
Sean Cham, 301 Chinese boy on duty (detail). Courtesy of Foam
Foam Talent 2026
5 Jun — 28 Aug 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gianfranco Gentile, Si salveranno solo le meduse (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Fabbrica del Vapore
The measure of one
5 Jun — 13 Sep 2026 at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan, Italy
Simon Mark, Paris couple (detail). Courtesy of Kathmandu Photo Gallery
Human materials
6 Jun — 25 Jul 2026 at the Kathmandu Photo Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand
Brigitte Lustenberger, Prologue of an elegy, 2019. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch
A gaze of one’s own
13 Jun — 30 Aug 2026 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland
Keith Macgregor, Nathan rd at night (detail), Hong Kong 1999. Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery
City of lights
18 Jun — 30 Sep 2026 at the Blue Lotus Gallery in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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
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
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
Keerthana Kunnath, Not what you saw. Courtesy of Foam
Not what you saw
18 Sep — 27 Nov 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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
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
Betye Saar, West side story: sharks girls (detail), 1969. Courtesy of Roberts Projects
Let’s get it on: the wearable art of Betye Saar
30 May — 22 Aug 2026 at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles, United States
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