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Friday, August 7, 2026
Cole Thomas The Course of Empire Destruction 1836
Black-and-white photo of a protest crowd in Algeria
Retro World Theatre Day scene with flying birds and urban ruins
Cole Thomas The Course of Empire Desolation 1836
A vibrant protest crowd filling a Moroccan city street
Economy & Politics
A father at the end of the world
On fear, futurism, and raising a child in an age of fractures, upheavals, and accelerating change
Exterior view of The Swan at Lavenham Hotel & Spa in the medieval village of Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Travel
The medieval heart of Lavenham
A journey through Suffolk, England, where six centuries of architecture continue to shape everyday life
A schoolgirl stands against a rustic red brick wall, holding a book up to cover her face, reflecting student burnout
Economy & Politics
The cost of choosing too early
How academic pressure, endless progression, and burnout shape life after graduation
Two figures facing away beneath arched windows, symbolizing relational drift and the invisible space between partners
Wellness
The invisible contracts of love
How unspoken agreements, attachment patterns, and system drift shape the rise and fall of relationships

On the Street

Minneriya has largest seasonally recurring gathering of elephants © Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne
Science & Technology
Elephants in Sri Lanka
Conflicts and conservation
The Great Wall
Architecture & Design
The Great Wall
Symbol of cultural dignity and protection
Black mannequin in a red dress displayed on the street
Fashion
Americana and subculture in a Parisian fashion window
A semiotic reading of a Parisian window display exploring American pop aesthetics, subcultural nostalgia, and youth rebellion in European retail
Robert Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan
Entertainment
The Bard gets the treatment
Dylan gets Dylan’d
Sustainability in your kitchen by storing foods in reusable silicone bags, an eco-friendly alternative that promotes waste reduction and convenience
Food & Wine
Sustainable sous vide: eco-friendly alternatives
Reducing plastic footprint in precision cooking for a greener future
A british royal guard marching on the crowning day of King Charles III
Culture
The white man cometh
Colonialism knows no bounds yet some of us are moving beyond

Architecture & Design

Fondation Louis Vuitton, a contemporary art museum and cultural centre sponsored by LVMH, Paris, France
A trio of contemporary art temples defining modern Paris
Luxury fashion patronage, visionary architecture and private collections reshape Paris's cultural landscape
Zurich, Switzerland city view featuring Fraumünster Church, Zunfthaus zur Meisen, Münsterbrücke Bridge, and St. Peter Church in the historic Old Town skyline
Chagall’s Fraumünster: where light becomes memory
In Zurich’s quiet church, stained glass transforms biblical stories into an intimate experience of light, loss, and spiritual presence

Art

Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirror Room, The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013)
Come and have a go if you think you’re art enough
From Beuys to Cattelan, this essay explores why the question “Is it art?” says less about the artwork than about our need for certainty
Michael Joo's Concatenations (1991/2026) is a large-scale mixed-media installation measuring 513.1 × 412.8 × 289.6 cm (202 × 162½ × 114 in). Characteristic of Joo's interdisciplinary practice, the work brings together diverse materials and conceptual references to explore connections between nature, culture, history, and systems of knowledge. Courtesy of the artist and Kukje Gallery. Photograph by Genevieve Hanson
Directionless and the art of uncertainty
At Hauser & Wirth Menorca, Rashid Johnson explores disorientation as a creative force in contemporary life

Culture

The Carnation Revolution, also known as the 25th of April, was a military coup carried out by Portuguese officers on 25 April 1974 that overthrew Marcelo Caetano and ended the Estado Novo dictatorship founded by António de Oliveira Salazar, triggering major political and social changes in Portugal and its former colonies, Portugal
The battle for Portugal’s democratic future
How the events of November 25, 1975 shaped the survival of the Portuguese Republic
A haunting face-off between humanity and machine—where identity, emotion, and control hang silently in the balance
What AI will take from us isn’t our jobs, it’s ourselves
In a world driven by algorithms, are we still choosing who we are—or being told who to be?

Economy & Politics

Satirical lithography by Udo J. Keppler published in 1914 by the Library of Congress. The work symbolizes the primacy of financial power as the axis of ordering and global strategic control at the beginning of the 20th century
The Trump corollary redefines sovereignty
The extraction of Maduro transforms geopolitical expectations across Latin America
Overcrowded conditions inside a public hospital in Cairo, reflecting the strain on Egypt’s healthcare system
Riham Assem: a life lost, a system questioned
What her death reveals about administrative failure, healthcare reform, and the limits of digitization in Egypt

Entertainment

A talking teddy bear with a bad attitude brings unexpected humour to an ordinary suburban life
Ted and the art of not taking life seriously
Why a crude talking teddy bear might be the comfort we need in a world that feels too heavy
Neo suspending hundreds of bullets in midair with a raised hand, representing one of The Matrix Reloaded's defining moments as he surpasses the limits of the simulated world
The Matrix revisited
Trying to make sense of a complex digital world

Fashion

Olivier Rousteing is a French fashion designer who served as the creative director of Balmain from 2011 to 2025
Olivier Rousteing and the reinvention of Balmain
How identity, digital vision, and cultural fluency transformed a heritage house into a global fashion force
The Ladies Waldegrave is a group portrait painted by Joshua Reynolds between 1780 and 1781, now housed in the Scottish National Gallery, which acquired the painting in 1952. The work depicts the three daughters of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, and Maria Walpole. From left to right, they are Charlotte, holding a skein of silk; Elizabeth, winding Charlotte’s silk onto a card; and Anna, producing tambour lace
The art of being ornamental
Rococo fashion, hyper-femininity, and the politics of spectacle in 18th-century aristocratic culture

Feature

A son voicing his frustrations while his father responds with composure, showing the power of reflection over reaction
The house on Independence Street
On inheritance, illusion, and the uncomfortable truth about change
The roar of the tides: a powerful ocean wave curls and crashes, its deep blue waters shimmering under the light, reflecting both motion and depth, mirroring the ever-changing currents of thought and emotion
Racing the tide
A collection of poems and verses dedicated to all things blue and jade

Food & Wine

Lobster tail prepared as a premium culinary experience, symbolising the social prestige attached to certain foods
Food trends and the rising cost of common produce
How social media, celebrity culture, and consumer demand reshape the economics of everyday ingredients
Woman holding a tablet and making a surprised face while looking at a table full of vegetables
Eating in the age of social media
From viral diet trends to online wellness communities, how digital platforms are reshaping our relationship with food and health

Science & Technology

A person holding a COVID-19 vaccine syringe, representing the global struggle between prevention and panic
A shot to survive or a shot to live?
Understanding vaccine phobia in a post-COVID world
AI agents gather in a self-created digital ritual, reflecting humanity’s beliefs, fears, and search for meaning in the age of intelligent machines
The church of Molt and AI belief
Exploring AI religion, consciousness, and human reflection

Sport

Soccer player Ghiggia (Uruguay) scores a goal that silences a whole nation. Illustration by Paola Bilancieri
1950 FIFA World Cup: the silence at the Maracanã
Brazil strikes first but Uruguay’s captain rewrites the script
The simple yet vital role of food in athletic preparation highlights how nutrition, even in seemingly small details, can be "game-changing" in high-performance sports
How elite athletes' diets transformed performance
From Olympic records to NBA championships, the revolutionary diet changes that made athletic history

Travel

There are trips we remember fondly, if vaguely. And there are journeys that continue to live within us long after we have returned
The journeys that stay with us
Shifting from mere observation to true immersion can deepen our souls
A lone backpacker stands still overlooking a vast landscape, taking in the distance not as a destination to conquer but as a moment to fully experience and carry forward
The journeys that stay with us
Travel that lingers beyond the moment, shaping how we see, choose, and remember long after we return

Wellness

A lone traveller waiting on a platform, representing the choice to continue the journey despite unresolved chapters
The psychology of closure
Why we crave it and what to do when it never comes
When we are humble, our words will be silent, even if we speak, and they will make sense and have to do with love, the Ancient song of all time
The finding: Moving beyond to find true human connection
Suddenly, we know each other, and our lives intersect
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W. Max Thomason, Do you ever feel everything you have could disappear in an instant (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Pulse Visual Arts
Falling away from prime
7 Aug — 27 Sep 2026 at Pulse Visual Art in Denver, United States
Sharon Booma, The oil of gladness (detail), 2026. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
The unsaid thought
7 Aug — 5 Sep 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
Catherine Opie, Flipper, Tanya, Chloe & Harriet, San Francisco, 1995 © Catherine Opie. Courtesy of the artist, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, London, and Seoul, and Thomas Dane Ga
To be seen
8 Aug — 1 Nov 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Thomas Tomek, Cal's liquors (detail). Courtesy of Jackson Junge Gallery
After dark
11 Aug — 27 Sep 2026 at the Jackson Junge Gallery in Chicago, United States
Marta Leyva, Cultivation of memories (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Hans Alf Gallery
To the beauty of a sensory feast
14 Aug — 12 Sep 2026 at the Hans Alf Gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark
Lara Merrett, Ripple (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Stilling
20 Aug — 12 Sep 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
Michael Mazur, Wakeby evening memory (detail), 1985. Courtesy of the Schoolhouse Gallery
Wakeby island
24 — 11 Aug 2026 at The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, United States
Gregory Hodge, Overgrowth (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Shimmer
27 Aug — 26 Sep 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
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
Benji Reid, Light bike (detail), 2021. Courtesy of October Gallery
Zana Masombuka. Spotlight: Benji Reid
3 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Quentin James McCaffrey, Triptych with flowers and view (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Alison Jacques Gallery
Quentin James McCaffrey's exhibition
3 Sep — 3 Oct 2026 at the Alison Jacques Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Ali Cherri, still from The sentinel (detail), 2026. Courtesy the artist and Almine Rech Gallery
Soul witness
5 Sep 2026 — 4 Jan 2027 at WIELS in Brussels, Belgium
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
Irfan Hendrian, C===Ɔ, 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Residuum
10 Sep — 31 Oct 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Singapore, Singapore
Various artists, Celebrating the icons of art, exhibition view. Courtesy of Voorlinden Museum
Celebrating the icons of art
12 Sep 2026 — 7 Mar 2027 at the Voorlinden Museum in Wassenaar, Netherlands
Life in color and form. Courtesy of Millesgården Museum
Life in color and form
12 Sep 2026 — 29 Mar 2027 at the Millesgården Museum in Lidingö, Sweden
Garry Winogrand, World’s fair (detail), New York City, 1964 (printed 1981). Gelatin silver print, 11× 14 in. (27.9×35.6 cm). Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Gift of James, Class of 1980 and Georganne Garfinkel. © The Estate of Garry Winogrand, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
Storytelling: photographers making meaning (...)
12 Sep 2026 — 12 Jun 2027 at the Wellin Museum of Art in Clinton, United States
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