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Tuesday, November 3, 2026
A man standing on a platform as a train blurs behind him, symbolizing the movement, momentum, and timeless ritual of railway travel
A woman sitting peacefully beside a train window, reflecting the restorative rhythm and unhurried experience of modern rail travel
A modern train passing through frost-covered trees and snow, representing the appeal of slow, comfortable, and immersive rail travel
A man pausing beside the tracks while a train speeds past, reflecting the contrast between the speed of modern life and the slower rhythm of rail travel
A traveller taking in the passing landscape from her seat, symbolizing the contemplative moments that make a train journey more than transportation
Travel
The midnight express: the return of the night train
Sleeper trains are bringing comfort, sustainability, and the pleasure of slow travel back to journeys across Europe
Mercenaries IV (1980), Leon Golub exposes military violence through monumental figurative painting, © Image courtesy of the artist's estate/collection
Art
The gift that keeps on taking in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence promises efficiency, but at what cost to human creativity, culture, and our shared humanity?
A woman wearing a beaded crocheted headpiece
Fashion
Goddess activation: fashion as living ritual
Where adornment, memory, and myth converge on the body
Spain built the Ceuta border fence along its frontier with Morocco to deter smuggling and irregular migration into the Spanish city on the North African coast
Economy & Politics
Europe’s divisions meet at Ceuta
Migration exposes tensions over shared borders and national priorities

On the Street

The universe is made of energy and matter
Culture
Humanity as seen from the universal essence
Continuous transformation of energy into matter and matter into energy
I never imagined a time in which you, with your vast lands and boundless novelties, would become eerily reclusive
Feature
Dear World
A letter of condolences
A small thank-you present exchanged between two people, symbolizing appreciation made visible and heartfelt
Wellness
Why being thankful is your brain’s favourite workout
A look at how thankfulness reshapes your brain, lowers stress, and builds lasting happiness
What are you telling me?
Science & Technology
Why are humans the only species that can talk?
Six experiments carried out to understand language acquisition
A woman prepares sustainable protein and fresh vegetables in kitchen
Food & Beverage
Sustainable protein sources: guide to alternatives
Learn about plant-based, insect, and algae proteins shaping the future of food sustainability
Publicity photo of the cast of 1960's ''The Magnificent Seven''
Entertainment
Red western cinema: making consumers of Soviets
Reviewing the a counter-cultural phenomenon

Architecture & Design

Beijing Daxing International Airport, designed with parametric architecture inspired by the work of Zaha Hadid, is one of the two international airports serving Beijing, the capital of China
The mathematics behind design
How geometry, grids, semiotics, and information theory shape visual communication
Paved roads replace nature and trap heat
Climate resilience in infrastructure design
How environmental planning prevents future disasters

Art

Orchid Paintings and Writings by Chusa Kim Jeong-hui, dating from the 19th century, from RM’s collection
Curator Kko-Kka Lee on Kim Whanki’s timeless modernism
From traditional motifs to abstraction in RMxSFMoMA
A man stands in a gallery, admiring a large abstract painting and engaging with its artistic expression
The impossible definition of art
Two thousand years of ideas about what makes something a work of art

Culture

From stillness, the world unfolds, seen not to be understood, but to be belonged to
A view from the Verandah
A meditation on identity, connection, and the future of humanity
"Kharkiv Vegetable Garden at Full Moon", watercolour, 16 x 12 centimetres, Mark Weighton, 2026
Human creativity amid the questionable notion of meaning
Existentialism, absurdism, and nihilism as contexts for subjective thought and experience

Economy & Politics

Businessman using a digital tablet outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium
Brussels and the burden of regulation
Why Europe risks falling behind the United States
France faces nationwide student-led protests, a major cyberattack targeting supermarket chains, and mounting political and fiscal pressure ahead of elections
France’s protests expose Europe’s economic bind
Rising living costs collide with heavy debt and persistent energy dependence

Entertainment

Hany Abdel Aziz Shaker was a renowned Egyptian singer, actor, and composer. He made his public debut singing with Abdel Halim Hafez’s choral group in "Sora" before going on to play the young Sayed Darwish in the film Sayed Darwish, an early role that helped launch his career
Hany Shaker and the end of an era
Remembering the voice that shaped generations of Arabic music lovers
Mulberry Street bustling with life in New York City's Little Italy, where immigrant families, market vendors, and local businesses shaped one of the most vibrant Italian-American communities in the United States
The Godfather and the illusion of the American dream
How Coppola’s masterpiece exposes power, justice, and the limits of social mobility in America

Fashion

A stunning AI-designed evening gown makes a bold statement at the Met Gala
AI is transforming fashion not replacing creativity
Why fashion's future belongs to designers who embrace AI and human creativity
1960s Mod fashion, short for "modernist," was a youth-driven style revolution that emerged from Swinging London. Rejecting the conservative and austere fashions of the 1950s, it embraced bold colour blocking, geometric patterns, sleek shift dresses, miniskirts, and iconic go-go boots, creating a fresh and distinctly modern aesthetic
The Mod revolution and the space age dream
How youth culture, technology, and futurism transformed fashion in the 1960s

Feature

Moonlight learning the language of water
To be cared for: a collection of poems
A collection that explores different styles of writing and themes, such as the kindness of strangers, handling chronic pain flare-ups, and confusing awakenings
A woman in a black dress holds a red rose, symbolizing grief, loss, and remembrance
When silence becomes forever
A heartbreaking exploration of mourning, denial, and the desperate need to hold on to love after death

Food & Beverage

A happy family prepares a meal together in a bright kitchen, sharing the joy of home cooking
The quiet luxury of home cooking
Simplicity, craftsmanship and familiar flavours redefine culinary excellence
A man holds a whole red chili pepper in his mouth while reacting to the intense heat against a bold blue background, capturing the fiery sensation of an extra-hot cayenne pepper
The neuroscience of spice
From TRPV1 receptors to endorphin rushes and the psychology of fiery food

Science & Technology

Female Scarlet Basker © Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne
Morning at Diyasaru Park in Colombo
Birds, reptiles, insects, and rare mammals share a remarkable wetland sanctuary beside Sri Lanka's capital
A visual representation of an earworm, where music lingers in the mind long after the sound has stopped, creating a vivid loop of memory and imagination
The science behind earworms
Why certain melodies become trapped in our minds and refuse to fade away

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

Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, located in the Persian Gulf. It serves as the country’s political, economic, and cultural center
Modernity meets tradition in the kingdom of Bahrain
The legendary home of the Garden of Eden
A visitor savouring tea amid traditional Moroccan décor overlooking the coast, reflecting how cultural experiences contribute to a country’s tourism identity
Tourism as diplomacy
How travellers, local communities, and governments collectively shape the way countries are perceived around the world

Wellness

A man tending to his skin outdoors, symbolizing how effective skincare is about respecting the skin barrier rather than simply adding more products
Why your best skincare ingredients often stop at the door
Why understanding the skin barrier can change how you choose, layer, and use skincare products
Happy elderly man surfing on a longboard, embracing an active lifestyle and proving that age is no barrier to adventure
What my two dads taught me about aging well
Two ordinary men showed that strength, mobility, and independence are built through everyday habits, not extraordinary fitness routines
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Francine S. R. Mestrum
Francine S. R. Mestrum
Despina Nicola
Despina Nicola
Maryem Laghdaf
Maryem Laghdaf
Scott Segura
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Michelle Frank
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Ivana Radovic
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John Kindness, Poseidon in lower Manhattan (detail). Courtesy of Molesworth Gallery
Mythologies
3 — 28 Nov 2026 at the Molesworth Gallery in Dublin, Ireland
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
Anne Griffiths, Dripping with enthusiasm (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
The bliss of rain
5 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery in Berlin, Germany
George Negroponte, La tempesta (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Anita Rogers Gallery
Everything I know
5 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Anita Rogers Gallery in New York, United States
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
John Doherty, The delivery (detail), 2025-26. Courtesy of Taylor Galleries
John Doherty. Time passes
6 Nov — 5 Dec 2026 at the Taylor Galleries in Dublin, Ireland
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
Chuck Sperry, Titania (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Harman Projects
Archetypes
7 — 28 Nov 2026 at the Harman Projects in New York, United States
Thomas Schmidt, Tapered stack vase, 2025. Courtesy of Pentimenti
A field of small wonders
7 Nov 2026 — 9 Jan 2027 at Pentimenti in Philadelphia, United States
The meeting point where ideas, startups and opportunities converge
The world comes to Web Summit
9 — 12 Nov 2026 at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal
Heimir Björgúlfsson, The troop (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Contemporary Art Matters
The way of things
10 Nov — 17 Dec 2026 at the Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus, United States
Nuvola Camera, Rodeo (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Francesca Minini
Radioso futuro
11 Nov — 19 Dec 2026 at the Francesca Minini in Milan, Italy
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