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Thursday, August 13, 2026
A skyline of Seoul, South Korea, with a skyscraper under construction, representing the nation's commitment to building long-term economic strength
Engineers reviewing architectural blueprints and technical drawings, representing the careful planning that underpins long-term national development
Seoul's expansive skyline stretching beyond the Han River, reflecting a nation that invested in capability before prosperity
A growing skyline in Seoul, South Korea, symbolising the nation's long-term vision for sustainable economic growth
Hands examining construction plans across a drafting table, reflecting the importance of strategic preparation before large-scale growth
Economy & Politics
The South Korea playbook
How to run a country like a long-term business
Victory Day celebrations in Simferopol, occupied Crimea, 2019, where pro-Russian displays and military symbolism reinforced Moscow’s control over the annexed peninsula
Economy & Politics
Crimea 2014: propaganda, power, and hybrid warfare
Analyzing the fusion of digital influence operations and limited military intervention in Russia’s seizure of Crimea
Coastal part of Amadiba territory @ Ashish Kothari
Economy & Politics
Amadiba's youth defending the future
How a new generation is protecting ancestral lands while building sustainable livelihoods in South Africa
A robotics demonstration at a crowded technology exhibition, where a quadruped robot and surrounding displays highlight the fine line between innovation, presentation, and perception in modern AI showcases
Science & Technology
A robot dog, a foam drone, and a crisis of trust
What began as a showcase at India’s AI summit turned into a broader reckoning over authenticity, perception, and the politics of higher education

On the Street

Pascagoula beach and pier, Mississippi, USA
Culture
Pascagoula legends
Remembering Jimmy Buffett and Calvin Parker
The enhanced concept of sound of the avant-garde
Entertainment
The elusive avant-garde
An enhanced concept of sound
Learn from the nature
Wellness
Never Too Late: 7 Life Lessons
What you wish you knew sooner
Standing on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River in Hamburg’s HafenCity, northern Germany, the Elbphilharmonie (Elphi) symbolizes the city’s maritime spirit, with a design inspired by waves and sails, resting gracefully atop a century-old brick warehouse close to the Speicherstadt
Architecture & Design
Elbphilharmonie: Hamburg’s icon of modern architecture
Where Hamburg’s maritime past meets its modern architectural future
Canterbury Cathedral, the home of the worldwide Anglican church in the UK
Travel
My own Canterbury tale
A cathedral city
"Magnificent Obsessions", Barbican Centre, London
Art
The artist as collector
"Magnificent Obsessions" at London’s Barbican Centre

Architecture & Design

Cairo's historic mosques rising above the city skyline in Cairo, Egypt, representing architecture as a lasting expression of institutional identity and cultural heritage
Design as governance: the power of visual identity
How thoughtful design strengthens credibility, improves accessibility, and builds lasting public confidence
The Thermal Baths, located in Vals, Switzerland, is a hotel and spa complex developed over the Graubünden canton’s only thermal springs, completed in 1996 and designed by Peter Zumthor
Therme Vals: designing for mental recovery
Spatial strategies against chronic fatigue

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

Because we are the universe's tool for integration, we have a cosmic duty to move beyond selfish individualism and national borders
Emergent evolutionary spirituality and ethics
A new hope is challenging our antiquated worldviews
A lone figure facing the altar in silent prayer, reflecting the hope of renewal after spiritual decline
Why do Christians backslide?
Examining little compromises that slowly make faith grow cold and ultimately quench the fire

Economy & Politics

A group of women viewed from a low angle, looking confidently at the camera, symbolizing leadership and solidarity
Quiet quitting the patriarchy
How small daily acts of resistance are reshaping gender norms
Ornate ceiling and chandeliers at Mustakillik Maydoni Metro Station, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Urgut and Uzbekistan’s regional economic transformation
Investment, innovation, and industrial policy redefine development in the Samarkand region

Entertainment

Liza Minnelli (Sally Bowles) and Joel Grey (Master of Ceremonies) in the movie Cabaret (1972) © 1971 Allied Artists Picture Corporation
What we can learn from Cabaret
From politics to escapism, the musical's story is so relevant that it's been adapted many times
A BBMT production of The Circus at the York Boulevard location by Caterpillar84, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Bob Baker Theater is everything creative about LA
Why this historic puppet theater remains an essential part of Los Angeles' cultural identity

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

Full moon shining through bare tree branches at twilight in Chitrod, Gujarat, India
The shape of what remains
From spider eggs and tombstones to forests and flies, these poems explore loss in all its forms
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

Food & Wine

A small Thai restaurant and snackbar located in Amsterdam, North Holland, offering an authentic local Thai dining experience
The Dutch appetite for Thai food
Thai cuisine’s rise in the Netherlands through travel, bold flavors, and evolving dining culture
A woman buying seeds and nuts at the market for a healthy lifestyle
Dietetics for weight management
Low-calorie and nutrient-packed food pairings

Science & Technology

A human hand passing a gear to a robotic hand, representing the seamless collaboration between human expertise and AI
How lean methodology boosts innovation in AI startups
How rapid experimentation and validated learning give agentic AI startups a competitive edge
A desktop monitor displaying an email ready to be sent, representing the importance of securing outbound business communications
Strengthening outbound email security
How to protect sensitive data, prevent cyber threats, and maintain trust through stronger outbound email security

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

A brown cottage beneath a glowing aurora borealis
Chasing the Northern lights
A winter journey to Iceland, seen through a child’s wonder and a family’s shared adventure
A bicycle traveler enjoying a peaceful sunset, representing low-carbon travel that connects people more closely with nature
The latest sustainable travel trends
How emerging travel habits are helping people reduce their environmental impact while creating more meaningful experiences

Wellness

A man stands facing an empty leather armchair, appearing reflective and contemplative
The reality of living with obsessive compulsive disorder
Why OCD is more than just a love for organising and why it can feel like a prison of reality
A fractured reflection of self—where identity splits, masks multiply, and the pressure to become someone new never fully lets the old disappear
Palingenesis or disappearance
Why staying has become harder than starting over
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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
Paul Uhlmann, Tenderness and eternity I (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Art Collective WA
Paintings of tenderness and eternity
15 Aug — 19 Sep 2026 at the Art Collective WA in Perth, Australia
Angela Stewart, Palette I (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Art Collective WA
Angela Stewart. Lambere
15 Aug — 19 Sep 2026 at the Art Collective WA in Perth, Australia
Leon Vermeulen, Towards Brenton (detail). Courtesy of Knysna Fine Art
Vanishing point
15 Aug — 14 Sep 2026 at Knysna Fine Art in South Africa, South Africa
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
Emma Itzstein, Voices of children in the summer sky (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Olsen Gallery
Excursions outside the orangery
26 Aug — 19 Sep 2026 at the Olsen Gallery in Sydney, Australia
Gregory Hodge, Overgrowth (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Shimmer
27 Aug — 26 Sep 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
Melike Kara, New mornings (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Carl Kostyál
All that grows
28 Aug — 13 Sep 2026 at the Carl Kostyál Gallery in London, United Kingdom
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
Richie Wilde López, Cuando el mar se acercó (detail). Courtesy of Paradigm Gallery + Studio
Tending to clouds
4 — 27 Sep 2026 at the Paradigm Gallery + Studio in Philadelphia, United States
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
Karolina Maszkiewicz, The weight of light (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery
Tending the wild
9 Sep — 24 Oct 2026 at the Jane Lombard 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
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