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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Picture taken at the Holloman Air Force Base in 2024. The base is still operational
President Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev in 1959
General Dwight Eisenhower visits the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in 1946
The Holloman Air Force Base is known for real-world military training and scientific research
President Dwight D. Eisenhower's State visit to Italy in 1959
Culture
Did Eisenhower meet aliens?
The president's secret UFO meeting
Women dressed in traditional Japanese attire: elegant kimonos with vibrant colors and intricate floral patterns are present in Japan's streets even nowadays
Fashion
Traditional Japanese fashion up to the 20th century
From ancestral ritual to modern aesthetic identity
Set in a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles devastated by nuclear fallout, Fallout follows citizens forced to live in underground bunkers to survive radiation, mutants, and roaming bandits
Entertainment
Laughing through the apocalypse
The rise of existential comedy
Man gazing into a mirror, gripping his face in confusion
Culture
What does it mean to be a man today?
From inherited roles to self-reflection in an age beyond traditional masculinity

On the Street

Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VII, 1913, Oil on canvas, 200 x 300 cm, The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Art
Kandinsky
The Sounds of Music in Abstract Art
Once known mainly for its use in traditional remedies, the noni plant is now under scientific scrutiny for its antimicrobial potential
Science & Technology
The noni plant confirms its medicinal folklore
A plant that contains chemicals that show antimicrobial properties, which could be helpful in combating resistant bacteria
Supporting creation of basic rural amenities
Economy & Politics
Tackling Unemployment & Creating Social Assets
An Augmentative Approach
Stepantsminda, in the north of Georgia
Travel
Georgia, a Eurasian paradise
A memorable trip with unique friends
A girl looking at her reflection at the mirror in red dress
Wellness
How social media influencers corrupt your body imagine
3 things you can do about getting the physique you want
I am so happy and so grateful to be living the dream
Feature
Living the dream
Maybe it’s not what you think

Architecture & Design

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai among dense urban towers at night, highlighting how engineering mastery supports vertical expansion
When architecture meets geotechnics for sustainable design
Looking into the role of soil, water, and terrain in shaping high-performance built environments
The interior of the main entrance hall at the Acropolis Museum in Athens
Architecture as curatorial instrument: the Acropolis museum
Reuniting the Parthenon’s sculptures and monuments through architecture

Art

Digital art by Kerwin Williamson
The art of Kendell Kerwin in a distracted age
A New York artist reclaiming attention, humanity, and depth in a world where images disappear in seconds
An artist paints a wall while working on the street
Art as placing, displacing, transforming
Process, perception, and the artist within the relational field

Culture

Two beautiful modern women with short hairstyles and glasses, wearing white pants, smile, hug, and hold red gift boxes against a pink backdrop
Mother’s day gift ideas for every type of mom
From elegant spa days to creative workshops, discover experiences and gifts that truly celebrate her
Man reflecting on family memories in a black-and-white photograph
When labels become walls
The power of language to shape conflict, limit empathy, and define which suffering is acknowledged

Economy & Politics

Today, countries like China, United States, Russia, the European Union, and India all influence global decisions
Social justice in the new world order
Geopolitics, inequality and the future of democracy in a multipolar world
“Cargo of newly released enslaved people on board HMS London,” albumen print from the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection
Britain, slavery, and the reparations debate
Between moral claims and practical realities in a globalized world

Entertainment

The National Museum of Indian Cinema was inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on 19th January, 2019 at the Films Division Complex, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India
The great Indian cinematic universe
From larger-than-life storytelling to post-pandemic struggles in Indian cinema
Matthaios and Konstantinos Tsahouridis along with Mimis Plessas, performing in an open theatre in northern Greece
Mimis Plessas: a lifetime in melody
Celebrating the musical legacy and unseen contributions of a Greek icon

Fashion

A fashion designer stands at her workspace, arranging and examining fabrics
Zero-waste design: rethinking fashion from the first cut
How a radical approach to pattern-making, creativity, and resource respect could reshape the future of clothing
Le Male Elixir Absolu recasts fragrance as an object of devotion, where gold, form, and light shape scent into a ritual of identity
Scent as icon, masculinity as myth
How Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male Elixir Absolu turns fragrance into a visual language of power, devotion, and desire

Feature

Better to let go, start fresh somewhere new
Moving out
I just can’t say goodbye, not on my own
A decaying street shadows the preserved façade of Edgar Allan Poe’s former home, where memory, myth, and neglect blur into one uneasy landscape
The house that madness built
Wandering through poe’s legacy in a landscape of ruin and hallucination

Food & Wine

Japan, women participating in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony
Tea: from ancient traditions to modern cups
Exploring the history, types, benefits, and drawbacks of the World’s Favorite Brew
Novello is a municipality in Cuneo Province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy by Federico Moznich
Nascetta: the rebirth of a forgotten queen
A Renaissance of an indigenous Langhe wine born in the tiny town of Novello

Science & Technology

Machine learning models can incorporate hundreds or thousands of variables at once, learning subtle combinations of signals that may indicate elevated risk
Understanding sudden cardiac arrest with machine learning
Predicting who is at risk has remained one of medicine’s toughest challenges
Two men reviewing code on a board, illustrating collaborative coding and the use of AI tools in development
Google antigravity and the vibe check that built an app
A new era of natural-language programming powered by autonomous AI agents

Sport

A young girl practicing on the court, representing the foundation of sport built on love for the game
Why Norway doesn’t count children in youth sports
Why reducing competition in childhood leads to stronger athletes in the long run
The Dodgers Stadium is located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California
Jumping on the bandwagon after the Dodgers' World Series
How the Dodgers’ Championship sparked my love for baseball during my first spell in the bullpen

Travel

The Grootrivier lagoon at sunset, Nature’s Valley, photographed by Obie Oberholzer.
A letter from Nature’s Valley
Ancient trees, a hidden hamlet, and the sacred land of Khoinania along the Garden Route of South Africa
Camps Bay, an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, as seen from Table Mountain
What no one tells you before visiting Cape Town
Here’s what I learned after spending time there

Wellness

A Renaissance portrait depicts a woman embodying the essence of the sun goddess, symbolizing the transformative power of feminine energy
Embracing feminine energy: unlocking intuition and empathy
Discover how feminine energy cultivates compassion and sustainability
A woman with white hair surrounded by white and pink flowers, symbolizing healthy aging and longevity
The longevity paradox for women
Healthspan, menopause, and the structural gaps shaping women’s aging
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Daniela Varvara
Scott Segura
Scott Segura
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Maria Aisha Fermin
Fernando Ayala
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Idil Burkutoglu
Idil Burkutoglu
Eleonora D'Addato
Eleonora D'Addato
Olive Maina
Olive Maina
Vadiraj Bengeri
Vadiraj Bengeri
Ana Kieu
Ana Kieu
Melis Canlı
Melis Canlı
Almira Zainutdinova
Almira Zainutdinova
Christopher Bruce Williamson
Christopher Bruce Williamson

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Morgan Irons, August in the fields (detail). Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
The new west
24 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
William Shepherd, In bedroom (detail), n.d. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
Western reliquaries
24 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
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
Kathy Prendergast, Stasis field, exhibition view. Courtesy of Kerlin Gallery
Stasis field
25 Apr — 30 May 2026 at the Kerlin Gallery in Dublin, Ireland
Ron Arad, Good ping pong dining table, 2023. Courtesy of Opera Gallery
Ron Arad, from 1992 to 2026
27 Apr — 28 May 2026 at the Opera Gallery in Monaco, Monaco
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
Zurbarán
2 May — 23 Aug 2026 at The National Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Darren Waterston, Variation no. 3 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Berggruen Gallery
A tiny radiance in a dark place
7 May — 25 Jun 2026 at the Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco, United States
Michael Gregory, Blush (detail). Courtesy of Berggruen Gallery
Far side of town
7 May — 25 Jun 2026 at the Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco, United States
Judy Chicago, Bigamy hood (detail), 2022, Mixed media on stamped aluminum form, 13.25 x 15.25 x 0.75 in, 33.66 x 38.74 x 1.91 cm, © Chicago Woodman LLC, Judy Chicago/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Chicago Woodman LLC; Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society, New York
The materiality of Judy Chicago
8 May — 22 Nov 2026 at the Alberta Pane Gallery in Venice, Italy
Amy Metier, Real and imagined (detail). Courtesy of William Havu Gallery
Sea change
15 May — 3 Jul 2026 at the William Havu Gallery in Denver, United States
Spatial poems. Courtesy of MASS MoCA
Spatial poems
23 May 2026 — 27 Apr 2027 at the MASS MoCA in North Adams, United States
Wendy McMurdo, Young Girl (iv) (detail), 2016. Courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland
The digital mirror
30 May — 25 Oct 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aesthetics of Change. Courtesy of MAK
Aesthetics of Change
15 Dec 2107 — 15 Apr 2018 at the MAK in Vienna, Austria
Mark Webber, Keep moving forward while waiting. Courtesy of Anita Rogers Gallery
Keep moving forward while waiting
22 Apr — 30 May 2026 at the Anita Rogers Gallery in New York, United States
Ernie Parada, Elevated train (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Harman Projects
Chris RWK and friends
18 Apr — 9 May 2026 at the Harman Projects in New York, United States
Samar Hejazi, In circulation. Courtesy of Aisha Alabbar Gallery
In circulation
18 Apr — 15 Jul 2026 at the Aisha Alabbar Gallery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Carlos Miguel Gonçalves, Pulse space 02, structure (detail). Courtesy of the Islamic and Mediterranean Cultural Centre of Silves
Pulse space
18 Apr — 22 May 2026 at the Islamic and Mediterranean Cultural Centre of Silves in Silves, Portugal
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