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Monday, August 10, 2026

The Thermal Baths in Vals, Switzerland, is a hotel and spa complex built over the only thermal springs in the Graubünden canton, designed by Peter Zumthor and completed in 1996

In Vals, Switzerland, the Thermal Baths is a hotel and spa complex situated above the only thermal springs in the Graubünden canton, designed by Peter Zumthor and completed in 1996

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

Located in Vals, Switzerland, the Thermal Baths is a hotel and spa complex constructed over the only thermal springs in the Graubünden canton, completed in 1996 and designed by Peter Zumthor

Built over the only thermal springs in the Graubünden canton, the Thermal Baths in Vals, Switzerland, is a hotel and spa complex designed by Peter Zumthor and completed in 1996

Architecture & Design

Therme Vals: designing for mental recovery

Spatial strategies against chronic fatigue

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

A woman looks at an AI-generated image of her deceased brother, raising difficult questions about memory, grief, and the ethical limits of altering the identity of those who have passed away

Science & Technology

Erasing identity: the digital ethics of posthumous AI

When artificial intelligence recreates the dead, the line between comfort, consent, and rewriting memory becomes dangerously thin

Residents of Delhi and other parts of India continue to endure dangerous heat conditions that threaten public health, with temperatures reaching 47 degrees Celsius as climate change drives increasingly frequent and severe heat waves across the country

Economy & Politics

Summer and social inequality in urban India

Who escapes the heat and who is forced to endure it

On the Street

Mustafa Kemal became known as “Atatürk”, which means “Father of the Turks,” and he remains a highly influential and respected figure in Turkey today © Illustration by Paola Bilancieri

The memorable trajectory of Mustafa Kemal

A hero in war, a generous leader in peace

Entertainment to death. Acrylic on Tibetan paper, 120x200 cm, 2013

Acrylic Drops of Differánce

A vision of meaning in Wang Haichuan’s "The Fortuitous Encounter of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella on a Dissecting Table"

Enjoying success

The 10 Keys of Success

A review of a self‐help book found among the shelves of a London library

Installation view of “Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams” at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, 2022

Designer of dreams

Homage to Christian Dior

Carles and Sofia in a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York

Four hands, one feeling

Carles & Sofia have been playing piano together for 3 decades around the world

Comfort food

Satisfying an emotional need

Architecture & Design

Located in the tunnels behind Milan Central Station, Dropcity is a design and architecture hub founded by architect Andrea Caputo to encourage new ideas, experimentation, and alternative ways of thinking about society and urban life, Italy

Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings in European cities

How historic industrial buildings are shaping modern urban culture

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

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

A quiet moment between thought and answer, where the mind hesitates before handing itself over to the machine

The end of curiosity as we know it

AI accelerates knowledge while diminishing the experience that produces it

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

Economy & Politics

Young men burning electrical wires to recover copper at Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana by Muntaka Chasant, CC BY-SA 4.0

Africa's growing e-waste crisis

Why tackling electronic waste requires stronger regulations, international cooperation, and sustainable solutions

A woman leans on an ironing board, visibly exhausted from housework

Housewifery as an invisible profession

Gender roles, unpaid labor, and the hidden costs of inequality in modern families

Entertainment

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

The brilliant ensemble cast of Chuck Lorre's Mom brought to life complex and inspiring women

The women and wisdom of Mom

Why Chuck Lorre's sitcom Mom is a masterclass in portraying women's lives

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

A woman buying seeds and nuts at the market for a healthy lifestyle

Dietetics for weight management

Low-calorie and nutrient-packed food pairings

A woman in purple enjoys her meal, taking time to savor each bite

Why food feels the way it does

Exploring the emotional design behind taste, memory, and eating experiences

Science & Technology

Close-up of a woman studying a glowing screen, reflecting the growing connection between humans and artificial intelligence

The algorithmic age of belief

How AI and attention economies reshape human behavior and meaning

East African youth embracing connectivity while rooted in ancestral landscapes, representing a generation balancing heritage with global influence

The digital shift in East Africa

How technology is reshaping culture, identity, and social life across East Africa

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

The Royal Palace of Caserta seen from the fountain of Venus and Adonis inside the Royal Park, Italy

Living Campania, then living it again

How a second stay transformed my relationship with caserta, naples, and small-town life

Exterior view of The Swan at Lavenham Hotel & Spa in the medieval village of Lavenham, Suffolk, England

The medieval heart of Lavenham

A journey through Suffolk, England, where six centuries of architecture continue to shape everyday life

Wellness

A girl posing with digital “like” symbols, illustrating online validation

The cost of chasing likes

Social media validation shaping behavior, identity, and mental health in the digital age

A person seated in meditation as gentle ripples spread across calm waters, symbolising the restorative power of silence and self-reflection

World Meditation Day

A global pause for inner peace and collective well-being

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Thomas Tomek, Cal's liquors (detail). Courtesy of Jackson Junge Gallery

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

20 Aug — 12 Sep 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia

Michael Mazur, Wakeby evening memory (detail), 1985. Courtesy of the Schoolhouse Gallery

24 — 11 Aug 2026 at The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, United States

Gregory Hodge, Overgrowth (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf

27 Aug — 26 Sep 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia

Melike Kara, New mornings (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Carl Kostyál

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

Ali Cherri, still from The sentinel (detail), 2026. Courtesy the artist and
Almine Rech Gallery

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

10 Sep — 31 Oct 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Singapore, Singapore

Liam Everett, Untitled (remote viewer) (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Berggruen Gallery

10 Sep — 29 Oct 2026 at the Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco, United States

Fernand Léger, Le cirque Medrano (Esquisse) (detail), 1918. Courtesy of Berggruen Gallery

Defining the century (...)

10 Sep — 22 Oct 2026 at the Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco, United States

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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