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Sunday, October 25, 2026
The Proclamation of the Republic of Hawaiʻi held at ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu on July 4, 1894, marking the official establishment of the new government
Liliʻuokalani was the only reigning queen and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Color-restored image carried from Mauna ʻAla to ʻIolani Palace during the 122nd and 125th anniversaries of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
Iolani Palace, which served as the Executive Building of the Territory of Hawaiʻi, circa 1901
Queen Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917), the only queen regnant and final sovereign ruler of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Culture
The Queen’s pen as archive
Memory, power, and resistance in Liliʻuokalani’s Hawaiʻi’s story
A man, getting up from bed, feeling exhausted
Wellness
Fighting energy deprivation
First steps to living with long COVID, ME/CFS, and chronic illness
Wooden model soldiers from the tomb of Mesehti in Asyut, displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Egypt
Culture
The Grand Egyptian Museum beyond the long wait
A first anniversary shaped by extraordinary collections and growing crowds
Graffiti inside a tunnel in London, England
Art
From the wall to the screen
Graffiti, contemporary art, architecture, and digital image-making in modern visual culture

On the Street

Santorini church at noon, with the sea as a background, Greece
Travel
Sustainable tourism for Greece’s overcrowded islands
Exploring ways to balance Greece's booming tourism with preservation efforts
A close-up view of a DNA structure, intricately weaving shades of blue and purple
Science & Technology
Genetic engineering
How ethical is it?
Tyga poses with talented dancers during the recording of his latest music video
Fashion
How hip-hop transformed streetwear into high fashion
Exploring the evolution of streetwear, key influencers, and the future of fashion integration
A young woman at work reacting with sadness as she reads on her touchpad
Economy & Politics
The age of constant threat
Global instability and digital noise intensifying our perception of threat and contributing to modern paralysis
A man sits in front of a computer, surrounded by the clean lines and simplicity of a minimalist office space in Berlin, Germany
Architecture & Design
The evolution of minimalist architecture in urban spaces
Simplicity in design, reshaping our cities
First released in Japan in June 1997 and in North America in January 1998, Final Fantasy Tactics is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation, developed and published by Square, with Sony Computer Entertainment managing the Western release
Entertainment
What 'Final Fantasy Tactics' can teach about politics today
An anti-Machiavellian reading of a gaming classic, showing why its themes of oppression, integrity, and moral choice still resonate today

Architecture & Design

Paved roads replace nature and trap heat
Climate resilience in infrastructure design
How environmental planning prevents future disasters
A living room combining wood, organic textures, soft furnishings and expansive glazing, showing the human-centred character of warm modern architecture
How warm modern architecture is redefining home design
Natural materials, softer textures and a stronger connection to place are making contemporary homes feel more human

Art

Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor whose work is known for its monumental scale and rich materiality. After studying under Peter Dreher and Horst Antes in the late 1960s, he developed a distinctive artistic language incorporating materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac, The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, US
Anselm Kiefer and the art of decay
At SFMOMA, materials weather, corrode and transform, challenging conventional ideas of permanence and preservation
The Death of Leonardo da Vinci, by Ingres, 1818
A visual artist’s counterpoint to a clinical reading
Childhood memory, creativity, and the intersection of art and the unconscious

Culture

Eurocentric beauty standards have historically scrutinized Black women's natural hair, forcing them to navigate corporate and societal systems where hair straightening became a racialized requirement for professional survival, social acceptance, and economic mobility
The rise of relaxers
The historical and cultural politics of Black hair
This shift from isolated cases to collective distributions enables a rigorous, Bayesian evaluation of competing explanations to determine if genuinely unusual phenomena exist
Galton Board mathematics application for UFO - UAP
Applying statistical probability models allows researchers to analyze population-level patterns and mathematically measure anomalies

Economy & Politics

Young officer reviewing operational data on a tablet during a military strategy meeting
The miscalculation of Iran's resilience
Why leadership decapitation did not produce the collapse many expected
A financial market display reflects the growing intersection of global commerce, economic security, and national industrial strategy in an increasingly fragmented world economy
The return of economic nationalism
Governments reshaping trade, industry, and supply chains in a more fragmented world

Entertainment

Abandoned movie theater standing silent beneath a stormy sky, evoking nostalgia, decay, and the fading echoes of a once-vibrant past
The age of the endless reboot
The cultural and emotional forces driving the revival of familiar stories and beloved franchises
The welcoming entrance of Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico, representing a modern landmark dedicated to celebrating the art of film
Exploring Chapultepec National Film Archive, Mexico City
A unique cinematic experience surrounded by the beauty of nature

Fashion

A designer carefully arranging fabric pieces across a worktable, representing the zero waste philosophy of finding purpose for every part of a textile
Zero-waste fashion: the art of creating without excess 
How designers are transforming limitations into innovation and reshaping the future of luxury, sustainability, and creative expression 
Students in school uniforms seen from behind, looking outside
The hidden weight of school uniforms
Equality, discipline, identity, and the quiet power of what we ask children to wear

Feature

In a dim bunker, a daughter confronts the father she was told was gone
Embarrassment
Some stories don’t move forward: they tear open
A bird and a cat stare intently at each other
A dangerous game in parallel worlds
Blue jays and pygmy bats tempt fate in encounters with watchful cats

Food & Beverage

Close-up of an elderly Italian woman’s hands making fresh pasta by hand
Migration and the making of modern cuisine
Centuries of human movement have transformed ingredients, recipes, and food traditions across cultures
A humanoid futuristic robot cooking in the kitchen, performing everyday human tasks
When AI enters the kitchen
How Europe’s food industry is blending data, flavor, and sustainability to create the recipes of the future

Science & Technology

A clinical skin examination focused on identifying abnormalities, representing the importance of early detection in melanoma care
A vaccine for melanoma
Researchers are using genetic information from individual tumors to create vaccines that direct the immune system toward cancer cell
Engaging in light-to-moderate physical activity naturally empowers the body’s immune cells to combat serious threats like breast cancer
Working out keeps your immune cells strong
Moderate exercise stimulates cancer-preventing immune cells in healthy women

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

A cyclist explores the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, experiencing adventure among the majestic Himalayan peaks
Nepal’s mountain bike vision
Reimagining tourism through trails, sustainability, and community connection
The landscapes of Six Senses Crans-Montana, situated in the Valais canton of Switzerland, showcase the snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps
Crans-Montana: the art of doing both
The Swiss branch of Six Senses hotels combines luxury and nature, indulgence and activity

Wellness

Two women share a supportive moment, highlighting the power of friendship, empathy, and emotional connection
The peer effect in women's health
Why more women are relying on shared experiences to navigate healthcare systems that often fail them
A couple relaxing in a convertible as the sun sets on the horizon, capturing a sense of freedom and togetherness
The courage to love without sameness
Acceptance, disagreement, and the difficult art of remaining open to another world
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Michelle Frank
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Abderrahmane Naji
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Lucas Frade
Lucas Frade
Robert Smith
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M. Miller
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Alex Levac, Gan HaShlosha, Beth Shean valley (detail), 2000. Courtesy of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Alex Levac: black box
27 Oct 2026 — 1 May 2027 at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Tel Aviv, Israel
Ai Weiwei, The last supper in turquoise (detail), 2022. Courtesy of Vito Schnabel Gallery
Ai Weiwei: illumination
28 Oct 2026 — 23 Jan 2027 at Vito Schnabel in New York, United States
Sonia Navarro, Talabartera, 2025. Courtesy of Galeria Nave © Jesús Madriñan
Pão e fio (Bread and thread)
29 Oct — 28 Nov 2026 at the Galeria Nave in Lisbon, Portugal
Stephen Hannock, Northern city renaissance. The river Tyne with the launch of the Eppleton hall (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Berggruen Gallery
Recent nocturnes in the gloaming
29 Oct 2026 — 7 Jan 2027 at the Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco, United States
Lari Pittman, The remedy of analog space and time #1 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Lehmann Maupin
The remedy of analog space and time
29 Oct — 19 Dec 2026 at the Lehmann Maupin in New York, United States
Michaela Yearwood-Dan, I rise with the sun (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery
A woman of will
29 Oct — 12 Dec 2026 at the Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York, United States
Elodie Blanchard, Yellow crevasse (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery
In fragments
30 Oct — 17 Dec 2026 at the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York, United States
Kalman Dery, The painter’s studio (detail), 1883. Courtesy of Leighton House
Magic and mess: the artist's studio revealed
31 Oct 2026 — 21 Mar 2027 at the Leighton House Museum in London, United Kingdom
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
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
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
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