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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
A peaceful wooden A-frame cabin nestled in the mountains, capturing the essence of offline travel, silent retreats, and slow living in nature
Two women exploring a vibrant urban area, wearing backpacks and looking at a map as they navigate the city together
A woman wearing a hat walks toward a rustic wooden cottage surrounded by breathtaking mountain scenery and peaceful nature
Serene mountain scenery surrounding a modern wooden A-frame cabin, reflecting a calm offline lifestyle focused on nature, mindfulness, and slow travel
Two female travellers with backpacks studying a map while discovering a lively city street during their journey
Travel
The art of going missing
The growing desire to unplug, slow down, and reconnect with real life
Never have billions of nervous systems been so simultaneously exposed to planetary trauma, celebrity intimacy, political threat, ecological grief, and technological acceleration
Culture
Global connectivity without communication
The Garden, Caligula, Trump, you and me: end of one cycle and the beginning of another
Smiling African American woman holding a model of a portable house
Architecture & Design
The forgotten architecture of mobility
Reconsidering portable and prefabricated design in contemporary architectural practice
Busy city intersection in the USA highlighting social inequality, as pedestrians move through an urban street while a homeless woman sits unnoticed on the sidewalk
Economy & Politics
The American poverty trap
How a rigged economy turns work into a life sentence and wealth into hereditary power

On the Street

Pregnant sculpture of Alison Lapper Marc Quinn
Art
Young British artists: shock, spectacle, and the sublime
How the YBAs transformed art through confrontations with mortality and identity
Lance Stroll Aston Martin F1, Stroll racing for Aston Martin F1 at Silverstone 2021, England
Sport
Aston Martin's epic return to Formula 1: 2021 season review
Challenges, innovations, and future prospects in F1
Get angry
Wellness
The Secret is not to Get Angry About the Circumstances!!!
A healthy mind allows the body to reach and to get any goal
Man browsing for clothes and secondhand apparel
Fashion
Why is secondhand fashion failing?
Secondhand fashion needs psychology, curation, and better design to compete with fast fashion
The prescribed measure of lockdown helps reduce deaths
Science & Technology
Letter to a concerned friend
We search for viable actions and solutions
Many plants contain protein
Food & Wine
The best plant-based proteins
For vegans and vegetarians

Architecture & Design

The Eden Project, a visitor attraction located in a reclaimed china clay pit, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw. Its geodesic biomes are inspired by soap bubbles and natural cellular structures, making it a notable example of biomimicry in architecture, Cornwall, England
The alchemy of innovation in design
From biomimicry to artificial intelligence, unconventional methods are redefining creativity and innovation
St. Martin's Cathedral (Slovak: Katedrála svätého Martina or Dóm svätého Martina; Hungarian: Szent Márton-dóm or Koronázó templom; German: Kathedrale des Heiligen Martin) is a historic church in Bratislava, Slovakia, and serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Bratislava
The gothic legacy of St. Martin’s church
An evolving monument of Bratislava’s fortifications, culture, and architectural memory

Art

Visual documentation of EMBERS / BRACI, a collaborative 2026 performance-installation by Nikhil Chopra and Uriel Barthélémi at Galleria Continua. Courtesy of the artists and Galleria Continua. © Francesco Raco
Embers / Braci: between fire and memory
Nikhil Chopra and Uriel Barthélémi explore rhythm, fragility, and endurance
Diana and Callisto (1637-1638) by Rubens
The power of purity
Artists’ fascination with virginity

Culture

A man writing among blurred crowds, symbolising passion that survives regardless of public attention
The novelty of being unseen
Would I still think my passion a noble quest if it amounts to nothing?
Mario Praz was an Italian art and literary critic, as well as a scholar of English literature. His best-known work, The Romantic Agony, offers a comprehensive study of the decadent, erotic, and morbid themes that characterized European literature in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Why no one writes like Mario Praz anymore
Marginality, erudition, and the disappearance of a literary voice that defied its time

Economy & Politics

A monochrome photo of a man wearing a hoodie with the shadow of a hand on his face
When identity speaks before you do
The subtle ways race, ethnicity, and religion influence how success is perceived
A woman stands alone on a balcony, gazing through the railing in a sepia-toned scene with a quiet and contemplative atmosphere
Basant Soliman: a death watched in real time
Social media, family conflict, and the limits of legal protection in Egypt

Entertainment

Black Sabbath’s farewell concert, featuring frontman Ozzy Osbourne shortly before he died
Ozzy Osbourne: the final bow
Remembering the Prince of Darkness and the end of an era
Kino International on Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, pictured at night. The cinema opened on November 15, 1963, with the screening of Optimistic Tragedy, which won a special prize at the Cannes Film Festival earlier that year, Germany
Kino culture and the art of watching slowly
What Berlin’s local cinemas reveal about film, community, and cultural value

Fashion

A collective portrait of the hippie movement, where fashion becomes identity—flowing silhouettes, handcrafted details, and psychedelic color express a shared commitment to freedom, community, and resistance to conformity
Hippie fashion and the politics of freedom
Dress, dissent, and the transformation of modern style
During the 50s, leather jackets became one of the earliest symbols of rock culture. They are still relevant nowadays
Rock & threads: how music rewrote the language of fashion
From rebellion to runway — the story of how rock music transformed clothing into a cultural statement

Feature

A young girl grips a chain-link fence in Idlib, Idlib Governorate, Syria
The things the war could not bury
A fictional portrait of loss, survival, and the fragile remains of hope
An overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry
What is happening?
Maybe visions are dancing in front of my eyes

Food & Wine

Astronaut food has come a long way from the old “toothpaste tubes”
Fueling Artemis II: maple syrup in the void
What Jeremy Hansen ate on humanity's farthest journey
Clouds over the vineyard-covered hills of Oltrepò Pavese, Italy
Barbacarlo: a cru, a conflict, a victory
How one vineyard reshaped the meaning of origin in Italian wine

Science & Technology

A society under constant surveillance, where digital systems quietly shape behavior, visibility, and power
The AI fear no one is talking about
Will AI split humanity apart?
Located in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory—formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope—is a major astronomical research facility
Vera C. Rubin Observatory: a new eye on the universe
How the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is transforming our understanding of space, time, and the unseen cosmos

Sport

“A faceless teenage football player standing on the field
The forgotten wonderkids of Football
The bittersweet stories of football’s lost prodigies
Pensive, a young chess player competes against a chess software
Precision without pulse: playing chess against AIs
Chess has always been about one thing, and it is the human mind

Travel

Smiling toddler sitting playfully inside an open suitcase
The trials and triumphs of traveling with children
Why public infrastructure falls short for families—and how small acts of kindness can carry us all further
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, is one of the most famous locations in the capital. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century
Step back in time by visiting Edinburgh
Centuries-old buildings confer an ancient character to the city

Wellness

Nostalgium, watercolour 16 x 12 cm, Mark Weighton, 2026
The intelligence of the living world
Sagittarius Full Moon
A writer consumed by pressure and self-doubt, highlighting the emotional strain of creating in a noisy world
Distraction, temptation, and writer's block in 2026
A reflection on creativity and mental fatigue during an era defined by conflict, noise, and uncertainty
Discover our authors
Courtney Carr
Courtney Carr
Martha R. Bireda
Martha R. Bireda
Francine S. R. Mestrum
Francine S. R. Mestrum
Jonathon Porritt
Jonathon Porritt
Tracey Madeley Jones
Tracey Madeley Jones
Gohil Dinesh
Gohil Dinesh
Akona Matyila
Akona Matyila
Leon Tsvasman
Leon Tsvasman
Lou Farrell
Lou Farrell
Vadiraj Bengeri
Vadiraj Bengeri
Telita Seseka
Telita Seseka
Lucas Frade
Lucas Frade

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Ellen George, Calling. Courtesy of PDX Contemporary Art
Seeds petals stones
3 — 27 Jun 2026 at the PDX Contemporary Art in Portland, United States
Feng Xiao-Min, Composition n° 5, 4 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Opera Gallery
Pieter Obels and Feng Xiao-Min's exhibition
4 Jun — 5 Jul 2026 at the Opera Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Diana Greenberg, Botanical in blue (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Wally Workman Gallery
Expanding line
4 — 28 Jun 2026 at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, United States
Sean Cham, 301 Chinese boy on duty (detail). Courtesy of Foam
Foam Talent 2026
5 Jun — 28 Aug 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gianfranco Gentile, Si salveranno solo le meduse (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Fabbrica del Vapore
The measure of one
5 Jun — 13 Sep 2026 at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan, Italy
Simon Mark, Paris couple (detail). Courtesy of Kathmandu Photo Gallery
Human materials
6 Jun — 25 Jul 2026 at the Kathmandu Photo Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand
Brigitte Lustenberger, Prologue of an elegy, 2019. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch
A gaze of one’s own
13 Jun — 30 Aug 2026 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland
Keith Macgregor, Nathan rd at night (detail), Hong Kong 1999. Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery
City of lights
18 Jun — 30 Sep 2026 at the Blue Lotus Gallery in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
From the exhibition Inferno & paradiso. Courtesy of Photo Elysée ©Hannah Reyes Morales
Inferno & paradiso
26 Jun — 1 Nov 2026 at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland
Hannah Darabi, How to marry a millionaire, "Mahvashs book of pleasure" (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Photo Elysée © Hannah Darabi
Why don’t you dance?
26 Jun — 1 Nov 2026 at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland
Rekha Rodwittiya, Home is wherever you are (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Sakshi Gallery
Unfolding narratives (...)
30 Jun — 8 Jul 2026 at the Mall Galleries in London, United Kingdom
Joan Miró, Gaudí XIII, (detail) 1979. Courtesy of Casa Batlló Contemporary. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona © Successió Miró, 2026
Gaudí-Miró-Gomis: deconstructed
8 Jul 2026 — 10 Jan 2027 at the Casa Batlló Contemporary in Barcelona, Spain
Keerthana Kunnath, Not what you saw. Courtesy of Foam
Not what you saw
18 Sep — 27 Nov 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Franz Gertsch, Patti Smith I (detail), 1978. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch
Franz Gertsch. Blow-up (Part II)
19 Sep 2026 — 28 Feb 2027 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland
World Art Dubai, 2025 edition view. Courtesy of World Art Dubai
World Art Dubai 2026 heads to Expo City Dubai
19 — 22 Nov 2026 at the World Art Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aesthetics of Change. Courtesy of MAK
Aesthetics of Change
15 Dec 2107 — 15 Apr 2018 at the MAK in Vienna, Austria
Betye Saar, West side story: sharks girls (detail), 1969. Courtesy of Roberts Projects
Let’s get it on: the wearable art of Betye Saar
30 May — 22 Aug 2026 at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles, United States
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