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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Humans naturally experience deep feelings of love and profound gratitude
Small acts of kindness quickly spread positive energy to everyone
Humanity naturally experiences deep feelings of love and profound gratitude
Biological systems actively release comforting hormones during uplifting emotional states
Conscious reflection easily overcomes primitive reptilian instincts for global peace
Wellness
Love makes the world go round
And the power of the positive feedback loop keeps it going round
Cairo's historic mosques rising above the city skyline in Cairo, Egypt, representing architecture as a lasting expression of institutional identity and cultural heritage
Architecture & Design
Design as governance: the power of visual identity
How thoughtful design strengthens credibility, improves accessibility, and builds lasting public confidence
Full moon shining through bare tree branches at twilight in Chitrod, Gujarat, India
Feature
The shape of what remains
From spider eggs and tombstones to forests and flies, these poems explore loss in all its forms
Liza Minnelli (Sally Bowles) and Joel Grey (Master of Ceremonies) in the movie Cabaret (1972) © 1971 Allied Artists Picture Corporation
Entertainment
What we can learn from Cabaret
From politics to escapism, the musical's story is so relevant that it's been adapted many times

On the Street

Collioure, France
Travel
Catalonian Delights in Barcelona and in Costa Brava
Where art abounds and nature thrives
On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, President Donald J. Trump stood before a plaque near Yuma, Arizona, commemorating the completion of the 200th mile of the new border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border
Economy & Politics
Trump’s presidency: what to expect
A presidency poised for transformative policies amid deepening controversies and polarization
Hands holding phone close up, scanning menu on phone
Food & Wine
The ethics of nudging towards healthier food choices
A reflection on England’s calorie-labelled menus regulation
Marcin Dudek. Steps and Marches. Edel Assanti, 2017
Art
Steps and Marches
Marcin Dudek at Edel Assanti, London and Harlan Levey Projects, Brussels
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves, by Eastman Johnson, 1862
Culture
Untold and untaught history: pro-slavery ideology
Slavery remains an underexamined subject in American historical narratives
Math students at Maurice J. Tobin School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA celebrate 'Pi Day' in March, forming a human Pi symbol
Science & Technology
What exactly is Pi (π)?
Why is it so mysterious?

Architecture & Design

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
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

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 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
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

Economy & Politics

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
A historic stone bridge leading toward classical pavilions at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, China, symbolizing the harmony between centuries-old traditions and contemporary development
China: socialism with a taste of wontons
How history, planning, and innovation have created China's distinctive path to global influence

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

Interdisciplinary STEAM innovations transitioned sustainable manufacturing into a data-driven, profitable, and human-centered global industry
Sustainable manufacturing
Research, innovation, and industrial transformation require work from all fields
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
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

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 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
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

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
After dark
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
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
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
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
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
Irfan Hendrian, C===Ɔ, 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Residuum
10 Sep — 31 Oct 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Singapore, Singapore
Liam Everett, Untitled (remote viewer) (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Berggruen Gallery
The passenger
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
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