Designing with the living world

Biophilia, contemporary design, and the quiet return to nature through form, material, and imagination

Chicago and the birth of modern architecture

Steel frames, glass façades, and the evolution of architectural thought in the industrial age

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

Directionless and the art of uncertainty

At Hauser & Wirth Menorca, Rashid Johnson explores disorientation as a creative force in contemporary life

Belonging in the in-between

A philosophical reflection on how we find home in land, in others, and within ourselves

Not Arab, not French: Amazigh identity in Algeria

A history of resistance, erasure, and the ongoing struggle for cultural and linguistic recognition in post-independence Algeria

The sea between Morocco and Ceuta

A reflection on migration, political narratives, and the human lives caught between them

Leaving corruption behind: the search for dignity

Corruption, lost trust, and the pursuit of fairness in the migration journeys of young Bulgarians

Stories in the palm of your hand

How vertical microdramas are redefining attention, narrative pacing, and the business of watching

How we inherit the whole truth of Billie Holiday

In her tribute album Seeking Billie: The Unusual Tribute to Billie Holiday, artist Changamiré rejects the flat, flattened labels history often assigns to jazz royalty

The Met Gala: a charity dinner turned spectacle

From high-society fundraiser to global pop culture phenomenon 

Fashion bullying: wearing your scars as a school uniform

From childhood rejection to adult resilience, fashion’s role in belonging and self-worth is deeper than we think

Where my father met my mother

How two teenagers from different worlds meet in a village market and challenge the boundaries around them

A story about choices

Crossing: strength and weakness

A quick trip through Japanese café evolution

From smooth jazz to cute cosplay: how Japanese cafés became spaces for art, music, and entertainment

Lunpia: the traditional flavours of Semarang, Indonesia

Exploring the Javanese-Chinese roots of Semarang’s definitive dish and the hundred-year legacy that keeps it alive

Using a mechanical mind to save a biological one

Machine learning was applied to Alzheimer's disease data and identified potential therapeutic targets.

The preventive care gap in women’s health

Why systemic bias, limited access, and delayed diagnoses continue to undermine care for half the global population

1950 FIFA World Cup: the silence at the Maracanã

Brazil strikes first but Uruguay’s captain rewrites the script

How elite athletes' diets transformed performance

From Olympic records to NBA championships, the revolutionary diet changes that made athletic history

Munsiyari and the art of snow yoga

Exploring wellness, trekking, and indigenous Himalayan architecture

Maastricht: the Netherlands beyond Holland

A journey through Roman streets, Catholic traditions, riverside cafés, and European identity

The failure of “do, do, do”

Productivity, privilege, and the quiet collapse of a tired self

From ashes to roots: a farewell in the forest

A journey through loss, love, and the echoes of a life that chose meaning over fear