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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Iran hosted Uzbekistan at Azadi Stadium at 19:30 in the eighth round of the third qualifying stage for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The match ended in a 2–2 draw, allowing Iran to remain top of Group A with 20 points and secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup

Nodirbek Abdusattorov is an Uzbek chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he qualified for the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 1 month, and 11 days. FIDE awarded him the title in April 2018

Supporters of the Uzbekistan national football team during a 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification match against Japan at Pakhtakor Stadium in Tashkent

Turkmenistan vs. Uzbekistan in Group F of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Ruslan Nurudinov competes at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jinju, South Korea

Uzbekistan’s sporting rise

Reform, transparency, and youth investment behind a national sporting success story

An archaeologist gently cleaning a coin, conveying the enduring legacy of the Benin Kingdom’s craftsmanship

Igodomigodo: the heart of the Benin civilization

A glimpse into the ancient Nigerian city that rivalled London in beauty and governance

The Bolwoningen project in ’s-Hertogenbosch comprises 50 ball-shaped houses, grouped together near a canal in the residential area of Maaspoort

Architecture & Design

Bolwoningen: the futuristic spheres of Dutch suburbia

A 1980s Dutch housing experiment where design, ecology, and imagination meet

A man in a red hoodie stands inside a phone booth, lost in thought or conversation

Economy & Politics

Threads across continents

The story of an immigrant and the technologies that bring us closer

On the Street

A human figure contemplates a falling star and the night sky

A journey from childhood wonder to meaningful existence

Finding your 'why'

Looking in the sky expecting to see a dove with an olive leaf on her beak

Artificial Intelligence science fiction tales

Monika Sosnowska. "Pipe", 2017. Metal and paint, 200 x 340 x 150 cm / 78 3/4 x 133 7/8 x 59 in. © Monika Sosnowska. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Alex Delfanne

Structural Exercises

Monika Sosnowska at Hauser & Wirth, London

Oulaya Amamra as Dounia and Déborah Lukumuena as Maimouna in Paris

"The Divines", the movie

A tale of choices, desperation, and the dance of destiny

Science & Technology

The new Republic of South Sudan, a promising land

Boma National Park in South Sudan

A lonely man beside a tent

Dating the eagle hunters of Mongolia

A bucket list tourist destination

Architecture & Design

A male architecture student sitting at a table in the library, focused on his studies

Pheno-pragmatic learning in architecture

A flexible framework for bridging experiential learning and cognitive understanding

The Port of Antwerp is the port of the city of Antwerp, Belgium

The art and impact of architectural photography

Capturing space, light, and story

Art

On December 5, 2025, the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte presents the exhibition
Bertozzi & Casoni. Metamorphosis, curated by Eike Schmidt and Diego Galizzi, Italy

Bertozzi & Casoni’s Metamorphosis

Ceramic excess, historical contamination, and the unstable life of matter at Capodimonte

The Venus of Monruz (also Venus of Neuchâtel, Venus of Neuchâtel-Monruz) is a Venus figurine of the late Upper Paleolithic, or the beginning Epipaleolithic, dating to the end of the Magdalenian, some 11,000 years ago

The artist behind the Venus

Two Venuses figurines from prehistoric Europe may reveal the birth of artistic identity and recognition

Culture

A tourist man walking while checking his social media during his trip

The pressure to document every moment

The balance between living in the moment and capturing it for the digital world

A Black woman walks solemnly past a "Whites Only" sign in apartheid-era South Africa, a stark reminder of the daily realities of racial segregation and systemic oppression

The historical origins of Apartheid

In the beginning, man feared everything except for each other; now we fear nothing apart from each other

Economy & Politics

The Tax March (also known as the Tax Day March and Trump's Tax Day) was a series of demonstrations held in more than 150 locations throughout the United States on April 15, 2017. The intent was to pressure U.S. President Donald Trump to release his tax returns

A hope for America in 2026

Tax justice, social cohesion, environmental responsibility, and the moral case for a fairer society

A golden sunset casting long shadows over Westminster and the Thames, representing the fading glow of Britain’s former global authority

The decline of Great Britain

How two world wars drained Britain’s strength and purpose

Entertainment

The Glastonbury Festival 2011 captured at night, glowing with lights, music, and the energy of thousands of festivalgoers

Glastonbury and the art of saying yes

Why the mud, chaos, and music reveal more about life than the stage itself

Ganta Igarashi, the protagonist of Deadman Wonderland, has a "Branch of Sin" called the Ganta Gun that enables him to use his own blood as a weapon

Body horror renaissance: the rise of dark Shōnen Manga

How horror reshaped anime and manga for a grown-up audience in the 2020s

Fashion

Men posing in classic white T-shirts and jeans against a minimalist backdrop

The return of restraint: menswear’s quiet revolution

As fashion moves beyond spectacle, a new era of minimalism embraces craft and calm

Isabel Marant clothing shop at Pacific Place shopping mall, Admiralty, Hong Kong, November 2022

Isabel Marant FW25/26: Parisian cool reimagined

Kim Bekker sharpens the house’s legacy with structured tailoring, tactile storytelling, and a global vision of modern femininity

Feature

In a city of "hello and bye" friends, truest conversations happen at sunset between the swing set and the whispering willows © Photo by John Macanas

Sunset in Vancouver’s Falaise Park

A short story of a solitary meditative park stroll

A close-up of a newly married couple’s clasped hands, representing the fragile beginning of a lifelong partnership

Love in a fortress

What hornbills can teach us about devotion, sacrifice, and showing up

Food & Wine

A refreshing smoothie served in a mason jar with a straw

Mini science in the kitchen

Fun cooking experiments that teach kids science, creativity, and nutrition

A man holding a freshly caught red-spotted trout in his hands

The Black Sea trout in a posthuman age

On the decline of Salmo rizeensis in Rize’s rivers and the ethical questions of human intervention

Science & Technology

Between the moment fate becomes inevitable and the moment it becomes visible lies the temporal corridor: from PQI to POQ

Between intention and fact: the quantum cat paradox

The temporal geometry of a process: where reality stops being possible and becomes objective

A man reflects on his digital presence, surrounded by invisible data—capturing the quiet tension between connectivity, identity, and dignity in the digital age

Digital dignity in the age of algorithms

Safeguarding autonomy, equity, and human rights in the digital era

Sport

A large mural depicting a man wearing a helmet on the side of a building at Largo Maradona; Murales Maradona in Naples, Italy

"Fever Pitch": a life measured in matches

On football, fandom and life through the lenses of the beautiful game

During a fast-paced rally, the ball strikes the net in a volleyball match, creating a moment of suspense as players prepare for the next move

Volleyball: from Mintonette to a global phenomenon

Tracing the origins, evolution, and Olympic rise of one of the world’s most beloved sports

Travel

Beyond the expected: trading typical resorts for unique landscapes on an unforgettable, off-the-beaten-path honeymoon adventure

Off-the-beaten-path honeymoon destinations

A guide to adventurous and intimate honeymoon locations

Young woman watching an airplane in the sky, feeling a sense of longing

Post-travel blues: why coming home feels so hard

The hidden causes of post-travel depression and practical steps to lift your mood

Wellness

A woman in a black and white floral shirt stands in a sunflower field under the bright daylight, radiating inner peace and a positive mindset

Life isn’t that hard, it’s easy: try softer, manifest better

The power of presence and honesty in life’s journey

A person’s silhouette performing yoga at dawn, illustrating yoga’s timeless relevance in global dialogue

Redefining sports diplomacy through yoga

How an ancient practice is redefining soft power, inclusion, and international cooperation

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David Kroll, Seascape egret and vase (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Lisa Sette Gallery

NI: Natural intelligence

10 Jan — 28 Feb 2026 at Lisa Sette Gallery in Phoenix, United States

Junna Maruyama, Shape of soul (detail). Courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery

10 Jan — 14 Feb 2026 at the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, United States

Malcolm Bucknall, We were just playing make believe (detail), 2023. Courtesy of Wally Workman Gallery

My make believe

10 Jan — 14 Feb 2026 at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, United States

Dave Walsh, In the trees (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Bookstein Projects

Dave Walsh: viewshed

15 Jan — 27 Feb 2026 at the Bookstein Projects in New York, United States

Ron Milewicz, Broken (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Bookstein Projects

Ron Milewicz: beside still waters

15 Jan — 27 Feb 2026 at the Bookstein Projects in New York, United States

Dora Somosi, Mending madder (detail). Courtesy of Gilman Contemporary

Alchemy of memory

16 Jan — 25 Feb 2026 at the Gilman Contemporary in Sun Valley, United States

Daniel Raedeke, World outside (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Bruno David Gallery

16 Jan — 21 Feb 2026 at the Bruno David Gallery in St Louis, United States

Charles Turnell, Prairie (2) (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Bruno David Gallery

Prairie and sky

16 Jan — 21 Feb 2026 at the Bruno David Gallery in St Louis, United States

Jonathan Gainer, Tripartite skyline terra rosa (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Bruno David Gallery

Aeroglyphs: de-code | Re-code

16 Jan — 21 Feb 2026 at the Bruno David Gallery in St Louis, United States

Miguel Arzabe, La bahía de niebla (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Johansson Projects

Sin contar cincuenta (Without counting fifty)

17 Jan — 21 Mar 2026 at the Johansson Projects in Oakland, United States

Kais Salman, Red carpet (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Ayyam Gallery

17 Jan — 18 Mar 2026 at the Ayyam Gallery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

David Burdeny, Palais Garnier, Paris (detail). Courtesy of Anne Loucks Gallery

David Burdeny: selected work

17 Jan — 15 Feb 2026 at the Anne Loucks Gallery in Glencoe, United States

Dawn Ng, September (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Dawn Ng Studio and Sullivan+Strumpf. Photography by Liling Ong

The Earth laughs in flowers

21 — 31 Jan 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Singapore, Singapore

Karl Hartman, Dust (detail), 2012. Courtesy of Garvey|Simon

The nature of nature

21 Jan — 27 Feb 2026 at Garvey | Simon in Manhattan, United States

Seth Birchall, A time to settle (down) (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf

22 Jan — 22 Feb 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Singapore, Singapore

Andrade Tudela, La verdad ha cambiado (video still), 2020-2022. Courtesy of Francesca Minini

22 Jan — 7 Mar 2026 at the Francesca Minini in Milan, Italy

Noah Davis, 1975 (8), 2013. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Art Museum

Noah Davis's exhibition

24 Jan — 26 Apr 2026 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

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