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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Performer dancing in the rain during a political protest
Ballet dancer in a flowing white dress performing on stage
The Batsheva Dance Company (Hebrew: להקת בת שבע) is a renowned dance company based in Tel Aviv, Israel
A performer expressing resistance through dance in the rain at a political protest
Graceful woman in a white dress performing an elegant ballet dance
Entertainment
The relationship between dance and politics
Bodies, boundaries, and belonging in the choreography of power
New hope for pancreatic cancer: researchers identify CAPG, a promising biomarker that could transform early detection and future treatment strategies
Science & Technology
A potential new diagnostic tool in pancreatic cancer
A research group has confirmed that a protein used by pancreatic cancer cells can serve as a diagnostic marker and therapeutic target
A Turkish soldier, with Multinational Battle Group-East, watches as a UH-60 Black Hawk gets ready to land after receiving a 9-line call for a simulated casualty. U.S. and NATO forces have contributed to the United Nations-mandated peacekeeping mission in Kosovo since June 1999
Economy & Politics
Turkey’s foreign policy journey
From status quo to ambitious posturing
A team leader facilitating an open discussion among colleagues, representing the value of dialogue in overcoming workplace divisions
Economy & Politics
Communicating in times of polarization
Why leaders and citizens must prioritize listening, empathy, and trust to bridge growing social and organizational divides

On the Street

Dedication or despair?
Wellness
Dedication and Despair
Problems and solutions
An engraved bottle of bourbon and a cigar, symbols of status
Food & Wine
The Kentucky Bourbon Classic
Learning to drink bourbon at 8:30 in the morning was easier than I thought
Mermeta showroom
Architecture & Design
From Marble and Granite, to Interior Design
Interview with Rade Anastasijevic
Saigon Dauphin, a prose-poem
Feature
War Guilt
Saigon Dauphin, a repetitive nightmare sequence
Karen Tang ‘Synapsid’, 2014, Sculpture at Bermondsey Square: Commission 1, Image Courtesy of Vitrine, Photographer Jonathan Bassett
Art
Karen Tang. Synapsid
A conversation between Alys Williams and Karen Tang
Unfortunately, slavery still exists today
Culture
Racial bias
Human races do not exist

Architecture & Design

Rotterdam Centraal station is the main railway hub of Rotterdam, serving an average of 100,000 passengers each day. The current station building, located at Stationsplein, was officially inaugurated on 13 March 2014 by Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Rotterdam: Europe’s city of the future
Architecture, industry, and innovation in the Netherlands’ most modern metropolis
The Grand Theatre of Rabat set within expansive green spaces, reflecting Morocco’s commitment to creativity and sustainability
The vision behind the Grand Theatre of Rabat
How the Grand Theatre of Rabat in Morocco celebrates creativity, national pride, and cultural openness

Art

Installation view from the “Art of Manga” exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, featuring works from Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series. The exhibition showcases hundreds of original drawings and large-scale installations by major Japanese manga artists from the 1970s to the present, including Eiichiro Oda (One Piece), Junji Ito, and Tite Kubo (Bleach). Araki’s featured artwork includes life-sized characters and their Stands, designed to align with viewers’ eye levels for an immersive experience, highlighting manga as a recognized art form in a museum setting. Photo: © İdil Burkutoğlu
Hirohiko Araki and color without rules
Rethinking identity, composition, and expression in "JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure"
Entangled roots and floating forms, solo exhibition, 2026. Courtesy of the artist
Yilin Rebecca Sun on Vessel
The artist and curator reflects on clay, collaboration, and the connections that shape our shared future

Culture

A woman in a hoodie standing on a footbridge in Amsterdam, Netherlands
The distance between us
Observing the unspoken divisions and shared bonds in the Filipino diaspora of the Netherlands
A woman seated in dim candlelight with pen in hand, representing the psychological aftermath of the Spanish flu
Why the Spanish flu barely appears in literature
A look at how illness, death and trauma plagued modernist writers after the Spanish flu

Economy & Politics

A young woman waits in a crowded hospital, her pain quieted not by relief, but by stigma
The culture of silence in healthcare
Do health taboos and prevalent stigma still impact healthcare delivery in India?
Professionals collaborate around a data-driven smart city model, illustrating how coordinated governance and cross-sector cooperation power modern innovation ecosystems
Innovation policy in the age of ecosystems
Why managing complex innovation systems is now the decisive challenge for governments and economies

Entertainment

An insightful compilation to guide passionate film lovers through the best and worst movies of the last few months
Six films to check out
Fascinating stories to explore fluid gender roles, intense romantic secrets, and corporate greed across multiple cultures
Mad Men functions as a self-aware paradox, utilizing high art techniques to critique consumer capitalism while simultaneously perpetuating it
Mad Men and the blurred line between high and low art
Mad Men softens the distinction between high art and mass commerce, simultaneously critiquing consumer capitalism

Fashion

Glenn Martens is a Belgian fashion designer who began his career as a junior designer at Jean Paul Gaultier, working on the women’s pre-collection and the menswear line G2
Diesel and the aesthetics of ruin
How shredded denim, industrial decay, and Glenn Martens redefine success, identity, and beauty in a post industrial fashion landscape
An Allegory of the Tudor Succession: The Family of Henry VIII
Power, spectacle, and the Tudor silhouette
How the theatrical fashion of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I continues to shape modern ideas of authority, excess, and visual dominance

Feature

A path splitting the forest, giving the traveler the opportunity or the weight of a decision
She is my daughter
Crossing: searching amidst the war
A solitary figure stands silhouetted by a window in an abandoned house, surrounded by fading light and quiet decay
Broken into a better shape
Poems of suffering, resilience, and the long journey toward becoming

Food & Wine

Whey and plant-based protein sources displayed together, highlighting differences in composition, texture, and nutritional origin in a natural, realistic setting
Whey protein versus plant-based protein
A scientific comparison of protein quality, digestibility, and muscle outcomes
An elderly man wearing denim overalls and a hat, examining fresh vegetables
How Italians redefine sustainable food
From organic farming to packaging innovation and waste reduction

Science & Technology

An American astronaut working outside the International Space Station, highlighting the exterior structure and the presence of ISS astronauts in orbit
Samantha Harvey’s "Orbital and the Anthropocene sublime"
A study of cosmic distance, human hubris, and the ethical tensions at the heart of Anthropocene consciousness
A doctor studying an interactive three-dimensional human anatomy display, reflecting the transformation of medicine through data-driven innovation
The Internet of Bodies is already here
How biotechnology could reshape human communication and monitoring

Sport

A clear view of AT&T Stadium, representing the benchmark for fan experience among 2026 FIFA World Cup venues
Top 10 World Cup venues for fan experience
Review-based rankings reveal which stadiums delight supporters and which face criticism
A young footballer silhouetted against the evening sky with a ball at their feet, representing dreams that reach far beyond the horizon
A 12-year-old's road to the World Cup
Your roadmap from wherever you are right now to the Saudi Arabia 2034 Football World Cup

Travel

A sweeping view of Almora’s ridgelines, where layers of mountains fade softly into the Himalayan horizon
In the lap of the Kumaon Himalayas
A journey through Almora, sacred peaks, and timeless villages in search of yoga, stillness, and spiritual renewal
Statue of Saint Stephen standing in Budapest as a tribute to Hungary’s first king, overlooking the historic skyline and the Danube River, Budapest, Hungary
Between Buda and Pest
Along the Danube, a city divided by water reveals how history survives in silence and reconstruction

Wellness

The silhouette of a woman practicing yoga on a rocky beach at sunrise evokes a sense of peace, balance, and deep relaxation
Five principles for inner stability
The timeless wisdom of the Niyamas in a world driven by speed, comparison, and control
An older man resting one hand on his chest and the other on his abdomen as he breathes deeply, symbolizing awareness of the body's natural rhythm
Discover the hidden power of breath
How simple breathing patterns can influence stress, focus, and emotional balance
Discover our authors
Orsolya Antoni
Orsolya Antoni
Suzie Anyuat Williams
Suzie Anyuat Williams
Greg Styan
Greg Styan
Diana Arlett
Diana Arlett
Hiba Outa
Hiba Outa
Virág Dvorácskó
Virág Dvorácskó
Stephen Kaindo
Stephen Kaindo
Melis Canlı
Melis Canlı
Tom Avander
Tom Avander
Claudio Schuftan
Claudio Schuftan
Hall Gardner
Hall Gardner
Jayathry Gunaratne
Jayathry Gunaratne

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Naminapu Maymuru-White, Miljniyway, 2025. Courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf
Miḻŋthun ŋayi yukurra ŋilimurruŋgala (...)
23 Jul — 22 Aug 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
Grant Stevens, Forest view 7, 2026. Courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf
In morning light
23 Jul — 15 Aug 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
Sam Cranstoun, To live in clover (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Those cold and timid souls
23 Jul — 15 Aug 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
Lambda members and allies perform a skit based on the popular TV quiz show, Hollywood Squares, at the 2002 Lambda Network at Kodak's Annual Education Event with Management (detail). Courtesy of George Eastman Museum
Picturing equality: the Lambda Network at Kodak
27 Jul — 8 Nov 2026 at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, United States
Mike Saijo, Trees of Redondo beach 2 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of bG Gallery
The great escape
28 Jul — 10 Aug 2026 at the bG Gallery in Santa Monica, United States
Jivan Lee, Quartzite. Morning (detail), 2026. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
Multitudes
31 Jul — 12 Sep 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
Farah Billah, The table, with friends (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Louisiana contemporary
1 Aug 2026 — 14 Feb 2027 at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, United States
Gwen John, Girl with a blue scarf (detail), c.1923. Courtesy of National Galleries Scotland
Gwen John: strange beauties
1 Aug 2026 — 4 Jan 2027 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Lance Myers, Breathless and on again (detail). Courtesy of Wally Workman Gallery
As we unmagic the self
1 Aug — 6 Sep 2026 at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, United States
Ines Katamso, Hyphaeahpyh 5 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
The places we carry
6 — 30 Aug 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
W. Max Thomason, Do you ever feel everything you have could disappear in an instant (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Pulse Visual Arts
Falling away from prime
7 Aug — 27 Sep 2026 at Pulse Visual Art in Denver, United States
Catherine Opie, Flipper, Tanya, Chloe & Harriet, San Francisco, 1995 © Catherine Opie. Courtesy of the artist, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, London, and Seoul, and Thomas Dane Ga
To be seen
8 Aug — 1 Nov 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Lara Merrett, Ripple (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Stilling
20 Aug — 12 Sep 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
Gregory Hodge, Overgrowth (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf
Shimmer
27 Aug — 26 Sep 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia
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
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
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