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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
The modern skyline of Santiago, Chile, with Andes visible in the background, reflecting the transformation of a city marked by a turbulent past
Black-and-white photographs documenting scenes from an earlier era, representing the lives, places and moments preserved even when the time passes
Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Santiago, Chile. Cropped from an original photo by Velvet, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santiago, Chile, with the Andes overlooking its growing cityscape, symbolizing the country’s journey from dictatorship to democracy
Old photographs overlapping one another, symbolizing the fragmented nature of memory and the importance of preserving first hand traces of the past
Economy & Politics
What Chile chooses to remember
The Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile raises the question of what happens when a society stops examining its past while preserving the remnants of dictatorship
An exhausted worker resting beside a handcart, representing the daily burden ordinary Filipinos carry while institutions struggle to ease their hardships
Economy & Politics
Why public trust in Philippine institutions is collapsing
How political dynasties, weak accountability, and public frustration are changing the trust in Philippine governance
The iconic façade of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, reflecting the role of bold architectural identity in intuitive navigation
Architecture & Design
Cognitive cartography and intuitive navigation
How playgrounds reveal the secrets of intuitive architectural design
A group of employees sharing a happy moment during work hours
Economy & Politics
Can kindness boost employee well-being?
Researches suggest a resounding "yes"

On the Street

We can only take a cup of kindness yet and wait for Auld Lang Syne
Feature
Blunder on the Clyde
A poem for our past, present and a hopeful future
Lunch time © Raffaele Brustia
Food & Beverage
Eatin’ Pidgin
Talking food
Dapper Dan, the visionary Harlem designer, revolutionized fashion by blending high-end luxury with street style, empowering marginalized communities and leaving an indelible mark on hip-hop culture
Fashion
Dapper Dan: revolutionizing high fashion and empowerment
How Harlem's iconic fashion pioneer redefined style, challenged corporate hegemony, and gave voice to marginalized communities
A woman, with a funny personality
Wellness
The other you
Who are we really?
Before an international competition, Francesco is preparing to perform chest bench-presses with 62kg weights
Sport
An interview with Francesco Frasca
The art of natural bodybuilding
Leonardo da Vinci, The heart and coronary vessels drawing
Culture
The intersection of art and medicine
The role of art in shaping medical knowledge, featuring the La Medicina Nella Storia, Nell'Arte, Nel Costume Series

Architecture & Design

Illustration by Gail Simon Coleman, represented by Susan Gomberg Artists Representative Incorporated. From American Showcase: Illustration 1 of 2 (Vol. 16, p. 514), by American Showcase Inc. (Ed.), 1993, American Showcase Inc. Copyright 1993 by American Showcase Inc. Photograph of print source taken by author. Reproduced under fair use for critical and editorial commentary
The lost seduction of commercial advertising
How twentieth-century poster art transformed colour, desire, and illusion into emotional spectacle
The Nakagin Capsule Tower was a mixed-use residential and office building in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district, designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa
Nakagin Capsule Tower: a future that didn’t last
The rise and fall of a modular living experiment

Art

An artist creating graffiti on a wall
What we really mean by “street art”
How a simple label quietly shapes legitimacy, value, and the way we see art in public space
The Sunday Courier, Issue No. 36, September 3–10, 1911. The theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre on August 21, 1911, quickly became a global media sensation, transforming the painting into a world-famous icon. Newspapers around the world, including The New York Times, covered what was widely described as the “art heist of the century,” publishing dramatic headlines and detailed reports on the investigation, the search for suspects, and the painting’s eventual recovery in 1913
The Mona Lisa: a timeless encounter
From Renaissance mastery to modern wonder, exploring the mystery behind the world’s most famous painting

Culture

Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka (Sri Lanka), depicted in a watercolor painting by an unknown Indian artist, circa 1920
Ravana and the paradox of power
A study of intellect, devotion, and moral conflict in Indian sacred literature
Replacing national idolatry and political violence with an awareness of the Infinite reveals inherent human dignity, paving the way toward universal rights and global unity through an Earth Federation
The cult of idolatry vs authentic religion
Israel and the USA versus the Jewish faith

Economy & Politics

A glass globe resting on a laptop keyboard, representing the growing role of technology in shaping geopolitical strategy
Strategic autonomy and the Arab world
How Europe's security transformation is reshaping its defence policies and relationships with the Middle East
NATO flags lining a canal embankment in the heart of The Hague, Netherlands
From post Cold War optimism to hybrid warfare
How NATO and Europe learned that stability alone does not guarantee security

Entertainment

Pauline Oliveros performs live at the Sonic Acts Festival in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on February 24, 2012
Pauline Oliveros and the philosophy of listening
Sound, consciousness, and the possibilities of expanded attention
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow, played iconic characters in the TV show Friends (1994). Photo by © Ron Davis
The evolution of women’s portrayal in stories for the screen
Arc-she-types: how far we have come

Fashion

Jonny Johansson at Acne Studios Women’s Fall/Winter 2026 runway show, presented on 11 March 2026
Acne Studios and the aesthetics of uncertainty
Jonny Johansson’s SS26 collection explores emotional friction, suspended resolution, and the future of ambiguous luxury
Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic black dresses include the beaded fringe dress from Some Like It Hot, a cocktail dress from The Asphalt Jungle (1950), and several of her personal evening gowns
The evolution of the little black dress
From Coco Chanel to contemporary fashion, a century of style, identity, and reinvention

Feature

A noblewoman writing by candlelight in an elegant historic interior
Reading Plath, writing myself
A sequence of poems born from annotation, intuition, and memory
A bird soaring across the forest, representing the peaceful coexistence shared by every living creature
A lesson in the wild
A touching adventure that shows how nature protects its own and what humans can learn from it

Food & Beverage

An African American woman selects products while shopping in a convenience store, carrying an orange shopping basket
The quiet takeover of private label
How supermarket brands are reshaping the global food and beverage industry
Adult seen from the front holding a sandwich filled with flowers
Learning to listen at the table
Mindful eating, intuitive nutrition, and the psychology of nourishing the body without restriction

Science & Technology

A person standing at the heart of a vast maze, symbolizing humanity’s struggle to maintain direction during times of uncertainty
Could AI’s “judgment day” come without a machine rebellion?
With machines becoming more capable of reasoning and acting independently, humanity still cannot fully explain or predict how they behave
A man cools down with water as temperatures reach 40 degrees Celsius
Not every body handles heat the same
Menstrual cycles, daily medications, and the hidden risks of hotter summers

Sport

A girl figure skating gracefully on the ice
The science of ice skating performance
How biomechanics, physics, and psychology shape the elite skater
A silhouette of a man standing before a climbing wall, preparing to climb
A beginner’s guide to bouldering
Simple technique shifts and mindful gym etiquette can turn challenge into confidence

Travel

A meteor streaking across the Milky Way above mountains, representing the excitement of peak meteor shower season
The best and worst U.S. states for meteor spotting
How weather, light pollution, and public dark-sky access influence celestial viewing
The Ermoupoli Town Hall in Miaouli Square, Syros, representing the elegance and grandeur of the island's historic civic architecture
Syros: Greece's historic island retreat
Much of this island’s appeal lies in its famous historic mansions

Wellness

A young married couple sits on a bench, sharing a kiss as the man lovingly wraps his arm around his wife’s shoulders on a beautiful autumn day
My new year begins in September
A quiet love turns an ordinary month into a beautiful new beginning
A woman stepping between light and shadow, symbolising the hidden struggles that often go unnoticed behind a composed exterior
Flying under the radar: growing up with undiagnosed ADHD
How masking, academic success, and gender stereotypes can hide Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) throughout childhood
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Tarık Özcan
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Auguste Bartholdi, Anticipatory view of the Statue of Liberty (detail), circa 1882–1883. Courtesy of Musée d’Orsay
Liberty enlightening the world
15 Sep 2026 — 31 Jan 2027 at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France
Trompe-l’oeil knowledge, Korea (18th-20th century), exhibition view. Courtesy of Musée Guimet
Trompe-l’oeil knowledge, Korea (18th-20th century)
16 Sep 2026 — 4 Jan 2027 at the Musée Guimet in Paris, France
Elliott Hundley, Umbrella (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Regen Projects
Book of sand
16 Sep — 24 Oct 2026 at the Regen Projects in Los Angeles, United States
Oussama Diab, Middleeastern Guernica, Guernica After Picasso (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Artbooth Gallery
Reimagined
17 Sep — 31 Oct 2026 at the Artbooth Gallery in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Pablo Picasso, Bacchanal with the black bull (detail), 1959. Courtesy of Art Encounters Foundation
Picasso in visite
17 Sep 2026 — 17 Jan 2027 at the Art Encounters Foundation in Timișoara, Romania
Girolamo Di Benvenuto, Kreuztragung, kreuzigung und beweinung (detail), um 1500. Courtesy of Museum Städel
Sin. Pray. Love
17 Sep 2026 — 17 Jan 2027 at the Museum Städel in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Keerthana Kunnath, Not what you saw. Courtesy of Foam
Not what you saw
18 Sep — 27 Nov 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Relic of the so-called staff of Moses, mediterranean region. Courtesy of the Jewish Museum
Sacred splendor
18 Sep 2026 — 7 Feb 2027 at The Jewish Museum in New York, United States
Xevi Solà, Coupe de monde, 2026. Courtesy of Opera Gallery
Thoughts of a bigger splash
18 Sep — 15 Oct 2026 at the Opera Gallery in Monaco, Monaco
Jason Kowalski, Live music (detail), 2026. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries
Notes from the west
18 Sep — 7 Nov 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States
Graciela Iturbide, Mujer ángel (detail), Sonora-Wüste, Mexico, 1979. Courtesy of FOMU Foto Museum © Graciela Iturbide
Eyes to fly with
18 Sep 2026 — 8 Jan 2027 at the FOMU Foto Museum in Antwerp, Belgium
Léonard Pongo. Courtesy of FOMU Foto Museum
Léonard Pongo's exhibition
18 Sep 2026 — 17 Jan 2027 at the FOMU Foto Museum in Antwerp, Belgium
Lola Pertsowsky, La fourmi ailée l'éponge et celle de Claude, 2024-2026. Courtesy of FOMU Foto Museum © Lola Pertsowsky
Lola Pertsowsky's exhibition
18 Sep — 8 Nov 2026 at the FOMU Foto Museum in Antwerp, Belgium
Luz Lizarazo, La madre (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Casas Riegner Gallery
Embracing my beasts as I am just passing through
18 Sep — 7 Nov 2026 at the Casas Riegner Gallery in Bogotá, Colombia
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
Ángeles Agrela, Chesca y Corina (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Nicodim Gallery
Ángeles Agrela: Camino y Paz
19 Sep — 7 Nov 2026 at Nicodim Gallery in Los Angeles, United States
Bashar Khalaf, Junk garden no. 3 (detail), 2021. Courtesy of Zawyeh Gallery
The field of dreams
19 Sep — 8 Nov 2026 at the Zawyeh Gallery in Ramallah, Palestine
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