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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

The vast and undisturbed sea mirrors an endless current of untamed freedom

Bathed in light, a model rests close to earth

Barefoot on the rocks, a model steps into herself grounded in reflection and free to feel

The surface of the sea is an open space for reflection and release

A women among flowers gazing up, surrounded by nature’s bloom, she lays in quiet confrontation

A journey through reflection and the aching pursuit of freedom

Businessman walking away from the office while speaking on the phone

Economy & Politics

Freedom is not the goal

Skill, usefulness, and the uncomfortable truth about leaving the 9-to-5

Park Lane, Copenhagen, Denmark

A quiet corner of Copenhagen

Finding design, calm, and culture at park lane and beyond

Soldiers walking through mud and ruins as a helicopter hovers above, representing the human toll within technologically driven conflict

Economy & Politics

Africa’s forgotten soldiers: from world wars to Ukraine

An exploration of how African soldiers have been recruited, used, and often abandoned

On the Street

Theyyam, a vibrant Hindu ritual featuring red-and-white deities, is practiced in the North Malabar region of Kerala and parts of Karnataka

Theyyam: the dance where Gods walk among the people

A sacred ritual from North Kerala that turns inequality into divine equality, reminding us that all blood is the same

Michelangelo Pistoletto, La Habana, persone in attesa, 2015, Silkscreen on super mirror stainless steel. Four panels, each: 98 7/16 x 49 3/16 inches (250 x 125 cm). Overall: 98 7/16 x 196 7/8 inches (250 x 500 cm)
© Michelangelo Pistoletto. Courtesy the artist, Lévy Gorvy, and Galleria Continua, ph. Ela Bialkowska

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Lévy Gorvy Gallery, Manhattan

Kant's three questions: “What can I know? What should I do? What can I expect? "

Knowing and acting

Kantian and psychological suggestions

Parco del Valentino is a popular public park in Turin, Italy

Architecture & Design

Architects and movements shaping modern design

New directions for fine arts and architecture between XIXth and XXth century

Enki Bilal is a French comic book creator and film director

Translating Enki Bilal’s Nikopol trilogy to screen

Immortel (Ad Vitam) adapts Bilal’s dystopian masterpiece, shifting from political satire to corporatocratic technocracy while keeping his iconic style

St James's Park in Central London is good for waterbirds © Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Science & Technology

Birdwatching in London’s parks

Lockdown birding

Architecture & Design

The vaulted ceiling at the entrance of the Ganjali Bathhouse, built in 1631 as part of a larger architectural complex in the old center of Kerman, Iran, features frescoes adorned with Safavid-era ornaments

The modernization process of the city of Kerman

An example of a middle eastern architecture modernization

A high-tech living room where digital interfaces regulate lighting, entertainment, and climate, conveying the future of residential design

The architecture of the smart home ecosystem

Designing homes that respond and adapt to modern life

Art

Anselm Kiefer, Walhalla, 2016, Almost redolent of the chaotic, despairing images of Bosch, Kiefer offers a rather terrifying and apocalyptic view of where one might live. For some of course, this vision is a reality on our world right now. Photo © White Cube/Courtesy the artists 2016

Art, nature, and the post-human condition

The tension between traditional landscape art and the rise of artificial aesthetics

Agostino De Romanis, Shadows of Day and Night, oil on relined paper, 250 x 130 cm, 2003

De Romanis, the ‘symbolic’ works

The primeval appeal of the Orient

Culture

A reconstruction of life near Göbeklitepe 10,000 years ago, showing early communities cooperating with stone tools during the transition toward agriculture

Did cooperation make us human?

Shared intentionality, language, and the evolution of the social mind

The moon rising behind the horizon bringing reflection and stillness

Regaining our ability to find ourselves

Reflections on resplendence and the delicate moments we witness

Economy & Politics

Student protesters march through the streets demanding transparency, accountability, and democratic reforms after the Novi Sad railway station tragedy in Serbia

Serbia’s students are demanding change

After the Novi Sad railway station tragedy, nationwide protests challenge corruption, democratic decline, and government silence

Artificial Intelligence offers many perspectives; it depends on our objective with it

Structural proportionality in the use of AI in education

Scientific formulation from the Universal Princonser Method

Entertainment

Two characters from K-Project, representing the stylized, cinematic vision that defines GoHands’ animation identity

The anime studio with a controversial cinematic flair

Why GoHands’ bold techniques thrill some viewers and repel others

McNulty, DeAngelo Barksdale, and Bunk Moreland in Season 1 © HBO

The remarkable modern storytelling of "The Wire"

From the opening credits to the narrative, it plays on a league of its own

Fashion

Le Male Elixir Absolu recasts fragrance as an object of devotion, where gold, form, and light shape scent into a ritual of identity

Scent as icon, masculinity as myth

How Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male Elixir Absolu turns fragrance into a visual language of power, devotion, and desire

Bella Hadid wearing a Schiaparelli necklace at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, France

The influence of surrealism on fashion

From Elsa Schiaparelli to modern designers

Feature

A woman walking through a dimly lit street at night

Map of your head

Episode 2: on purity, pressure, and surviving a culture that refuses boundaries

Books and books and books, a collection that is not enough

Maybe it is not below you, but at the very least, you are above it

Food & Wine

A vibrant vegetable salad presented in an earthy brown ceramic bowl

The plant-based paradox: when vegan diets backfire

Unpacking the hidden nutritional risks of veganism and how to thrive on plants without compromising your health

A medium shot of a pregnant woman enjoying a fruit bowl, emphasizing the benefits of nutritious food choices during pregnancy for both mother and baby

Western diet during pregnancy and ADHD risk

What every mom needs to know

Science & Technology

A glimpse into the future—where innovation, human curiosity, and intelligent technology converge on the vibrant floor of Web Summit 2025

The standout innovations of Web Summit 2025

Discoveries in Lisbon that reveal how AI and human-centric design are reshaping 2026

The central peak of the Moon's Tycho crater, reaching 2 kilometres above the crater floor, captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Could Earth have ‘stolen’ the Moon from Venus?

The Heist theory explained

Sport

A young girl practicing on the court, representing the foundation of sport built on love for the game

Why Norway doesn’t count children in youth sports

Why reducing competition in childhood leads to stronger athletes in the long run

The Dodgers Stadium is located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California

Jumping on the bandwagon after the Dodgers' World Series

How the Dodgers’ Championship sparked my love for baseball during my first spell in the bullpen

Travel

The most memorable travel moments can be those when we navigated something unfamiliar, learned something new and pushed ourselves slightly beyond what we thought we could do

Why travelers should seek challenges

Too much comfort can become a paradox, and a true luxury experience can solve it

At dawn, the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, stands gracefully near the snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains, Spain

Granada in 24 hours of history and passion

The city’s rich heritage, vibrant culture, and timeless beauty from dawn to nightfall

Wellness

Man waiting for boarding in the airport terminal

The cultural impact of non-places

How non-places changed the way we communicate with each other

A woman next to a mirror with a pensive expression, reflecting the weight of unkind thoughts

The voice in your head and why it matters

How self-talk shapes your emotions, confidence, and everyday choices

Discover our authors

Ghulam Jaffer

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Ivana Radovic

Sudeep Neupane

Sarah Assi

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Lahari Chakraborty

Neil Powell

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Fernando Llorca Castro

Wolf Schäfer

Walden Bello

Explore the Calendar

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Christopher Adams, Biomorphic moments. Courtesy of Garvey|Simon

Christopher Adams: biomorphic moments

9 Apr — 8 May 2026 at Garvey | Simon in Manhattan, United States

Frederic Edwin Church, Pichincha (detail), 1867. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

A nation of artists

12 Apr 2026 — 5 Jul 2027 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

Sameh Khalatbari, Veins of sorrow - The rupture no. 2 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Modernism Inc.

Veins of sorrow

12 Apr — 2 May 2026 at the Modernism Inc. in San Francisco, United States

Anonyme, Le marché aux fleurs, quai de la Mégisserie (detail), vers 1680. Courtesy of Musée Carnavalet

Madame de Sévigné. Parisian letters

15 Apr — 23 Aug 2026 at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, France

Anna Kincaide, Its a jungle (detail). Courtesy of JoAnne Artman Gallery

Couture in color

15 Apr — 30 Jun 2026 at the JoAnne Artman Gallery in Laguna Beach, United States

Robert Sagerman, 17,759 (detail), 2018. Courtesy of Cris Worley Fine Arts

Edifice, fount, rippling spaces

15 Apr — 30 May 2026 at the Cris Worley Fine Arts in Dallas, United States

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Eala (detail), 2025. Courtesy of October Gallery

Inheriting the future

16 Apr — 16 May 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Aymáras, 2024. Courtesy of Senda Gallery

Hacia lo esencial: prácticas de mediación

16 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the Galeria Senda in Barcelona, Spain

Pierre Gaignard, Bestiaire paramétrique (Lézard, random seed 1024), 2025. Courtesy of Galerie Eric Mouchet

Printemps paramétrique

18 Apr — 13 Jun 2026 at the Galerie Eric Mouchet in Paris, France

Various artists, Fragments of slowness, exhibition view. Courtesy of Erika Deák Gallery

Fragments of slowness

19 — 17 Apr 2026 at the Erika Deák Gallery in Budapest, Hungary

Morgan Irons, August in the fields (detail). Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

24 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

William Shepherd, In bedroom (detail), n.d. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

Western reliquaries

24 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

Alex Webb, Philadelphia, Rock ministries boxing club, 2016. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

Rising up: Rocky and the making of monuments

25 Apr — 2 Aug 2026 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

Ron Arad, Good ping pong dining table, 2023. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

Ron Arad, from 1992 to 2026

27 Apr — 28 May 2026 at the Opera Gallery in Monaco, Monaco

Francisco de Zurbarán, Christ and the virgin in the house at Nazareth (detail), about 1640. Courtesy of the National Gallery © The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

2 May — 23 Aug 2026 at The National Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Judy Chicago, Bigamy hood (detail), 2022, Mixed media on stamped aluminum form, 13.25 x 15.25 x 0.75 in, 33.66 x 38.74 x 1.91 cm, © Chicago Woodman LLC, Judy Chicago/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Chicago Woodman LLC; Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society, New York

The materiality of Judy Chicago

8 May — 22 Nov 2026 at the Alberta Pane Gallery in Venice, Italy

Spatial poems. Courtesy of MASS MoCA

23 May 2026 — 27 Apr 2027 at the MASS MoCA in North Adams, United States

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