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Sunday, July 26, 2026

Inside the church, a priest prays as he lights a candle

A man in a kippah sits in prayer while reading the Bible

Black and white image of the crucifix in Carmona, AL, Spain

A priest in prayer lights a candle during worship in the church

A man wearing a kippah prays quietly as he reads the Bible

The ache that leads us home

Rediscovering God’s presence in longing, wounds, and the journey of return

People arriving and departing with suitcases, representing the human movement behind economic growth

Economy & Politics

Why immigration matters for the economy

A look at how migration supports innovation, fills workforce gaps, and strengthens national economies

Khirokitia, whose name is thought to mean “Pig Cradle,” is a Neolithic archaeological site on the island of Cyprus that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998

Khirokitia: the first circle of humanity

Community, memory, creativity, belonging

Napoleonic forces capture Gros-Morne during the Haitian revolutionary conflict

Our Haitian heroes will not be denied

Reclaiming the legacy of Haitian revolutionary leaders who freed the country

On the Street

A young woman reads quietly beneath an autumn tree, lost in the world of stories as nature and solitude wrap gently around her

Coming home to stories

How books became my refuge, my reflection, and my way back to myself

The limited-edition picnic arrives in a hand-crafted bag made in Italy

Sette restaurant

Seven delights in central London

A healthcare professional presenting a cannabis leaf and cannabis oil bottle in front of a white wall, highlighting the therapeutic potential of medical cannabis

Science & Technology

Shaping the future of medical cannabis with innovation

Innovative technologies driving safety, sustainability, and transparency in medical cannabis production

The southern dome of the inner narthex of the Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey, features stunning Byzantine mosaics depicting Christ, Istanbul, Turkey

Architecture & Design

Erdal İnci and the Kariye: preserving a Byzantine legacy

A contemporary artist's perspective on the historical layers of the Chora

Marika Anna Umemoto, Central Saint Martins, University of Arts London, London, England

Undressing the Silhouette of Balenciaga

“Transmissions-Heritage and New Creation” at Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum

Coorg, Karnataka, India, has many attractions that attract tourists, like this beautiful resort; Coorg has many attractions that attract tourists, including an elephant camp and various spice plantations

Coorg, Kerala, and Londavala: India's monsoon destinations

Tourists can make the best of Indian monsoons by visiting these lush spots

Architecture & Design

Mere aesthetics is the past. Architectural priorities now merge durability, sustainability, and design

How material selection shapes architectural finishes

The next generation's design for durability

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

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

Francisco Goya, Bullfight, Suerte de Varas

Bullfighting: the theater of cruelty

Why bullfighting is not culture, but a spectacle of staged suffering

Excavations at Pompeii, painted by French artist Édouard Sain (1830–1910), depicting archaeological activity in the ancient Roman city

Religion, art, and identity in Pompeii

What recent archaeological discoveries reveal about Roman society

Economy & Politics

Haitian freighter with 463 Haitian migrants stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard on October 1, 1998

Fears of demographic death

Saving the West through the restoration of white supremacy, Trump’s final solution

The National Congress in Brasília, Brazil, representing the nation's democratic institutions during a period of political transition

From the pink tide to the electric blue tide

How inequality, insecurity, and public frustration are transforming electoral politics across the continent

Entertainment

A corkboard displaying a chaotic arrangement of potential evidence – photographs, text fragments, and connections made with red string – visually encapsulates the intricate and often perplexing nature of true crime stories that captivate consumers

Does true crime empower awareness or glorify suffering?

Unraveling the impact of true crime consumption

Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts

The return of the monster boyfriend

Why romance returns to vampires, assassins, and stitched men—and what our desire for danger reveals

Fashion

Donatella Versace in an intricately embellished ensemble, symbolizing the luxury and theatrical elegance of the Versace house

Donatella Versace: the woman who turned glamour into power

How a fearless creative mind reshaped luxury fashion for a new era

Woman repairing a pair of jeans using traditional visible mending techniques

The repair economy and fashion's next chapter

How care, craftsmanship, and new regulations are reshaping the future of consumption

Feature

Horseshoe crabs resting together against the evening tide, representing inseparable bonds shaped by love

A moving story about relationships, choices, and the hope that it is never too late to return home

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

Food & Wine

A woman holding a slice of pizza while working at her computer at home

Girl dinner, but make it class-conscious

On survival meals, 9-to-5 fatigue, and why meal-prepping doesn’t have to cost your will to live

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

Science & Technology

An orbital manufacturing module operates above Earth, where molten material forms in microgravity—illustrating how space is becoming the next frontier of industrial production

Manufacturing without gravity

Why space-based production is redefining materials, industry, and supply chains

Scientists analyzing microscopic specimens alongside digital biological models, representing the future of precision medicine

Transcriptomics and AI are improving drug discovery

How AI-powered tools are improving drug design, testing, and patient outcomes

Sport

The simple yet vital role of food in athletic preparation highlights how nutrition, even in seemingly small details, can be "game-changing" in high-performance sports

How elite athletes' diets transformed performance

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

Women athletes running in a daytime race as fans cheer from the stadium

The gender pay gap in sports and the direction it can head

Why women’s sports are still undervalued and how equality in pay and coverage is finally within reach

Travel

Crowds of tourists exploring the seafood night market in Keelung, Taiwan

The curious traveler’s survival guide

Street food, local customs, and the scams every traveler should know about

World' largest trident(Tirshul) located at Dharapani, Pandweshor Mahadev Temple, Dang Nepal

Finding stillness in Dharapani

A slow journey through village life in Dang, Nepal

Wellness

Caught between silence and selfhood, the hidden weight of identity concealment can transform loneliness into a lifelong psychological burden

The psychological architecture of self-deception

Self-deception, minority stress, and the cognitive burden of concealing sexual identity within heteronormative social structures

A couple receiving Ayurvedic massages as part of a Panchakarma therapy session, promoting relaxation and holistic healing

Panchakarma: the ancient art of healing and detoxification

How Ayurveda’s 5,000-year-old therapy offers modern relief from stress, toxins, and lifestyle disorders

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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

31 Jul — 12 Sep 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

Rohit Varekar, Floting house, 2026. Courtesy of Sakshi Gallery

Sites of passage

31 Jul — 22 Aug 2026 at the Sakshi Gallery in Mumbai, India

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

Sharon Booma, The oil of gladness (detail), 2026. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

The unsaid thought

7 Aug — 5 Sep 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, 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

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

20 Aug — 12 Sep 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia

Gregory Hodge, Overgrowth (detail), 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf

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

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

Irfan Hendrian, C===Ɔ, 2026. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf

10 Sep — 31 Oct 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Singapore, Singapore

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