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Saturday, May 9, 2026

A woman getting dressed in her room before work

A woman getting ready while holding a makeup brush and mirror

Brunette woman dancing and stretching in the kitchen while drinking coffee

Woman preparing for work while getting dressed in her room

Close-up of a woman holding a makeup brush and mirror as she prepares for the day

The quiet power of getting ready

How small daily rituals build confidence, clarity, and emotional strength

Herds of zebras and wildebeest moving across Kenya’s open savannah, signifying the powerful ecological heritage that supports the tourism economy

Economy & Politics

Why Kenya is the gateway to Africa

How political stability, economic dynamism, and Silicon Savannah shape Kenya’s global standing

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist

Who draws the line?

Artistic freedom, legal boundaries, and the ethics of offense

She believed she was the heat, and as the heat, she felt everything ancient about it, and the primal knowledge that came with it

Death, life, and a return to imagination

A tale of fire thieves

On the Street

An architect engineer analyzing a construction model on a computer, pointing at an architectural building prototype

Architecture & Design

The digital revolution in architecture

How BIM, parametric design, and digital fabrication are transforming the architectural landscape

Marcel Janco, Ball in Zurich, 1917, detail

The incoherence of the avant-garde

An estranged form of beauty

The ominous digital landscape with a central padlock emphasizes the critical vulnerability of systems to email-based attacks, which are the leading contributors to cyber insurance claims

Science & Technology

The rise of email attacks: why cyber insurance matters

Email-based attacks, such as phishing and BEC, are the leading cause of cyber insurance claims, calling for robust cybersecurity and employee training

A happy, smiling child shopping with a cart, learning about ingredients and choosing healthy food

Teaching kids to read food labels

The first step to becoming a conscious consumer

The Colosseum and Arch of Titus in Rome, Italy

Jogging through ancient Rome: a journey with the Gods

Iconic landmarks and mythology on a scenic running tour of Rome

The Market Place, Tanta, Egypt (Burton, 1874)

Tanta: where faith and power intertwine

A closer look at how Egypt’s largest Sufi festival reveals the tensions between faith, myth, and governance

Architecture & Design

A man in a red and black shirt wearing a red hard hat, an architect working with both computer and paper plans

Rethinking creativity in the age of CAD

How digital precision both empowers and limits the designer’s imagination

A woman sitting on metal railings and watching the scenery in Lisbon, Portugal

The rise of cultural wayfinding

Why cities are blending art, psychology, and urban design to reshape how people navigate public spaces

Art

Jeff Koons: Jim Beam – J.B. Turner Train (1986) Courtesy of the artist/Gagosian

The future isn’t what it was

How markets, machines, and accelerated taste have shattered the old promises of contemporary art

The Şanlıurfa Museum, which includes both the Archaeology and Mosaic Museums, is located in the southeastern Turkish city of Şanlıurfa (historically known as Edessa). The museum houses important archaeological remains from Şanlıurfa itself, as well as from nearby ancient sites such as Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe, and Harran, Türkiye

Urfa man: sentinel of the sacred past

Spiritual power of ancient art in the gaze of humanity’s oldest watcher

Culture

The inability of most individuals to access higher levels of understanding constitutes the central problem of the human condition

The educational path to the directive noosphere

How to deal with the consequences of a profound imbalance in the sphere of reason

A garden can be a place, a state of mind, or a symbol for growth, peace, abundance, creativity, or spiritual life

Thoughts on the fragmentation of the world

If the world is like a garden, the soil is being prepared for a deep blooming of empathy and love

Economy & Politics

Social policies must serve us as humans, not clients

Regulating the economy: social policies

Social policies belong to basic needs and represent an investment in the future of society

A woman lying on a bed while scrolling through social media on her cellphone, illustrating digital addiction

The economy of attention

Why the most valuable capital today is not money or knowledge, but visibility and cultural relevance

Entertainment

Hollywood’s 2026 reckoning

Five blockbuster gambles driven by franchise fatigue, corporate anxiety, and the fear of irrelevance

The Good Place is an American fantasy-comedy television series created by Michael Schur for NBC and stars Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D’Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto, and Ted Danson

Is anyone really good enough?

Moral failure, ethical growth, and philosophy in The Good Place

Fashion

McQueen Spring Summer 2026 explores subconscious desires as they surface, tracing a journey from longing to deliverance while surrendering to the raw power of nature

McQueen SS26: where ritual meets rebellion

Seán McGirr revives McQueen’s wild spirit with pagan theatrics and ultra-low silhouettes

Stretching process during morning training: a young athletic woman warming up before a run

The evolution of sportswear

From gyms and stadiums to streetwear, luxury houses, and haute couture

Feature

A woman surrounded by layered foliage and quiet air, representing the slow, unseen shifts within identity

Becoming Alice: through the glasshouse

How a moment of confusion opens Alice to a more expansive understanding of who she can be

Better to let go, start fresh somewhere new

I just can’t say goodbye, not on my own

Food & Wine

A person holding a doughnut, symbolizing the irresistible appeal of sugary, ultra-processed foods

How ultra-processed diets hijack the brain

Exploring the neuroscience behind food addiction and how industrial diets manipulate our appetite, reward, and self-control

Farmworkers gather fresh vegetables under the warm sun, ensuring the highest quality produce for consumers who might unknowingly encounter insect-derived ingredients in their food

Hidden insects in your food: the cochineal colour revelation

The surprising insect-derived ingredients in everyday products, from food to cosmetics

Science & Technology

A man sits in quiet reflection as a symbolic parliament unfolds behind him—each figure representing the many voices, conflicts, and negotiations within the human mind

Governance within: the mind as a living parliament

Exploring the inner negotiations between emotion, reason, and self through psychology, engineering, and AI

Teal, Gadwall and Curlew on the shoreline at Crossness (c) Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Low tide gathering on the Thames

From bobbing sandpipers to hundreds of wintering teal, an early spring walk reveals the rich and fragile birdlife along London’s tidal edge

Sport

A young boy gripping his bat with determination, reflecting the early spark of competitive spirit

The $50,000 child: when youth sport became a luxury

How rising costs, elite programs, and parental pressure have transformed youth sport into an expensive pursuit

A soccer team stands in a circle with their coach, showing camaraderie, support, and team bonding before a match

The people behind the team

Understanding the roles that create balance, resilience, and lasting success in sports

Travel

Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa, Beau Vallon, Mahé, Seychelles

Seychelles revisited: a quiet shift in luxury

Seven nights at Northolme reveal a destination newly confident in its allure

Hacienda El Carmen is a historic 16th-century hacienda located in Ahualulco de Mercado, in the Valles region of Jalisco, Mexico

The colonial architecture and luxury of Hacienda El Carmen

Slow down, enjoy nature, and experience Mexico in a refined but rustic setting

Wellness

Porto, Portugal, a woman stands in the center of a labyrinth, framed by twisting paths and quiet symbolism

Healing is a spiral, not a line

On Judaism, Jung, and the humility of meeting yourself again and again

Newborn baby beside his older brother in a photograph

Dynamics between brothers who grew up in different decades

What happened in the past and what must both brothers acknowledge

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Patrick Puckett, Watermelon (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Wally Workman Gallery

Daze of our lives

9 — 31 May 2026 at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, United States

Shalabia Ibrahim, Untitled (detail), 2004. Courtesy of Artbooth Gallery

Fields of memory

14 May — 21 Jun 2026 at the Artbooth Gallery in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Arqueologías presentes. Courtesy of ADN Galeria

Arqueologías presentes

14 May — 13 Jun 2026 at the ADN Galeria in Barcelona, Spain

Ilaria Sagaria, s.t. (detail), 2019. Courtesy of Maja Arte Contemporanea

Tutto ciò che tace (All that remains silent)

14 May — 27 Jun 2026 at the Maja Arte Contemporanea in Rome, Italy

Amy Metier, Real and imagined (detail). Courtesy of William Havu Gallery

15 May — 3 Jul 2026 at the William Havu Gallery in Denver, United States

Henry Jackson, Ava (detail), 2026. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

Primal field. Interval

15 May — 20 Jun 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

Frances Carlene, Fragments of landscape 802 (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Bitfactory Gallery

15 May — 13 Jun 2026 at the Bitfactory Gallery in Denver, United States

Damián Ortega, Cosmic thing, 2002. Courtesy of MASP

Matter and energy

15 May — 13 Sep 2026 at the MASP in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Safwan Dahoul, Dream 287 (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Ayyam Gallery

The eye: an aperture into the soul

16 May — 4 Jul 2026 at the Ayyam Gallery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sokari Douglas Camp, Free west indian dominicans (detail), 2025. Courtesy of October Gallery

Fashion and fortune

21 May — 27 Jun 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Joan Miró, Femme, oiseaux (detail), 1977. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

Regards sur l’art espagnol, 1945–2025

22 May — 17 Jun 2026 at the Opera Gallery in Paris, France

Spatial poems. Courtesy of MASS MoCA

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

Joana Vasconcelos, Gestalt, 2017. Courtesy of Museo Picasso Málaga

Joana Vasconcelos. Transfiguration

28 May — 26 Sep 2026 at the Museo Picasso Málaga in Málaga, Spain

Alfredo Jaar, The end (GSL_a) (detail), 2025. Courtesy of MoCP

Prix pictet storm

29 May — 22 Aug 2026 at the MoCP in Chicago, United States

Isabel Parra, Fish #10 (detail), 2025 - 2026. Courtesy of Sin Sin Fine Art

Between symbiosis and extinction

29 May — 30 Jun 2026 at the Sin Sin Fine Art in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wendy McMurdo, Young Girl (iv) (detail), 2016. Courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland

The digital mirror

30 May — 25 Oct 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Sean Cham, 301 Chinese boy on duty (detail). Courtesy of Foam

Foam Talent 2026

5 Jun — 28 Aug 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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