The Nobel Prize’s integrity is a reminder that excellence still prevails over politics. Amid funding cuts and cynicism, the MacArthur Fellows highlight America’s diversity and brilliance - an antidote to the relentless noise and despair of the news cycle.
The New York Times’ list of the 25 most influential magazine covers sparks debate—subjectivity and omission aside, it reminds us that covers still shape culture. From Time’s haunting 9/11 image to the New Yorker’s restrained symbolism, each great cover captures emotion and its place in time.
A cultural roundup: Real Hackney Dave’s bold screen prints, Professor Alexander’s disaster foresight lecture, a landmark tree photobook, Niwaki’s Field Report, Apple’s awe-inspiring launch, Jony Ive’s design insights, and the urgent crisis of US leadership amid famine and displacement.
Reuters’ investigation into Meta’s 200-page AI chatbot guidelines revealed egregious oversights approved by Meta's Chief Ethicist. The case underscores how Meta’s rapid AI expansion is outpacing ethical safeguards and creating substantial societal risk.
The African Union has renewed support for the “Correct the Map” campaign, which challenges the Mercator projection for distorting the true size of continents. The campaign seeks to restore Africa’s rightful place in global consciousness.
It’s hard to disagree with Mangal II: too many diners confuse hospitality with servitude, and feedback with public flogging. Weaponised reviews, no-shows, and performative outrage are detrimental to the fragile economics of independent restaurants, pushing them ever closer to the brink.
Reforming the visual culture of football through the success and popularity of the women's game.
Data. Power. Shareholder value. The astute observational humour of cartoons.
I used to live in Chancery Lane and then moved to Shoreditch so my local area and route into Clerkenwell
McSweeney’s captures the mood with their piece "This Five-Hundred-Word Bumper Sticker"