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Why Is the Art World Getting Tired of Being Excited?

The 14 October opening of Frieze Week starts the busiest stretch of the art calendar. Yet some dealers say collectors have stopped chasing the...

What Happens When a Museum Tries to Recreate a Cultural Moment?

Tate Britain's The 90s: Art and Fashion opens on 8 October to sharply split reviews. One headline calls it "a magazine spread." Another calls...

When Loneliness Becomes a Business Model

The places where people used to meet by accident are disappearing. That's explored in Why Is Everyone Looking for a "Third Place"? and Why...

New Scientist Live 2026: A Weekend of Big Ideas Returns to ExCeL London

New Scientist Live returns to ExCeL London this weekend, with a packed programme on space, AI, health and human evolution. Running 10–12 October 2026,...

Why Is Everyone Looking for a “Third Place”?

School gave people a third place without anyone designing it. Work used to offer a rougher version of the same thing. Adulthood increasingly gives...

What Happens When an Artist Opens the Archive?

London's Design Museum opened its doors to Es Devlin's 30-year retrospective. Visitors, however, don't start with a finished sculpture or a famous stage set....

Why Is Europe Turning Its Cities Into Cultural Experiments?

Victoria, a small Maltese city of narrow lanes and limestone walls, was just named European Capital of Culture for 2031. Its real project isn't...

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