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Galerie Kugel, the gallery of out-of-reach treasures: ‘Not every extraordinary object ends up in a museum’

From their magnificent Paris ‘hôtel’, the Kugel family preserves, studies and sells unique antiques to collectors and institutions around the world. We toured their rooms

14/09/2026

Dining outdoors in Spain: From popular custom to neighborhood protest against mass tourism and the privatization of public space 

Residents across the country are mobilizing to claim back their cities by sitting down to dinner in streets and squares

14/09/2026

3D printing returns hope to amputees in Syria

Years of war have left many people with life-changing injuries. Several centers are using new technologies to produce affordable, rapidly made prostheses to narrow the gap between needs and limited resources

14/09/2026

People are using AI for personal questions almost twice as often as for work-related queries

More than half of those who do not use this technology at all are women, while the average age of non-users is 56.3 years

13/09/2026

Prosper and Martine Assouline, editors: ‘Our next book will weigh 176 pounds, cost €20,000 and sell out in two minutes’

Last summer, the couple released a volume dedicated to Jay-Z that was auctioned off for over $150,000. ‘Our books are for people who already have it all,’ they explain

13/09/2026

Zohran Mamdani: ‘Democracy doesn’t work if people can’t afford their basic needs’

Eight months ago, he became New York’s first socialist mayor on the promise that another way of doing politics is possible. Though he has no shortage of critics, the energy of the Mamdani effect can be felt across the city and within the Democratic…

13/09/2026

The Red Bull generation: How energy drinks became the fuel for a fast-paced society

These products, which originated in Thailand amidst labor exploitation, first won over young men through advertising. Now, they are spreading to the rest of society

12/09/2026

Alexia Putellas: ‘I would have loved for previous generations, the real pioneers, to have experienced what I’ve experienced’

Four Champions League titles, 10 league titles, 11 Copa de la Reina trophies, six Spanish Super Cups, two Ballons d’Or, the 2023 World Cup… the footballer has achieved it all, becoming a central figure in the transformation of women’s soccer

12/09/2026

Carmody Grey, the philosopher who said no to Anthropic: ‘We are becoming lonelier and less intelligent’

This British academic received the call many would dream of to collaborate with a major AI company. To the surprise of most of her colleagues, she said she was not interested in their offer

12/09/2026

Spain’s purebred horse business leaps past the $8.6 billion mark

Prized for centuries for their noble, docile and loyal character, Andalusian horses are gaining prominence around the world and selling at prices of up to $580,000

12/09/2026

From purple ketchup to clear cola: Commercial mistakes worth learning from

The road to success is paved with failures, sometimes spectacular ones. AI promises to make the testing of the thousands of products launched each year faster and cheaper

11/09/2026

Benjamin List, Nobel laureate: ‘Chemists have always been seen as a dark force’

The discoverer of asymmetric organocatalysis defends the discipline’s potential to solve humanity’s greatest problems

11/09/2026