Design
June 28, 2026

Pharrell Brings the Beach to Paris With a Coastal-Inspired Set for Louis Vuitton Menswear Show

The beaches closest to Paris are in Normandy, located two hours away by train. But for one night only, Pharrell Williams, Men’s Creative Director for Louis Vuitton (LV), changed that. Bringing the ocean breeze to the outskirts of the City of Lights for the fashion house’s Spring-Summer 2027 show, Williams kicked off Paris Men’s Fashion Week with a bang.

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History
June 26, 2026

How Estevanico, an Enslaved African Man, Survived a Shipwreck To Cross the U.S. Decades Before European Settlement

In 1528, an enslaved man from Morocco washed ashore on what’s now Texas. He was worse for wear; he had spent a month adrift in the Gulf of Mexico alongside Spanish sailors on a rickety lifeboat. Eventually, the small group landed on an island near present-day Galveston, Texas, where they would be the first people from the Old World (parts of the world known to Europeans) to enter what’s now the United States.

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Acrylic Painting
June 26, 2026

Painter Luke Chueh Captures the Weight of Isolation Through Dark Humor

In the work of Los Angeles-based artist Luke Chueh, endearing yet melancholic characters inhabit pared-down compositions. But this restraint is deliberate: the visual economy heightens the emotional and psychological tension at play. Chueh turns in universally relatable artworks, capturing the complexities of the human condition in this day and age. These anthropomorphic figures exist in ambiguity, but it’s in this lack of narrative that Chueh allows the viewer to project their own wonderings and feelings.

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Painting
June 25, 2026

Stolen Picasso Painting Unexpectedly Resurfaces During a Drug Raid Near Paris

Embed from Getty Images A portrait painted by Pablo Picasso depicting his famed muse Marie-Thérèse Walter has been recovered after unexpectedly surfacing during a drug raid in Champigny-sur-Marne, a suburb east of Paris. During the June 15 raid, authorities discovered the stolen painting alongside €200,000 ($229,000) worth of luxury clothing, nearly 40 pounds of cannabis, and €7,000 ($8,000) in cash.

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