This year there are 339 exhibiting companies and institutions from 32 countries and territories, 17% more than last year.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2026
At 21, Basquiat became the youngest artist to participate in Documenta at the time, exhibiting in Kassel, Germany, alongside Joseph Beuys, Anselm Kiefer, Gerhard Richter, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol.
The absence of a living monarch on our money, or on our travel documents, was not an accident haphazardly arrived at but a declaration of equality meant to be flourished and displayed.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2026
Previously considered an undesirable byproduct, these structures have displayed unusual optical properties, including the ability to polarize, refract, and conduct light in distinctive ways.
External consultants have helped redesign how the bank encourages people to disclose, simplifying the process and building trust that the information won’t be used against them.
—
Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2026
Each worker signed a document seen by The Associated Press agreeing not to disparage Caddell and not to disclose the individual payments.
This is a play full of people trying very hard to be there for each other and discovering what makes that difficult.
—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2026
Cosmic death The unnamed exoplanet was discovered circling the white dwarf HS 0209+0832, according to a study published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
One thing that the company promotes are summits on different teams, so you can get exposed to different areas of the business, which is a great opportunity to upskill yourself and then share your learnings and knowledge with other people.
—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2026
The breach has prompted a global investigation, with experts warning that information about agents and their families could expose them to extortion, swatting and other harassment.
But a few months later, at her 18-month appointment, the standard graph that plotted a child’s weight against their age showed her weight slipping off the curve.
—
Raj Panjabi,
Time,
13 Oct. 2026
Two innings later, the Dodgers took the lead again, rewarded for hard contact as the Brewers’ defense showed its first signs of sloppy play.
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