Culture

20 October 2026, Tuesday

04:58 Culture Twelve new murals brighten Northfield underpasses once avoided after dark Local artists and schoolchildren have painted 12 pedestrian tunnels, and residents say the routes now feel safer and are used more. Daniel Osei

19 October 2026, Monday

23:14 11 photosCulture Ceramics in the workshop: from clay to form Clay taking shape on the wheel, pots on market stalls and thousand-year-old pieces in museum cases. Viktor Lind

18 October 2026, Sunday

23:14 10 photosCulture For bookworms: frames from shelves that overflow Books piled to the ceiling, leather bindings and old editions with yellowing pages. Marcus Feld

16 October 2026, Friday

23:14 10 photosCulture The world's libraries: domes, shelves and silence From Paris to Dublin, Melbourne to Adelaide, the architecture of reading rooms. Elena Sokolova

15 October 2026, Thursday

18:27 Culture The library is the last free living room in town One of the few places where we can sit for hours without buying anything, the public library now holds far more than books. Margaret Ellison

13:00 Culture Winter storm rolls over the Grand Canyon in timelapse Clouds and curtains of precipitation drift over the canyon's red cliffs in a timelapse. Jonah Becker

14 October 2026, Wednesday

11:26 Culture In defence of reading slowly In an age of speed and summaries, losing yourself unhurriedly in a book has become a rarer and more precious experience. Margaret Ellison

05:41 8 photosCulture Markets and street food: a riot of colour on the stalls From spices to fresh vegetables, scenes from markets around the world. Liam Brennan