NEW EUROPEAN

JUNE 10. 2025

Can we save the planet by geo-engineering the sea?

Experiments to combat climate change using ‘iron fertilisation’ to boost plankton growth, first proposed in the 1980s, remain unproven and contentious

Luc Tuymans, the angry artist who went to church

The Belgian is – temporarily – replacing Tintoretto in one of the Venice’s sacred spaces. But first he wants to talk about Trump

Toilet humour goes to Hollywood

The movies used to belong to auteurs. Now the industry is mining viral meme content like Skibidi Toilet for new ideas

Saint Phalle and Tinguely, the couple who taught art to explode

Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely turned machines and myths into joyful rebellion

When Europe fell for the seductive power of the New World

From the Pilgrims to Star Trek, every promised land ends up looking suspiciously like the one we left behind

Steve McQueen and the art of resistance

A collection of images curated by the director tells the story of protest and resistance in Britain. But who wins and who loses is only part of the story

The Brazilian motorway that thinks it’s a park

How São Paulo’s ‘Big Worm’ went from urban scar to public space – and what it tells us about city futures

My year of London by Lime bike

E-bikes are changing life in the city – but not in the way right wing protesters imagine

Labour’s weird gift for alienating everyone

From pensioners to pop stars, the government’s misfiring messages are uniting Britain in frustration

Everyday philosophy: How to make the perfect cosmopolitan

As the world lurches back towards nationalism and isolationism, does cosmopolitanism and its liberal philosophies have a place today?

Everything you know about inflation is wrong

The hammer of high interest rates is no longer the way to deal with pressure on prices

Watching my friend Elon Musk short-circuit

Leading neurotechnologist Philip Low and the world’s richest man were once inseparable. Now, in an exclusive interview, Low explains why he calls his ally a power-mad narcissist – and predicts how Musk will react now Trump has turned on him

Nerd’s Eye View: 12 things you need to know about Greenland

Digging into the details and data to separate the noise from the news

Our move to The New World, as told by readers

European current affairs are often under-reported in the British press, which is why our publication’s news coverage will ensure the continent is not overlooked