Standing before Spinoza's monument in Amsterdam, I discovered unexpected parallels between two revolutionary thinkers separated by centuries. How can a 17th-century philosopher and a 20th-century psychologist together offer insights for our fragmented world?

Both Spinoza and Adler understood that true freedom comes not from absence of constraints, but through insight into our own conditions. Both recognized that we are "simultaneously artist and artwork" of our lives.

Discover how these two visionaries might provide an antidote to today's polarization and psychological burdens – showing us a path where understanding replaces judgment, and freedom emerges through insight rather than rebellion.

Venice's remarkable exhibition “Corpi Moderni” creates a powerful dialogue between Renaissance body studies and the city's current crisis. Leonardo's rarely-displayed Vitruvian Man stands as perfect symmetry in a city losing balance to tourism and climate change.

As Renaissance artists coded bodies through scientific study, desire, and self-representation, Venice today faces commodification, with over 70% of historic homes converted to holiday rentals. The exhibition concludes poignantly with Giorgione's “La Vecchia” holding a note reading “With Time” – a reminder that cities, like bodies, bear the marks of history.

Perhaps Venice needs not exploitation but care, understanding its fragility as beauty rather than flaw. A must-see reflection on bodies endangered, both in art and urban life.

In the hushed halls of Venice's Le Stanze della Fotografia, Julian Lennon's 'Whispers' invites us to pause and listen to the quiet truths of humanity captured through his lens.