Balcon de Charles IX at the Louvre Museum How an eight-minute theft triggered €88 million in losses, an international scandal, and a wave of Halloween costumes. In under 8 minutes, the so-called Louvre Heist on October 19, 2025 , resulted in €88 million in losses, one attempted resignation, an international scandal, and an inspiration for countless 2025 Halloween costumes. Roughly half an hour after the museum opened its doors to Sunday visitors, two men dressed as constructi

Millions of visitors per year, some of the most important pieces of art in history, until one day, something disappears. And just like that, the Musée du Louvre  becomes the scene of a robbery. The loot? Well, if until a couple of months ago the only possible answer was the Mona Lisa , by Leonardo Da Vinci, on October 19 2025 everything changed. Eight pieces of jewelry were in fact stolen in broad daylight. At the moment, the value of the heist runs around 88 million euros, b

A philosophical debate between Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. Source : Pexels/cottonbro studio In February 2026, Ireland’s 3-year trial for the Basic Income for Artists (BIA) scheme ends, with plans to create a permanent version of the program. The trial provided 2000 artists with 325 euros weekly, thus ensuring an income of 1500 euros monthly. The effects of the pilot scheme were significant, producing   socio-economic benefits amounting to 100 million euros as of Septe

In debates about school curriculum planning, it is common to hear: “ philosophy is overly theoretical,” or even stronger claims: "it is detached from the practical realities of everyday life, it is useless”. In this sense, even if these claims were true and philosophy was, in fact, completely disconnected from the world, it does not imply that it is useless. Anyone who dares to practice it, soon discovers how intellectually stimulating philosophy can be. That being said, this

Through an extended dialogue with contemporary artist Erin Ilkcan Aslan, this article examines how emotions, intuition, scarcity, reputation, and narrative influence the art market, just as much as pigments, canvas, or time.

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