Art & Culture

Baden-Baden – October 29, 2026 -- SWR's November lineup for ARD Mediathek, ARD Sounds and the ARD Twitch channel starts on November 5 with a documentary series about visibility. It ends with a three-part Sven Hannawald documentary on November 28 and a parasite documentary on November 30.

Documentaries open the month from November 5

The new season of "Der Junge Dokumentarfilm" arrives in ARD Mediathek on November 5. Its films follow people who want a place in public life, whether on the opera stage, on television or in Kosovo's young music scene. "Born to Fake" opens the season, followed by "Leben für die Oper - Primadonna or Nothing" and "Palace of Youth".

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- JAŸ-Z will perform at the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 14, 2027. Viewers can watch on ESPN, ABC and Disney+, or on mobile devices with NFL+.

Spanish-language options include ESPN Deportes and Univision

ESPN's Spanish-language telecast will air on ESPN Deportes and Disney+. Univision will carry a separate Spanish-language presentation.

JAŸ-Z takes the stage after a record-setting anniversary year

JAŸ-Z is the first hip-hop artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a four-time Emmy winner, a 25-time GRAMMY Award winner and a 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

Mainz – October 29, 2026 -- Visitors to the free SILBERSALZ Science & Media Festival in Halle (Saale) can attend talks, workshops, film screenings and a kids' science show from ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandfunk between October 28 and November 1, 2026. The ninth edition runs under the motto "Ich, verbesserlich?" (roughly, "Me, improvable?") and focuses on health. It is one of the largest free science and media festivals, with more than 45,000 visitors.

ZDF editor Prof. Peter Arens says the festival gives the broadcaster a chance to reach a young audience and talk about health, science and society.

GRAND RAPIDS – October 29, 2026 -- Twelve oversized troll sculptures built from reclaimed materials will take over Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park from May 14 through Oct. 31, 2027, in an outdoor exhibition called TROLLS: A Field Study.

Danish artist Thomas Dambo brings his first traveling exhibition to Michigan

The show is produced by Imagine in collaboration with Thomas Dambo, and it is his first traveling exhibition to visit Michigan. The trolls are made from fallen branches, wooden pallets, and twigs. Each has a distinct personality, including their fearless leader, Taks.

The story behind the installation is that the trolls have set out on a curious journey to study humans and their small, intricate, and inventive ways of life.

SAN DIEGO – October 29, 2026 -- DJ and producer Sam Feldt headlines Heaven & Hell on Saturday, October 31, a limited-capacity Halloween party that gives guests an early look inside The Quin, the new venue reimagining the former FLUXX space in the Gaslamp Quarter.

The party runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at 500 Fourth Avenue

Billed as FLUXX Nights @ The Quin: Heaven & Hell, the night pairs Feldt's headline set with supporting DJ Daniel Joseph. Additional artists are still to be announced.

Aerial performers will work above the crowd, go-go dancers will keep the floor moving, and a costume contest will reward the evening's most inspired looks. Immersive production rounds out the program.

Every guest gets a complimentary drink and small bites

VIP admission adds a dedicated hosted bar and access to exclusive private areas. Tickets are sold through The Quin's website.

Los Angeles – October 29, 2026 -- The Digimon Card Game is coming to iOS and Android as DIGIMON ALYSION, a free-to-play app with in-app purchases, and pre-registration opens today in 49 countries and regions.

BANDAI CO., LTD. develops and operates the online card game. Its official release is planned for 2026.

Story Mode teaches newcomers the rules through a new character

DIGIMON ALYSION is set in the world of the DIGIMON LIBERATOR webcomic and light novel, both free to read on the Digimon Card Game official website. The game adds exclusive new cards and expands the lore of the wider Digimon universe through a new Story Mode.

Players follow Kanata Hondo, a newcomer to card games, as she learns the rules and systems with help from her best friend Futre. She plays card battles by following the in-game guide.

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- Town & Country's November 2026 Philanthropy issue, with four different covers, is available on townandcountrymag.com now and everywhere by November 3. It arrives alongside the magazine's 13th annual Philanthropy Summit, held at Hearst Tower in New York City.

Four honorees take the first Philanthropists of the Year Awards

For the first time, Town & Country presented "Philanthropists of the Year" awards to individuals and institutions working toward the greater good. The honorees were Tory Burch; Ciara and Russell Wilson; Andrew Shue; and Aerin Lauder with The Met Visionaries. That group includes the Lauder Family, Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, and Jen Rubio and Stewart Butterfield.

Kufstein – October 29, 2026 -- Kufstein Fortress in Tyrol, named one of Austria's nine most beautiful places for 2026, offers a 21-station tour, a daily organ concert at noon and a concert arena for up to 4,200 people. The ORF programme "9 Plätze – 9 Schätze" gave the award. The fortress now ranks among Tyrol's most visited sights.

A border post that became a bridal gift

The fortress was first mentioned in documents in 1205. For centuries it was a contested border post between Bavaria and Tyrol. In the 14th century it became a wedding present for the Tyrolean duchess Margarete "Maultasch".

Emperor Maximilian I captured it in 1504 and had it expanded into a powerful fortification. The town of Kufstein has owned it since 1924, acquired in exchange for several hectares of forest.

LOS ANGELES – October 29, 2026 -- A new episode of LOVERS by Shan premieres October 28 with Dr. Keeonna Harris, Jason Espinoza and Jeremiah Chin, who discuss how their blended family has navigated incarceration, motherhood and changing relationships over 30 years.

Shan Boodram hosts three guests with distinct roles

Intimacy and relationship educator Shan Boodram leads the conversation. Harris is a best-selling author, scholar and advocate. Espinoza is a journey counselor at the Amity Foundation. Chin is the Lane Powell & D. Wayne Gittinger Endowed Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Washington.

Harris draws on lived experience from her memoir

Harris wrote Mainline Mama: A Memoir. Her story follows a woman's evolution as a mother, partner, advocate and individual, and looks at carrying responsibility, reclaiming identity and moving forward without ignoring the past.

Mainz – October 29, 2026 -- Two new episodes of ZDF's "Terra X: Chemie des Kochens" (Chemistry of Cooking) air on Sunday, Nov. 1, and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Both are already available in the ZDF streaming portal.

Two new films follow the hit episodes "Feuer" and "Wasser"

The episodes are titled "Erde – wo Geschmack entsteht" (Earth – Where Flavor Begins) and "Luft – die unsichtbare Zutat" (Air – The Invisible Ingredient). Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim investigates the often overlooked forces that shape the aroma, texture and taste of food.

Truffles, sourdough and cream puffs anchor the questions

Why do truffles smell so intense? Why does sourdough bread rise? How does a cream puff get its characteristic hollow? Nguyen-Kim shows that the decisive processes often happen out of sight, deep in the soil or in the air.