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Story of the Week

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has come to an end, but preparations for the next edition of the tournament are already underway. Morocco will host the World Cup for the first time in its history, alongside Spain and Portugal, plus a few special matches taking place in South America. As such, the African nation is going all out for this event and has unveiled plans for a new venue in Casablanca, Morocco's largest city. Named Grand Stade Hassan II, it is set to be the world's largest soccer stadium.

​Morocco Is Building the Largest Soccer Stadium in the World for the 2030 FIFA World Cup​

Art and Design Inspiration

• Artist Ryan Gander hid 16,000 collectible coins across Seoul for Frieze Seoul’s citywide art hunt.​
• ​Get a preview of Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Angels, Mara, and the contradictions of contemporary life.​
• Artist Es Devlin has filled a Seoul gallery with books, mirrors, light, and sound.
• This design duo reveals “Secret Projects” in an exhibition of collaborations with artisans across the globe​.
• Cristina Mittermeier layers portraits with torn documents to explore how bureaucracy shapes our lives.​
• Sand castle artist Janel Hawkin elevates a classic beach activity into unbelievable art and architecture.​
• We have another preview for you, this one of the Busan Biennale 2026: How sound can connect people, place, and memory.​

This week in history: On September 1, 1985, the wreckage of the Titanic was discovered about 73 years after the famed ship sank.

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Odds and Ends

• Derek Rabelo was born blind, but he didn't let that stop him from learning to surf. ​
• One of the world’s most elusive wild cats was caught on camera in Iran.​
• Thousands of volunteers pulled a 400-ton castle in Japan back to its original site.​
• Zion National Park introduces an all-terrain wheelchair to make its trails more accessible.​
• We're remembering Dolly Parton’s charitable contributions throughout her life—right up until the very end.​
• And speaking of Dolly, Buckingham Palace honored Dolly Parton with a guard band performance of 9 to 5.​

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