The world feels heavy again. Politics seethes with bitterness. Civil liberties bend under pressure. Wars erupt in places that once...
Culture
‘Only Death Can Protect Us’: How the Folk Saint La Santa Muerte Reflects Violence in Mexico
When a life-size skeleton dressed like the Grim Reaper first appeared on a street altar in Tepito, Mexico City, in...
Rethinking Polygamy – New Research Upends Conventional Thinking About the Advantages of Monogamous Marriage
In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and...
The Disgraceful History of Erasing Black Cemeteries in the United States
The burying ground looks like an abandoned lot. Holding the remains of upward of 22,000 enslaved and free people of...
New Wine Grape Variety “Muscat Shiragai” Successfully Developed
A research group led by Professor Emeritus Takuji Hoshino of Okayama University of Science (OUS) has successfully developed a new...
Why You Seriously Need to Stop Trying to Be Funny at Work
How can you get ahead in your career and still enjoy the ride? One solution offered in business books, LinkedIn...
A Bari Weiss-Led CBS News Would Likely Look Different, but How the Public Feels About It Might Not Change
For weeks, there has been a great deal of reporting about an impending shake-up in the world of television news....
From Anime to Activism: How the ‘One Piece’ Pirate Flag Became the Global Emblem of Gen Z Resistance
From Paris and Rome to Jakarta, Indonesia, and New York, a curious banner has appeared in protest squares. With hollow...
