"I was bullied in school for being different. By 16, I had hit rock bottom": from the awkward kid to the world's strongest man.
Tom Stoltman was a skinny kid: 90kg, 6ft 8in, with glasses and protruding teeth. Diagnosed with autism as a young…
'I feared for my life': transgender refugees escaping Trump's America
Ter Apel is a quiet Dutch town near the German border that tourists seldom visit. It lacks charming old windmills…
The one change that made a difference: I tried all the hobbies I thought I'd dislike, and in them I found both friendship and an escape.
For most of my life, I treated my tastes as fixed. There were things I liked and things I didn’t,…
'They're emboldened': Far-right activists from Britain are increasing their harassment of asylum seekers in northern France.
Near a camp in Dunkirk where hundreds of asylum seekers sleep, hoping to cross the Channel to Britain, chilling graffiti…
Ed Zitron on tech's cycles: 'AI has shown that people are eager to replace humans'
If, in a plausible future, a film is made about “how the AI bubble burst,” Ed Zitron will undoubtedly be…
In Davos, the wealthy discuss 'global threats.' But why do they stay silent about the greatest threat of all?
This week, hundreds of government leaders, heads of state, and business executives are gathering at the annual meeting of the…
Portugal is holding a presidential election where the race is close, and the far-right candidate is likely to advance to a runoff.
Portuguese voters lined up at polling stations on Sunday to choose a new president. Opinion polls indicated that three candidates—including…
Avalanches in the Austrian Alps have killed eight people, prompting rescue teams to urge skiers to follow safety warnings.
Three Czech skiers were killed by an avalanche in central Austria, police reported, raising the death toll in the Austrian…
Protesters in Iran feel betrayed, believing they were misled by promises of support from Donald Trump.
When Donald Trump said he would “rescue” protesters if Iranian authorities started shooting, Siavash Shirzad believed the U.S. president. The…
'I looked amazing, but I was gasping for air': the bodybuilder who embraced mindful movement
Eugene Teo, 34, started weightlifting at 13 in search of validation. “I was short, skinny, and I thought it would…