I’ve spent years studying what it really means to be alive. Here’s what I’ve found.
In a 1982 article, American feminist scholar Elizabeth Spelman coined the term “somatophobia” to describe the strange human delusion that…
"We have to become warriors": the fight to save the world's only sculpture park dedicated to women.
Ten years ago, while studying for an MA in art history at the Courtauld Institute in London, Claire Mander came…
My slow Swedish summer on the peaceful islands of Östergötland.
At 5 a.m. on Arkösund Bay, it’s as bright as midday. I slip out of the charming wooden Arkösunds Hotell,…
Europe is burning—and if Trump’s attacks on climate action aren't met with sanctions, things will only get worse. | Alexander Hurst
Are we finally getting it? As Europe burns in the west, south, and north, are we realizing that our economies,…
"Lenin was an enemy of humanity": Why Kyiv wants to replace a statue of the Soviet leader with one of a Cossack chief.
Since 2013, the base of Taras Shevchenko Boulevard in Kyiv has stood strangely empty. The worn-down monument is covered in…
"Why are you doing this to me?": one woman's story of surviving two years enslaved on a farm in Spain.
On a farm in the northwestern Spanish region of Castile and León, a typical day for Fatima* would start at…
The US has teamed up with Saudi Arabia to carry out strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq.
The US military said it intercepted a barrage of Iranian missiles and worked with Saudi forces to strike sites in…
"The shaking was terrifying": stories of survival and loss emerge after Japan earthquake.
A volunteer firefighter, Tomohide Nagata, told the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun: “I heard a voice coming from the collapsed house and…
A Liberal Democrat MP has called for an investigation into a loan of £80,000 given to the deputy leader of the Reform party.
Richard Tice has been referred to Parliament’s standards watchdog over an undeclared loan of nearly £80,000 from Nigel Farage’s aide,…
San Lorenzo: Rome’s rebel neighborhood, shaped by resistance, art, and students.
Why go now? Central Rome, one of Europe’s hottest spots, has started to feel like a tube station at rush…