Even men who want to do their fair share of chores often fail to pull their weight. Koldunov/Shutterstock Picture a professional couple, Jack and Jill, who are committed to a relationship in which household responsibilities are shared evenly. Now imagine Jack and Jill differ in how they see their home.Continue Reading
We can learn a lot about politicians’ true intentions by paying attention not just to what they say, but how they say it. In speeches and debates, certain words and phrases reflect their commitments to political, social and economic ideas. Through legislation, these ideas ultimately affect people’s lives. Brexit andContinue Reading
A Jacobite broadside depicting the execution of lords Kilmarnock and Balmerino at Tower Hill in London. National Library of Scotland Until the mid-19th century in Britain, watching someone die was considered a form of entertainment. Indeed, this shared experience shaped the landscape of London and bound the city together. EntitledContinue Reading
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Two people have died and another is in a critical condition after a car entered the River Corrib near Galway city. Gardaí said they received reports of a car in the water at Menlo Pier in Galway at about 2.40am. Three males were removed from the water and taken toContinue Reading
A QAnon supporter stands outside the White House. Orlowski Designs LLC/Shutterstock The name crops up all over the place, but many people have no real understanding of what QAnon is, or why an estimated 22% of Americans accept one of its core beliefs: that some kind of political “storm” isContinue Reading
Bradley Stearn/Shutterstock According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales for 2020, 1.6 million adults aged between 16 to 74 have experienced sexual assault by rape or penetration (including attempts), since the age of 16. But the vast majority didn’t report it to the police. And, in the tinyContinue Reading
Vitalii Stock/Shutterstock The Church of England has announced it will explore alternative words to describe God, after some clergy asked to use more inclusive language in services. The dominance of masculine language for God certainly matters. As feminist theologian Mary Daly wrote: “If God is male, the male is god”.Continue Reading
The death toll from the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 has climbed above 21,000 in four days, exceeding the World Health Organization’s estimate of 20,000. But it continues to rise by the hour as more grim discoveries are made under the rubble. Search-and-rescue efforts are wellContinue Reading
It didn’t take long for Syria’s Assad regime to seek political and economic benefit from the devastation of an earthquake. As emergency services were reaching victims of the 7.8-magnitude tremor on February 6, regime-linked organisations demanded governments “immediately end the siege and unilateral coercive economic sanctions imposed on Syria andContinue Reading
