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Russia’s disappearing independent media: why they closed
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov has announced his news operation in Russia is closing. Gregory Stein/Shutterstock Novaya Gazeta was the only major Russian independent news outlet that continued reporting a whole month into the war with Ukraine. On March 28, Novaya Gazeta, led by the Nobel Peace Prize winnerContinue Reading
COVID: why the current surge in cases is a problem for some countries but not others
Just when it looked like COVID cases were starting to fall after the high peaks of January, infections are rising once again around the world. The main driver of this latest surge is the more infectious BA.2 sub-lineage of the omicron variant, which has been becoming more common ever sinceContinue Reading
Morbius movie review: Jared Leto’s Marvel outing is a bloodless corpse of a film
Review at a glance I t’s ironic really. There were rumours that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield might show up in Spider-Man: No Way Home, yet cast and crew denied it. No, no, no, they said. Fans shouldn’t expect extra treats. Then – ta da! – there were treats galore.Continue Reading
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy at 50: the history of an ongoing protest for Indigenous sovereignty in Australia – podcast
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. Ellen Duffy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers and listeners are advised this article and podcast contain names of deceased people. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy – a site of First Nations protest in Canberra, Australia – marks its 50th anniversary this year. In thisContinue Reading
How the controversial nationality and borders bill may help people from Chagos Islands and Hong Kong
The nationality and borders bill has been widely condemned as the continuation of a decade-long, Conservative-led immigration regime set on demonstrating that the UK is “tough on immigration”. It has been dubbed the “hostile environment” policy. During its passage through the House of Lords, peers attempted to strip out someContinue Reading
The hijab is not a symbol of gender oppression – but those who choose to wear it risk Islamophobia
Covering is a matter of personal choice, faith and, for many women, freedom. Jacob Lund | Shutterstock In a recent New York Times podcast on the alleged “Trojan Horse” Islamisation of schools in Birmingham, England, a Muslim woman who worked in one of the schools under discussion relays what happenedContinue Reading
IVF add-ons: why you should be cautious of these expensive procedures if you’re trying to conceive
Some people may consider IVF add-ons with the hope of improving their chances of having a baby. Photographee.eu/ Shutterstock While in-vitro fertilisation has significantly improved the chances of helping people with fertility problems start a family, it’s still only successful around 24% of the time. This is why some peopleContinue Reading
Don’t underestimate the value of giving feedback – new research shows people want to receive it
GaudiLab/Shutterstock Imagine you’re talking to someone and they have a big green piece of something they ate for lunch in their teeth. Do you tell them? Whether you do might depend on who they are (you might be more likely to tell your best friend than a work colleague) andContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Turkey’s unique role in peace negotiations
After more than a month of fighting, a fresh round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine has begun in Istanbul in the hope that progress can be made. Following weeks of fruitless talks in Belarus, negotiations were hosted by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who made a short openingContinue Reading
Kae Tempest interview: how their latest album was born out of a breakdown
W hen it comes down to it, being on stage is a lot of people’s worst nightmare. Imagine, then, having to do it, night after night, in the grip of a near-breakdown. “It was such a weird time,” Kae Tempest tells me, talking about the tour for their 2016 studioContinue Reading