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Hello Commander: new pop song aims to steer Iranian youth away from the temptations of American culture
Give me the child: Iranian children on their first day at kindergarten. Sonia Sevilla via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The Tehran Times recently hailed what it referred to as: “A new epic song themed with generational support for the Islamic Revolution…” Hello Commander, which is being sung by schoolchildren acrossContinue Reading
Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler album review: Nuanced and sophisticated
Review at a glance I nvesting in an actor’s album is always a risky business. Vanity generally outweighs musical talent for those Hollywood types. But just as Jessie Buckley has consistently chosen interesting acting roles – she received an Oscar nomination this year for the Elena Ferrante adaptation The LostContinue Reading
Far-right extremists keep co-opting Norse symbolism – here’s why
Payton Gendron, the suspect in the killing of ten people in a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, is the latest far-right extremist to allegedly murder defenceless people in the name of white supremacy. His hate-filled manifesto is full of baffling contradictions, vile stereotypes, unhinged conspiracy theories and, predictably, NorseContinue Reading
Monkeypox is a DNA virus unlike coronavirus – here’s what that means for the virus and us
Monkeypox is suddenly on everyone’s radar, having gone from a handful of cases outside of the area where it is endemic to over 1,600 cases in mere weeks. Given the horrors that COVID brought, it is hardly surprising that people are wondering if this is another pandemic in the making.Continue Reading
What did dinosaurs actually look like? Podcast
As the latest Jurassic World film hits cinemas, we’re re-running a story from The Conversation Weekly’s archives about what dinosaurs really looked liked – and how our understanding of their appearance keeps evolving. Since the release of the first Jurassic Park film nearly 30 years ago, scientists have learnt aContinue Reading
CBS Mornings’ Gayle King shocks viewers with mystery disappearance from show after giving major health update
GAYLE King has been absent from CBS Mornings for two days, causing fans to wonder where she has been following a major health scare. On Sunday, Gayle, 67, shared how she has been doing after she tested positive for Covid-19. Getty Gayle King was missing from CBS Mornings on Thursday[/caption]Continue Reading
Ukraine Recap: European leaders gather to urge peace
Three European leaders took the train today to Kyiv to meet Volodymyr Zelensky. The visit has been billed as a “symbolic joint trip to show their support for Ukraine”, but there will have been pressure on the Ukrainian president to indicate what it might take on the part of himContinue Reading
Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Latest updates as Mikel Arteta targets signings
ARSENAL are reportedly set to announce Fabio Vieira as their second summer signing. The Porto midfielder is said to be on a plane to London today to complete the deal. Earlier this week, the Gunners made Sao Paulo winger Marquinhos their first signing of the summer. Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus’ agentContinue Reading
Four ways you can design social media posts to combat health misinformation
GaudiLab/Shutterstock It’s no secret that online misinformation has been a big problem throughout the pandemic. Of course, health misinformation isn’t exclusive to COVID – it’s a challenge we faced well before the pandemic, exacerbated by the global shift into the digital age. But perhaps you find yourself wondering how whatContinue Reading
Ukraine war: five issues that could help kickstart peace talks as European leaders head to Kyiv
As the leaders of France, Germany and Italy arrive in Kyiv and the EU prepares to rule on Ukraine’s status as an EU candidate, there is renewed focus on what the country’s western neighbours see as the quickest and easiest route to peace. New polling reported in The Times newspaperContinue Reading