Culture

January 23, 2026

Opera Is Not Dead—It Needs a Netflix Moment

Every few years, the same dramatic proclamation echoes through cultural commentary: “Opera is dying.” Headlines cite slumping live attendance, aging audiences, and mounting financial pressures on companies. National surveys from organizations like

Americas·Culture

January 11, 2026

A War on Sugar

Washington has discovered its newest public-health villain, and this time it isn’t trans fat, salt, or red meat. It’s the birthday cupcake. Under the Trump administration’s newly released dietary guidelines, parents are

Culture

January 10, 2026

Correggio’s Heavenly Whirl: Renaissance Sky on Fire

Antonio da Correggio’s fresco in Parma Cathedral’s dome captures the Virgin Mary’s ascent to heaven through a swirling mass of angels, saints, and divine light, revolutionizing Renaissance ceiling painting. Completed in 1530

Hollywood’s Hottest Mess: The Warner Bros Acquisition Whirlwind

Hollywood has seen its share of wild deals, but the Warner Bros saga stands apart because it has compressed a quarter-century of corporate whiplash into a single, messy, open-ended story arc. From

December 21, 2025

Americas·Culture

Global Health Won’t Be Fixed Without Civil Society

For decades, global health has been framed as a story of progress: declining mortality, expanding access to medicines, and impressive technological breakthroughs. Yet beneath this narrative sits a more uncomfortable truth. The

December 19, 2025

Culture

Cinema’s Fragile Liturgy in the Age of Binge Lords

Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios and streaming arm—for an enterprise value of $82.7 billion, with equity pegged at $72 billion—feels less like a transaction than a tectonic realignment, the kind

December 12, 2025

Culture

Welcome to the Enshittoscene: Why Our Digital Lives Fell Apart – and How Do We Get Them Back

There was a time—not so long ago—when logging onto Twitter felt like slipping into a crowded bar where everyone was witty, well-read, and improbably on the pulse of whatever mattered. Yes, it

December 4, 2025

Culture·Technology

Women Under Siege in Global Conflicts

From the shattered streets of El Fasher to conflict-scarred towns across Sudan, women and girls are enduring acts of sexual violence so brutal that they defy comprehension. Survivors describe ambushes at the

November 24, 2025

Africa·Culture

The Casual Collapse of Civility

Not so long ago, when conversations between strangers turned uncertain or awkward, the default response was to fall back on safe and neutral topics. Weather reports, complaints about train delays, comments on

November 7, 2025

Culture

How Antisemitism Became the West’s Fastest-Growing Political Theology

For all the talk about the secularization of the West, it turns out millenarian impulses never truly disappeared—they simply changed costumes. Today, a strange fusion of religious fervor, technology, and politics has

November 6, 2025

Culture

A Pottered Apology: Keira Knightley, J.K. Rowling, and the Ethics of Artistic Inheritance

Keira Knightley recently found herself at the epicenter of a familiar cultural tempest: the continuing reckoning with J.K. Rowling and the franchise that once promised hope and belonging to a generation now

October 14, 2025

Culture

Venezuela’s Bravest Voice: Maria Corina Machado and the New Meaning of Peace

Maria Corina Machado’s receipt of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize marks a watershed moment not only in Venezuelan history but also in the international struggle to safeguard democracy against authoritarian backsliding. This

October 10, 2025

Americas·Culture

South Korea’s Fertility Crisis Is a Warning for the World

The birth rate in South Korea has fallen so low that it is no longer just a demographic statistic—it is an existential alarm bell. With women now averaging just 0.75 births over

September 22, 2025

Asia·Culture

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Opera Is Not Dead—It Needs a Netflix Moment

A War on Sugar

Correggio’s Heavenly Whirl: Renaissance Sky on Fire

Hollywood’s Hottest Mess: The Warner Bros Acquisition Whirlwind

Global Health Won’t Be Fixed Without Civil Society

Cinema’s Fragile Liturgy in the Age of Binge Lords

Welcome to the Enshittoscene: Why Our Digital Lives Fell Apart – and How Do We Get Them Back

Women Under Siege in Global Conflicts

The Casual Collapse of Civility

How Antisemitism Became the West’s Fastest-Growing Political Theology

A Pottered Apology: Keira Knightley, J.K. Rowling, and the Ethics of Artistic Inheritance

Venezuela’s Bravest Voice: Maria Corina Machado and the New Meaning of Peace

South Korea’s Fertility Crisis Is a Warning for the World

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