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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

Auschwitz Tour Raises Concerns Over Erasure of Jewish History

In 1944, a young Jewish couple was deported to Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp synonymous with industrialized murder. Upon arrival, the wife encountered Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous “Angel of Death.” Against

September 9, 2025

Culture

Churchill’s Warning for Today: Lessons from “The Gathering Storm”

Some works of history fade with time; others only grow sharper and more urgent. Winston Churchill’s The Gathering Storm, the first volume in his six-part chronicle of the Second World War, belongs

September 1, 2025

Culture·Europe

From Scarcity to Celebration: Mphande Villages Mark a New Chapter

Just two years ago, the people of Mphande’s remote villages faced a harsh daily reality. Clean water was so scarce that families sometimes drank from muddy puddles. Most tall trees in two

August 28, 2025

Africa·Culture

Democracy: The Story of Humanity’s Boldest Experiment

What does it mean to live in a democracy? At its heart, democracy is not merely about elections or ballot boxes. It is a cultural compact, a collective agreement that millions, sometimes

August 15, 2025

Americas·Asia·Culture

The Future of Education: Are We Trading Teachers for Technology?

Across the United States, the landscape of education is shifting faster than anyone could have predicted just a few years ago. From artificial intelligence in classrooms to debates over political and ideological

July 21, 2025

Culture·Technology

Unlocking a Two-Letter Code: How ב״ל Threads Through Hevel, Ba’al, Bilaam—and the Messianic Future

Within the sprawling library of Jewish mysticism, few puzzles are as compact—and as consequential—as the two Hebrew letters Beit-Lamed (ב״ל). A growing circle of scholars is revisiting a 16th-century teaching from Rabbi

July 7, 2025

Culture

Title IX Turns 53 Amid Renewed Debate Over Women’s Sports and Inclusion

Fifty-three years after the passage of Title IX—the landmark civil rights law that transformed American education and sports—debate over its future has reignited with fresh urgency. What began as a victory for

June 23, 2025

Americas·Culture

When Teacher Pay Reflects Performance, Students Win

When the Washington Commanders offer multi-million-dollar contracts to star quarterbacks while paying less for backup players, no one bats an eye. It’s standard in professional sports: Pay varies based on position and

June 12, 2025

Americas·Culture

From Bombs to Ballet: The Return of Russia’s Cultural Ambassadors

As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, Europe’s concert halls, once filled with the soaring strains of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, fell abruptly silent. No more Nutcracker. No more Swan Lake.

June 6, 2025

Culture

Why Japan Has So Few Trash Cans, And What It Reveals About the Country’s Culture

It’s a question that has puzzled visitors to Japan for decades, including Professor Chris McMorran of the National University of Singapore, who brings students to Japan each year as part of his

June 1, 2025

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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

Auschwitz Tour Raises Concerns Over Erasure of Jewish History

Churchill’s Warning for Today: Lessons from “The Gathering Storm”

From Scarcity to Celebration: Mphande Villages Mark a New Chapter

Democracy: The Story of Humanity’s Boldest Experiment

The Future of Education: Are We Trading Teachers for Technology?

Unlocking a Two-Letter Code: How ב״ל Threads Through Hevel, Ba’al, Bilaam—and the Messianic Future

Title IX Turns 53 Amid Renewed Debate Over Women’s Sports and Inclusion

When Teacher Pay Reflects Performance, Students Win

From Bombs to Ballet: The Return of Russia’s Cultural Ambassadors

Why Japan Has So Few Trash Cans, And What It Reveals About the Country’s Culture

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