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How kitsch consumed the world
What is the predominant aesthetic of the twenty-first century? According to sociology professors Rut...
How open data can help the Global South, from disaster relief to voter turnout
The modern era is marked by growing faith in the power of data. “Big data”, “open data”, and “eviden...
Caught between police and gangs, Rio de Janeiro residents are dying in the line of fire
In Rio de Janeiro, where murder rates this year have soared to their highest levels in a decade, vio...
‘Himalayan Viagra’ is threatened by fervent Chinese demand and climate change
At the beginning of the Himalayan summer, when the snows start to melt, all the schools close for th...
Can Caribbean cricket get its (political) groove back?
Caribbean cricket fans were dismayed in early June when, for the first time since the ICC Champions...
How ‘temporary urbanism’ can transform struggling industrial towns
What will become of manufacturing towns in a post-industrial world? From the Ruhr region of Germany...
How arts heal and galvanise the youth of Timor Leste
“Quirky is one way of describing this art space” writes the Lonely Planet about Arte Moris. But Arte...
The Islamic State is on its knees, but its legacy will long haunt the Middle East
After three years of violence, Islamic State has encountered a major defeat that could mean that its...