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Bleached girls: India and its love for light skin
“Let’s scrub out that tan” is a common refrain in beauty parlours in India, where girls grow up with...
Why we love (and fear) mummies
Somewhere in Iraq, the tomb raider Nick Morton (a never-ageing Tom Cruise) flies over the desert. Th...
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 hidden secrets of insect poop
Insect defecation may not seem like one of the pressing scientific inquiries of our time, but in fac...
‘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...
Jim Yong Kim starts his second term as World Bank president despite a rocky first five years
Jim Yong Kim is set to begin his second five-year term as World Bank president on July 1, having bee...
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...
Fighting Back in Flatbush
Jess McAllen ,September 21, 2023 Fighting...
Reading Between the Lines
Jess Bergman ,October 27, 2023 Reading Bet...
China’s ‘sponge cities’ aim to re
Asian cities are struggling to accommodate rapid urban migration, and development is encroaching on...