The idea of a four-day working week is gaining traction. Recently, several high-profile companies have trialled reduced hours. And in the UK, the Labour Party has…
David King, University of Cambridge and Jane Lichtenstein, University of Cambridge “Nowhere is safe.” As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned in…
A solid white mass found in a broken jar in an Ancient Egyptian tomb has turned out to be the world’s oldest example of…
Multiple independent Chinese films were screened as part of the Chinese Visual Festival in London this May. I was fortunate enough to catch Yu…
Global dissatisfaction with democracy has increased over the past 25 years, according to our recent report. Drawing upon the HUMAN Surveys project, the report…
What could be more important than sustaining habitable living conditions on Earth? Climate change, biodiversity loss and other environmental problems demand changes on an…
Since widespread protests started in October 2019 in Chile, social media has become a key way for artists and activists to circulate and exchange…
Four small artefacts found on the island of Tongatapu, Tonga are among the earliest tattooing equipment known. Two have been found to be made…
The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide crept to over three million this week. More than two billion of the world’s population are living in…
There remains near-universal backing for the coronavirus lockdown among the UK public. In our study, nine out of ten people support the measures, including…
A star-studded line-up including Sting, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder and Miriam Makeba performed at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium in…
These are unprecedented times – but, even so, comparisons are being made to the second world war in terms of the magnitude of the…
The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt about the reality of climate change…
The Church of England issued pastoral guidance from the House of Bishops to its clergy on January 23, following the legal introduction of heterosexual…
Mainstream politics in Europe and North America is increasingly divided into two hostile camps: on one side are conservative reactionaries who glorify imperialism and…
Communicating has never been so easy; we can to send messages and texts to friends and strangers in an instant from a variety of…
This summer, Japan finally executed six long-imprisoned former members of the now-banned radical religious group Aum Shinrikyo. All of them had taken part in…
The jet-setting habits of Bill Gates and Paris Hilton mean that they produce an astonishing 10,000 times more carbon emissions from flying than the…
Tickets, money, passports! We all know what to check for during that last minute packing panic. But preparing for your holidays is about more…
The oil palm industry likes to present itself as a success story in fighting rural poverty in tropical countries, an image supported by a…
It’s amazing how quickly people have ditched plastic straws thanks to campaigns to discourage us from using such “pointless plastic”. Yet rarely do we…
Loveland is all about bringing people together through music (like this magazine! *wink wink). Going into its 25th year of organized parties, they have…
Fresh off a tight set at Is Burning for Pride Weekend in Amsterdam, local DJ Titia van Beckum – a.k.a. TITIA – is in…
Located in the grounds of a small-ish castle just north of Brussels, the Paradise focuses on delivering good, clean, unapologetic fun in a manner…