Independent Analysis and Reportage
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When a political leader repeatedly tells us what he wants, albeit through absurdity, there is a point at which treating it as a joke becomes its own form of denial.
While many might view Trump’s renamings as comical or unserious, for Indigenous communities, they are reminiscent of centuries of settler-colonial erasure.
Whether ad-libbing her way through a duet or joking about her glamorous image, Parton turned sexist assumptions into a source of power.
A geographer explains the politics and procedures behind renaming American places.
Early warnings and shared data will move only as fast as Beijing’s security concerns allow.
Sophie is a passive observer of her own life, watching it unfold like a character on the periphery.
Even though we’re all sad about Dolly this week, we still have her wonderful songs to listen to.
Mouth ulcers affect up to a quarter of us, but the causes range from stress and diet to vitamin deficiencies. Here’s what helps them heal faster.
John Mase Smith probably holds the record for the briefest second marriage, heading back to his first wife at 5am the morning after his bigamous wedding in 1849.
Developing a new material is only the first step. Convincing an industry built around traditional textiles to adopt it is a very different challenge.
More than 50 years on, Stockholm syndrome still isn’t a real diagnosis – and some researchers want the term retired for good.
The fungus appears to feed on the airborne alcohol vapours produced during whiskey maturation.