In the galleries of Traversing the Globe through Illuminated Manuscripts. Photo: Bryan C. Keene. All rights reserved By Julian Tyler / 06.10.2016 All cultures create art. We crave that which unites us and binds us together, like the pages of a well-made book. Art reminds us that we are part of something greater than ourselves. Books[…]
By Janet Shan / 06.12.2016 Donald Trump is taking a sickening victory lap at the expense of the 50 dead and 53 wounded in the worst mass shooting in America’s history. Trump tweeted: “Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don’t want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be[…]
Battle of Scheveningen, by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Max Roser Economic Researcher Oxford Martin School The past was not peaceful It would be wrong to believe that the past was peaceful. One reason why some people might have this impression is that many of the past conflicts feature less prominently in[…]
Why is Milton Keynes one of the most successful cities in the UK, and Dundee one of the least? What gives Leeds its economic edge over Liverpool? How did London survive the 1990s recession, going from boom to bust and boom again? Researchers are asking these questions and many more in the largest ever analysis[…]
Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate after winning primaries in California and three other states June 7, 2016, thanks her supporters that night at a rally at the Duggan Greenhouse Building in Brooklyn, N.Y. / Selcuk ACAR/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images By Kate Arnoff / 06.10.2016 Tuesday was a historic day. For the first time in history, a woman will[…]
ThinkStock Smart houses may usher in a leisurely world for some and more work for others By Ava Kofman / 06.09.2016 At the turn of the millennium, the Disney Channel releasedSmart House, the greatest installment in its made-for-TV “Original Movie” series. The titular house is smart because it comes equipped with cheerful, feminine, Personal Automated Technology,[…]
By Leo Hopkinson Doctoral Candidate in Social Anthropology University of Edinburgh 5:2 (2015) Abstract This article explores the body and self engendered through a boxer’s training, drawing on fieldwork conducted in boxing gyms in Montreal and Edinburgh. Contrary to contemporary anthropological accounts of the sport, I argue that training practices in these gyms instill a dualistic[…]
Reuters From Brian Wheeler & Alex Hunt, BBC / 06.09.2016: What is happening? A referendum is being held on Thursday, 23 June to decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union. This article is designed to be an easy-to-understand guide – if you have any questions you can send them in using this[…]
Antique print of Indian famine victims, 1885 / Alamy From Dr. Dinyar Patel Assistant Professor of History University of South Carolina BBC / 06.11.2016: It has been a difficult summer for India. Drought and a searing heat wave have affected an astonishing 330 million people across the country. But this summer also marks the 150th[…]