Mechanization is bound to destroy jobs, which not surprisingly provokes fear. But trying to delay...
The world-renowned Brazilian novelist was one of thousands jailed and tortured during the militar...
Amateur fashion aficionados are using new technology to celebrate the pre-internet past, and forc...
Robert Frank, who died last week at the age of 94, was one of the true giants in the history of photography. Known first and foremost for his 1958 book The Americans, a raw, all-encompassing ...
There are plenty of reasons for pessimism. But we also need to keep trying — and hoping — ...
This concert, courtesy of the Toraja people, provided a welcome balance to our day: My wife and I had just witnessed a traditional burial, in this village of southern Sulawesi — and it ...
BEIRUT — Located in the heart of Beirut's vibrant Hamra Street, an area that served as a hub for intellectuals in the 1960s and 1970s, Metro al-Madina is an independent theater company and ...
Some of the recent racist mass killers were also worried about the degradation of the environment...
Indian wartime experience not only contributed to making the country and her institutions what th...
CAIRO — "Take care and hopefully see you soon. :)" I end the short letter to my family with a few requests for items to bring on their next visit, then hand it to one of my cellmates to ...
Designed in the 1980s to protect against sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies, ...
With many in the Northern Hemisphere now making their way back to the office, it's time to share stories and rankings of our respective summer vacations. One question that always comes up: How ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently said he favored restoring the death penalty. It would bri...
Mexico should consider revising copyright laws to protect its traditional arts and crafts, after ...
Some 7,000 kilometers away from my neck of the woods in eastern France, Martinique feels like home. In this French overseas region in the Lesser Antilles, people speak French, pay in euros ... but ...
Many around the world are seeing a radical reduction in generating trash as key to tackling our m...
Colombians were not overtly upset by deforestation in their country until recently. But massive m...
On Aug. 24, 1944, the first French and U.S. armored tanks entered Paris, after a week of intense fighting with German soldiers — effectively freeing the capital from Nazi occupation. The ...
Hany Rashed's Facebook-based Baba Museum displays personal objects of dead people and plays with ...
Adults have a lot of leeway when it comes to raising kids. But that doesn't mean their power shou...
It has become fashionable to blame the climate crisis on the economy, but it's important to fight...
Svolvaer is one of the first scenic stops upon entering the famous Lofoten archipelago of northern Norway. The fishing village, with its typical wooden red houses, offers a nice warmup to the ...
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