Machines replacing us humans: Depending on where you stand (and where you work!), this may sound like a dream or a nightmare. Societies have long been fascinated by the idea of handing over ...
The 1948 neo-realist cinematic masterpiece can be a key to understand Italian society today. With...
Love them or hate them, electric scooters are changing the very ways we think about mobility and ...
The 2019 Cannes film festival will celebrate legendary French actor Alain Delon with an honorary Palme d'Or. At the age of 83, Delon continues to attract a generous dose of controversy for his ...
Child psychiatrist Joseph Knobel Freud, an Argentine-based descendent of Sigmund Freud, says mode...
In the lobby of my hotel on the shores of the Black Sea, locals in full folkloric attire were dancing to traditional tunes. It felt strangely familiar, having had my own experiences preserving the ...
"In Japan, white is the color of mourning." So wrote Samuel French in his play All the Way Home. Or at least that's the line as I remember it from my high-school theater days. White is also the ...
It is telling that parents in Silicon Valley, who would know, are restricting and even banning screen time for their children. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization has just released a new set ...
Someone who is terminally ill and wants to die faster does not "commit suicide," says this German...
A collective called Les Morts de la Rue keeps tabs on the deaths of homeless people, and tries to...
Caster Semenya's case shows that the sport world must have an open debate about intersexuality, a...
For many teenagers today, the rules and taboos of love have disappeared. They see it as territory...
The "exceptional" eaters are tolerated if it's part of a medical treatment. But when it's based o...
India's politicians have to understand that people are earning something to survive, but a surviv...
As vast sums are donated to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the same billionaires don't st...
An iconic image from Italian photojournalist's reportage from Chad, which won the World Press Pho...
A report turns much-needed attention to a dark and long-ignored chapter in Swiss history.
A nation became so attached to a nasty word that it has lost some of its edge, but not all of it.
Already known for its agricultural output, the South American country would do well to grow its r...
In Italy, while some agencies put people in touch locally, others help customers find a spouse in...
Ensuring employees' happiness is picking up as a profession in France, but is it slowly becoming ...
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