Russia’s disappearing independent media: Why they closed
Ilya Yablokov, University of Sheffield and Elisabeth Schimpfössl, Aston University
Novaya Gazeta was the only major Russian independent news outlet that continued reporting a whole...
What is alopecia? It’s no laughing matter for millions of Black American women
Danita Peoples, Wayne State University
The Oscar slap that overshadowed the Academy Awards ceremony was sparked by a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack of...
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Turning Red: Girlhood in animation should be allowed to be angry and messy
Julie Lobalzo Wright, University of Warwick
Animation has been conceived as “for children” for decades even though animation pre-dates cinema (the magic lantern show, for...
Dalai Lama, other Nobel winners demand explicit vow not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
JON QUEALLY
The Dalai Lama is among 16 Nobel Peace Prize laureates who jointly issued an open letter Saturday calling for the immediate end of the...
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Oscars: Why more international films are nominated than ever?
Georgia Thomas Parr, University of Sheffield
The Academy Awards have not fared well in recent years. The Oscars’ dwindling reputation has been noted by many...
Bush war crimes, Guantánamo in spotlight at Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings
BRETT WILKINS
US Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday deflected attacks from Republican senators who questioned her work as a defense attorney for Guantánamo...
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