A city once known as a haven for free speech in the region is experiencing a slow and steady decline in press freedoms.
The Beijing government is slowly killing the press freedom in Hong Kong
A letter from Yoko Ono: Our mothers are beautiful
By Yoko Ono On this Mother’s Day, we should all remember our mothers by calling them and saying, “I love you.” They deserve it! After all, you probably take for granted what […]
Flashback: Be Bop Deluxe – Jet Silver and the Dolls of Venus (1974)
Axe Victim is the debut album of art rock band Be-Bop Deluxe, released in June 1974. It was recorded in AIR London, Audio International Studios and C.B.S. Studios, all located in London, […]
Photographing The Butch Women Of San Francisco
Photographer Meg Allen celebrates “those who choose to exist and identify outside the gender binary” through a series of stunning portraits. View the full photo essay on Buzzfeed here.
Ukraine wouldn’t be as much a crisis if Europe had adopted green energy faster
By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their […]
Piers Morgan says goodbye
At the end of his final show on CNN, Piers Morgan gives some parting thoughts as he says goodbye. Please read my blog post: “I turned on CNN last night…”
15 year old wunderkind wants to open the world’s best restaurant in New York City
One weekend in February, in the kitschy, barnlike house he shares with his mother and grandmother in the San Fernando Valley, Flynn McGarry was preparing an eight-course tasting menu for 15 guests. […]
Humans’ First Appearance in the Americas
Niede Guidon still remembers her astonishment when she glimpsed the paintings. Preserved amid the bromeliad-encrusted plateaus that tower over the thorn forests of northeast Brazil, the ancient rock art depicts fierce battles […]
Extremist right wing nationalist party set to win local elections in France
UPDATE! France’s governing Socialists have suffered big losses in municipal elections, early results show, with the opposition UMP claiming victory and the far right celebrating further gains. French voters will head to […]
Many believe Sunday’s election result is vital to Turkey’s very survival as a democratic state
With Twitter bans, YouTube blocks, damning leaks and a ‘shadow government’ pulling strings behind the scenes, municipal elections in Turkey are only the beginning of a crucial 15-month voting cycle that could […]
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