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5 thought-provoking documentaries to watch during World Alzheimer’s Month that demystify the condition

September every year is World Alzheimer's Month, and World Alzheimer's Day took place yesterday. It's an observance established in 1994 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI). The purpose of this day is to...

WATCH: Something Special #105 – Is The Odyssey accurate enough?

Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something...

Great Adaptations: Jaws on paper and screen

Since starting this column I’ve seen some really great book adaptations, but as a rule of thumb I usually find the books to be (even just marginally) better than their film or TV adaptations. Films often need to compress plots, simplify characters...

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