PLACE: Something Special #12
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TASTE: Something Special #11
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 /...
Durga Puja festival: where it originated and how it’s celebrated
Simona Cosentino, Nottingham Trent University Every October, Kolkata, the “city of joy” and capital of West Bengal in India, lights up to celebrate Durga Puja. The festival is dedicated to the...
SEE: Something Special #10
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 /...
Africa’s baobab tree provides new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters struggle
Article credit: Voice of America Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family's staple corn...
READ: Something Special #9
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 /...
LISTEN: Something Special #8
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 /...
Why London’s new slavery memorial is so important: ‘The past that is not past reappears, always, to rupture the present’
Meleisa Ono-George, University of Oxford In 2026, a new memorial to the 12.5 million enslaved people transported to the Americas and Europe – and their descendants – will be unveiled on West...
WATCH: Something Special #7
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PLACE: Something Special #6
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 /...