The crowd at Lakadalom* is conservative and eager to learn, which is precisely how István likes it. A man in his early forties, he has been tasked with monitoring events at the venue, which finds...
In line with their effort to curb the spread of the Covid-19, Indonesia's government has made the brave move to ban mudik, a homecoming exodus which occurs ahead of Idul Fitri (Eid) holiday. Mudik...
After Pope Francis indicated support for same-sex civil unions, the LGBTQ community from other countries and different religions asked themselves what the reaction of other religious leaders might...
On 2 October, President Macron acknowledged in a speech that France had failed its immigrant communities - immigrants, with lingering animosities, from French colonies where France committed untold...
If you meditate with the Headspace app, you hear the calming British voice of its co-founder, Andy Puddicombe. In one dialogue focused on mindful living, Puddicombe shares about his experience as a...
Danny McBride came back this season for another TV series he created for HBO in The Righteous Gemstones. After tackling the crazy politics of high school with Vice Principals, this time McBride and...
When I was younger, I worked at a juvenile detention center. I got stuck on the dreaded weekend shift that was twelve hours back to back on Saturdays and Sundays. On those Sundays, I would take a few...
Today has been the hottest day in France since records began. The climate change implications of this are terrifying, and the country has been sweltering for the last few days. We are having a...
He was just two years old when he chosen to be the leader of a vast nation that is twice the size of France and just a teenager when he saw that nation stolen from its people, forcing him to flee...
It's springtime and you know what that means... Bible movie epics! I love the Old Hollywood epic film in general. Bloated production schedules, enough money sunk into costumes and set pieces to...