Zelensky is an ordinary hero
Years ago, when I was in college, a couple of friends of mine ran into Volodymyr Zelensky when buying alcohol for one of our parties, outside of a big supermarket in downtown Kyiv, not far from where...
How Javanese people celebrate Christmas
In the popularized American version of Christmas, the religious celebration displays many natural and cultural aspects of Western Europe. Think of snow, a fir tree, and reindeer; or Christmas...
The web’s top three #43
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our brains - and souls - need but that it's easy to miss in our busy world. We distil the best of the web and...
Drones and repression: how the crises in Ukraine and Iran are linked
Russia has resumed attacks against Ukraine's cities and energy infrastructure using Iranian-made drones. There are also indications it is willing to assist the Iranian regime's brutal crackdown on...
A festive package, with stupendous photography and visual effects: The Santa Clauses
The Santa Clauses is a Christmas comedy that revives the iconic Santa Clause film franchise released between 1994 and 2006. Tim Allen reprises his role as 'Father Christmas' in a series for Disney+....
High Art: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
For Nan Goldin “survival was an art,” photography “a sublimation for sex,” and the art world “bullshit. Times Square was real life.” These are just some of the insights gleaned from Laura...
Shark fishing is a global problem that demands local solutions
Hollie Booth, University of Oxford Countries from around the world have voted to limit the global trade in sharks under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites). Trade in...
The web’s top three #42
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our brains - and souls - need but that it's easy to miss in our busy world. We distil the best of the web and...
How the ‘Sober Curious’ movement is affecting culture
People are drinking less than ever. According to a 2021 Gallup poll, 60% of Americans say they drink. That’s down from 65% in 2019. While that number might not seem all that staggering, it’s an...
Fleeing Putin’s war, Russians are increasingly flocking to pro-Kremlin Serbia
Ever since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, dozens of thousands of Russians have found a haven in Serbia – the only European country that has not imposed sanctions...