TV review: Juvenile Justice
The South Korean series Juvenile Justice has become one of Netflix’s most popular non-English-language titles. It is an insightful legal drama that raises important ethical questions about the...
Identity instability: the queer struggle
“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” -Oscar Wilde The discovery or, more accurately, the assembly of a person’s identity is one of the most crucial processes of their life. Beginning,...
Alternatives to palm oil: is there a better way to stabilize cooking oil prices?
The price of cooking oil in Indonesia has been on the rise since 2021. According to Detikcom, the price of packaged cooking oils reached IDR17,300/kg in October 2021. The rise of global CPO price was...
Why Russia does not have any true allies
The Russia-dominated Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) exists merely on paper. In reality, the Moscow-led block never supported the Kremlin’s “special military operation” in...
The web’s top three #13
While there is a lot going on in the world, this week we wanted to bring our focus to one particular tragedy. The shooting of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces and the subsequent...
True Romance: Kamikaze Hearts
Juliet Bashore’s Kamikaze Hearts, originally released in 1986 and now set to screen in a new 2K restoration by the UCLA Film & Television Archive (May 13 in NYC at BAM and May 20 in LA at...
Economic insecurity and new taxes cause concern in Venezuela
Venezuela's recent history is confusing, convoluted and extremely unstable. Reality is constantly changing. After years of the US dollar being banned in Venezuela, the country is now taking advantage...
Roe v Wade to be overturned? What this would mean for reproductive rights around the world
Sandra Duffy, University of Bristol Reproductive rights have been an urgent topic of discussion around the world in recent days, following the leak of a draft opinion of the US supreme court, written...
The war in Ukraine could drag on for a long time
More than two months after Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has still not achieved any of its military and political goals in the neighboring country. Ukrainian forces, on the...
The web’s top three #12
The news may be fraying your nerves, and there is new information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that...