The web’s top three #119
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share words and ideas that make a great point, strike us deeply, take us by surprise, or are simply beautiful. The stories that are easy to miss in our busy world....
Global Comment’s Book Club: June 2024
We see tragedy around us every day in the news, and the world has been plunged into chaos at too many different times of humanity. Each time, children are forced to make heartbreaking sacrifices....
The best TV and streaming premieres: July 2024
By all accounts, this will be another busy month of new titles and returning hits. Whether you're looking for a hilarious comedy, an intense drama, or a mysterious thriller, July boasts one of the...
The last remaining glacier in Venezuela is dead
Venezuela is tropical, with a varied geography that extends through savannas, Caribbean coasts, jungles and the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range — the first segment of the Andean Mountain Range. That...
Football anthems for your Euro 2024 playlist
All football fans have the most important moments of the sport firmly stored in their memory: the dream goal before the stadium crowd exploded, the raising of the cup, the iconic moments of their...
The web’s top three #118
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...
Podcast Showcase: In The Great Khan’s Tent
Welcome to the next in the Podcast Showcase series, where we share podcasts with you in the words of the podcasters themselves. This time, we talk to In The Great Khan's Tent. Sum up your podcast in...
The Karate Kid turns 40: 4 reasons the story is punching and kicking to this day
Saturday, June 22 marks four decades since the first The Karate Kid movie hit theaters and won the hearts of incredibly loyal audiences. While the 1980s were characterized by major martial arts...
“It doesn’t have to be serious in order for it to have meaning”: On sexy, sexy Bridgerton
Dearest gentle reader, I have a confession to make: I love Bridgerton. Bridgerton is the television equivalent of a macaron. Although it’s billed as a “historical romance,” we all know what...
Amman, an essay
“We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.” TS Eliot Amman today is a peculiar...