Podcast Showcase: Accentricity
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 Accentricity. Sum up your podcast in three...
Could antitrust laws outlaw meatpacking monopolies?
At the end of September, half a year into the pandemic, Smithfield Foods fulfilled a pledge to donate 10 million pounds of animal protein — the equivalent of 40 million servings — to food banks...
Farmers in Malawi take innovative action against deforestation
Gladys Chimkonda has had enough of deforestation in her area. The 28-year-old mother of three says the depletion of forest cover in recent years in her area of Makata, an area located 30 kilometres...
Children’s worries and emotional health during the pandemic
The pandemic has caused a re-evaluation of many aspects of society. Most people's routines changed and they had to restructure their lives, adapting to situations that were unthinkable in the past,...
The aftermath of the Nagorno-Karabakh war: Russia increasing its role as a peacemaker
Russia keeps pressuring Armenia – Moscow’s nominal ally – to make significant concessions to its archenemy Azerbaijan, months after the two countries ended a 44-day war for control over the...
Social media heroes part forty four: images, videos and stories of unity and fun
It's difficult to believe that we're only in the second week of 2021 when so much has been happening around the world. So this post is full of distractions, be they funny, moving, beautiful or...
“Daddy, did you shoot my dog?”
This is a disturbing true account that may contain triggers. Please read with caution. There are certain pivotal events in every person's life that shape & define an individual. Whether it be...
QAnon and the storm of the U.S. Capitol: the offline effect of online conspiracy theories
Marc-André Argentino, Concordia University What is the cost of propaganda, misinformation and conspiracy theories? Democracy and public safety, to name just two things. The United States has...
Review: Promising Young Woman
The male gaze reversed. Our faces screwed up close in crotch shots of men gyrating, dressed in a smart casual nightmare, you know the kind of shit clothes bought for men by their wives or girlfriends...
The naked emperor’s court
Yes. I know. I’m sick of the Trump White House too. I’m sick of having to write about it. Or to think about it. I avert my eyes from it when I’m taking friends around the National Mall. But...