The web’s top three #86
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...
The best TV and streaming premieres: November 2023
November is just around the corner, and so is the holiday season. If you want to make your TV and streaming plans for the coming month, we've got you covered! November offers an impressive array of...
“A gruelling masterpiece of a film”: Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Killers of the Flower Moon is about The Osage Reign of Terror that stretched its bloody length between 1918 until 1931. During that time dozens of unsolved murders...
Giorgia Meloni: how the realities of office trumped the Italian prime minister’s radicalism
Daniele Albertazzi, University of Surrey A year ago many pundits feared that Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s government would turn out to be a radical one. This was not just because of her...
Elections in Argentina and Venezuela deliver surprises
Two important electoral processes took place this Sunday in Latin American countries: Argentina had the first round of a presidential election and will go to a second round on November 19, and...
The web’s top three #85
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: How To Be… Books Podcast
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 How To Be... Books Podcast. Sum up your podcast...
“Captivating and intense”: The Winter King review
The myth of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table has been reimagined countless times over the years. Despite the fact that stories about King Arthur are often somewhat controversial, the...
Podcast Showcase: Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier
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 Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier. Sum up...
Australia has voted against an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here’s what happened
Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle A majority of Australian voters have rejected the proposal to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, with the final results...