The web’s top three #84
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 terrifyingly realistic zombie stories that are preparing us for an undead apocalypse
Have you thought about what you would do in a zombie apocalypse? If so, you're not alone. According to a survey this year, many people in the U.S. are preparing for a zombie apocalypse. One in 10...
Tocorón Prison: a parallel world of luxury, crime and corruption
The Tocorón penitentiary (one of the most dangerous prisons in Venezuela) has operated in recent years as a recreational park for some of the prisoners, with facilities that include swimming pools,...
Podcast Showcase: Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer 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 Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast. Sum up...
What we save in the fire
There are moments in the history of the world when words fail us; when nothing contained in all of human language can adequately describe the pain and horror we bear witness to. The only good thing...
The web’s top three #83
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...
“We truman showed a man”: Jury Duty
Everyone in the entertainment industry wants to be part of something innovative that people love. However, when The Office alumni Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg pitched the idea of a comedy based...
“A visually stunning blitzkrieg of a film”: The Creator
Gareth Edwards’ original sci-fi actioner The Creator is a visually stunning blitzkrieg of a film with something to say about America’s post-truth military-industrial complex. Set in the near...
I’m not proud or arrogant. I’m just shy.
If I could go back in time and change something, I would want more people to pay attention to social anxiety and social awkwardness. I'll tell you why. Social anxiety, a long-term and overwhelming...
The end of Nagorno-Karabakh: what comes next for Armenia?
The self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh no longer exists. Azerbaijan has fully restored its sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh, and the entire Armenian population has fled the mountainous region that...