Global Comment’s Book Club: March 2024
With devastating realities, unique perspectives, challenging narrative structures and rich language, these three authors featured this month have grabbed the attention of millions of readers and...
The best TV and streaming premieres: April 2024
April is just around the corner, which means there are plenty of exciting releases to sink your teeth into. Big-name stars like Colin Farrell, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine, Michael Douglas,...
Conspiracy theories, a polluted internet, and the Francis Scott Key Bridge
The Francis Scott Key Bridge has collapsed in neighboring Baltimore after a tragic accident — and social media is full of conspiracy theories. Twitter (I refuse to call it X) is particularly awash...
Moscow terror attack has yet again exposed Putin’s weakness
“We demonstrated weakness, and the weak get beaten”, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in September 2004 after Chechen terrorists, under the command of Shamil Basayev, occupied a school in...
The web’s top three #105
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...
Putin’s election victory will bring more tragedies to Russia
After successfully eliminating any potential opponents, Russian leader Vladimir Putin won the presidential election with ease. Now that he has secured his sixth term in the Kremlin, the former KGB...
Ways of (nonbinary) thinking: on desire and Desire Lines
“Past and present collide when an Iranian American trans man time-travels through an LGBTQ+ archive on a dizzying and erotic quest to unravel his own sexual desires” reads the synopsis for Jules...
5 great movies to watch on the International Day of Happiness
The International Day of Happiness is celebrated every year on March 20. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed this date to recognize “the relevance of happiness and well-being as...
What if Kate Middleton had a right to privacy about her own health?
X, formerly known as Twitter, has been awash this week with conspiracy theories about Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales. If you haven’t caught up on it, she posted a photo last Sunday,...
The web’s top three #104
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...