Many women writers have faced significant challenges in the publishing world, some even had to use male pseudonyms or initials to earn serious consideration. Despite these barriers, many defied these...
Azerbaijan and Armenia – two neighboring South Caucasus nations that have fought two major wars over the past 35 years – seem to be on the brink of another large-scale conflict that threatens to...
In 2003, Indonesia’s government ruled that central and regional governments should provide free basic education for all students. Yet despite this regulation, citizens haven’t seen this...
The highly anticipated 96th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, March 10. Until then, there's plenty of time to catch up and enjoy the Best Picture nominees. From The Holdovers to Killers of the...
Two years after Russia launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and almost ten years since the war in the Donbass broke out, Russian forces have captured the town of Avdiivka – one of the most...
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 genocide we are all witnessing in Palestine is horrifying and devastating. Palestinians are being forced out of their homes and are injured and starving, and even though much of the mainstream...
Maya Lopez, aka Echo, stands out from the crowd for being the first Cheyenne-Latin American in the Marvel universe. Conceived by David Mack and Joe Quesada, the fearless native made her debut in...
The fourth installment of HBO’s (I refuse to call it Max, I grew up with HBO, I’m an older woman now, get off my lawn) True Detective is already the most watched season in the show’s history...
Kazakhstan, the largest and wealthiest country in Central Asia, is aiming to significantly increase its economic cooperation with the European Union. At the same time, a “contractual framework”...
