The web’s top three #97
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: Why I’ll Never Make It
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 Why I’ll Never Make It Sum up your podcast in...
Global Comment’s Book Club: January 2024
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, maybe you want to get an early start on feeling the love in the air — and there's no better way than a good book to do it. The stories we've collected...
The best TV and streaming premieres: February 2024
It's hard to believe, but January slipped away incredibly quickly and February is already on the horizon. If you're wondering what series you should you watch, or what the most anticipated returns on...
Imprisoned journalist numbers alarmingly high in 2023
Around 320 journalists were imprisoned for their work around the world in 2023, according to a report released Thursday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). This figure is the second...
Putin’s greatest enemies: Russian nationalists and communists
For the Kremlin, Russian nationalists, as well as anti-systemic communists, represent a far greater threat than pro-Western liberals. Ahead of the presidential election, scheduled for March 17,...
The web’s top three #96
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...
“Sharp, biting, funny, and devastating”: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Sorrow and Bliss, the third publication by New Zealander Meg Mason, tells the story of Martha Friel, a 40-year-old British columnist facing the breakup of her marriage. Mason has written a stunning,...
Humans – and dogs – donate hair to clean up Maracaibo Lake oil spill
Would you ever have thought that your hair could help to recover polluted waters? Next time you go to the hairdresser, think about this: hair is lipophilic and therefore has qualities that allow it...
The radical notion that women are people
I’ve spent most of my life being very surprised when people don’t treat me as a human being because I’m a woman. This probably had something to do with having a father who loved me fiercely. If...