The web’s top three #56
Ramadan Mubarak! 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...
“Hello, Zeki Müren?”: how a phone hotline defined a web documentary about Turkey’s greatest queer legend
Beyza: One of my fondest childhood memories is of spending weekend evenings with my grandmother, watching the weekend program on Turkey’s public television, TRT. The evening slot would usually...
The best TV and streaming premieres: April 2023
Last month brought us great audiovisual titles such as the third installment of The Mandalorian on Disney+, the electrifying release of the thriller The Power on Prime Video, and the long-awaited...
How can virtual reality put you at risk?
A few months ago, actor Eugenio Derbez (Coda) sustained more than 10 fractures after falling while wearing virtual reality goggles. His mind could not process the fact his fall was at a shorter...
Will China save Russia from a defeat in Ukraine?
In order to avoid, or at least postpone, what appears to be an inevitable defeat in Ukraine, Russia desperately needs China’s help. In the long-term, Moscow is unlikely to be able to continue...
The web’s top three #55
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...
Reining in TikTok – governments attempt to regulate the world’s largest social media platform
The emergence of the social media landscape over the past couple of decades has provided the public with some interesting ways to interact with the world. Some, such as Facebook, have been long-term...
How web-based novels democratize the writing world
Web-reading platforms have become so popular in the last several years that many companies have started to follow the trend. From California to Singapore, these start-ups are competing to attract the...
Shattered and galvanized
Ukrainian war photographer Julia Kochetova recently wrote on her Instagram: “I hope the war ends before my heart does.” It’s a simple and elegant statement. Like a slap across the face. Both...
Karabakh Armenians: between ethnic cleansing and reintegration into Azerbaijan
The United States seems to be the only major power that can prevent an escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Although the South Caucasus has traditionally been in Russia’s geopolitical...