上海 新茶 vYUO
Lipstick Under My Burkha: when real women take over Indian screens
“We see many films on male bonding, but hardly any on female bonding,” award-winning Indian filmmake...
Caught between police and gangs, Rio de Janeiro residents are dying in the line of fire
In Rio de Janeiro, where murder rates this year have soared to their highest levels in a decade, vio...
Arundhati Roy’s new novel lays India bare, unveiling worlds within our world
Wearing two hats at once can be an uncomfortable fit, but it does not seem to bother the author Arun...
Mumbai floods: what happens when cities sacrifice ecology for development
As the storm that was hurricane Harvey deluged the areas around Houston, Texas, large parts of north...
How open data can help the Global South, from disaster relief to voter turnout
The modern era is marked by growing faith in the power of data. “Big data”, “open data”, and “eviden...
In India, a legislative reform is needed to push corporate social responsibility
The corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement began as a response to advocacy for corporations...
From the Strip to the Border
Gaby Del Valle ,November 17, 2023 From the...
In Suriname, an endless refrain: boom, bust, and Bouterse
Recent street protests in Suriname haven’t made many international headlines. Only newspapers in nei...
‘I’m so sorry’: when Indian advertisements turn around sexism
Social marketing in India has become increasingly focused on gender roles, family hierarchy, and tra...
The rise and rise of Iran: How Tehran has become pivotal to the future of the Middle East
Iran and the US are once again on a dangerous collision course. President Trump’s search for excuses...
Can we ditch dark energy by better understanding general relativity?
A renewed suggestion that dark energy may not be real — dispensing with 70% of the stuff in the univ...