The Conversation

By Alan Hirsch Donald Trump, America’s new president, has cut back massively on US commitments to asylum seekers, blocked all asylum processes and started to remove irregular immigrants. Trump’...

By Amy Hume The Brutalist has drawn attention this week for its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to refine some of the actors’ dialogue. Emilia Pérez, a musical crime ...

By Joëlle Vanhamme Is renting clothes instead of buying them truly better for the planet? As the textile industry faces growing scrutiny for its environmental impact, clothing rental services ...

By Gemma King In two of the biggest films released this summer, Gladiator II and Nosferatu, most actors seem to be speaking like they’re in a Shakespeare play – even ...

By Rose Cairns TikTok and Instagram influencers have been peddling the “Barbie drug” to help you tan. But melanotan-II, as it’s called officially, is a solution that’s too ...

By Nikki Crowley Many people use the new year to reflect on their relationship with alcohol. Just-released government guidelines are giving Americans another reason to consider a “dry January”. Over ...

By Justin Stebbing The princess’s cancer journey began with a planned abdominal surgery in January 2024, which initially led to her stepping back from royal duties. The subsequent cancer diagnosis, ...

By Evangeline Mantzioris Olive oil is synonymous with the Mediterranean diet, and the health benefits of both are well documented. Olive oil reduces the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes ...

By Ania Sadkowska and Katherine Townsend We first met Martyn in 2013 when he was 54 and working as a professor at a UK university. He cut a sharp figure in a ...

By Aarushi Bhandari In previous eras of internet culture, mockery of the rich and famous was usually relegated to far-left forums. But as 2025 begins, ridiculing the rich appears to have ...

By Dirk Matten The second season of Squid Game, Netflix’s most-watched show of all time, has been eagerly awaited by many. The first season featured players participating in a ...

By Michael Timothy Bennett & Elija Perrier A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to measure “general intelligence”. On December 20, OpenAI’s ...

By Dan Baumgardt Maria, the new biopic being released in cinemas and on Netflix, is the third in Pablo Larraín’s cinematic trilogy of remarkable women. The equally astounding ...

Jack Jiang, The New School In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two companies reporting sales about 1,000% higher than ...

By James Clark “Talk to me before you believe anything!”, Thomas Cromwell (played by Mark Rylance) tells his monarch and master Henry VIII (played by Damien Lewis) in a pivotal ...

By Olaya Moldes Andrés Over the past year, books like Less by Patrick Grant and documentaries like Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy have encouraged consumers to rethink their internalised ...

By Katherine Gwyther There are almost no words to describe the cultural phenomenon that is Taylor Swift. From curating the highest-grossing tour to date and releasing at least five original ...

By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson As investigators learn more about the man who pledged allegiance to Islamic State and killed 14 people with a truck on New Year’s Day ...

By Delphine Dion For several months, Chanel, one of the most iconic luxury houses, has found itself at a crossroads. Following the death of Karl Lagerfeld in 2019, Virginie Viard, his ...

Scott Morgenstern, University of Pittsburgh Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term – and Mexico looks set to ...

By Roger J. Kreuz Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English dictionaries have anointed an annual ...

Former US president Jimmy Carter, a man defined by his humility and idealism, has died at 100. Many US presidents come from modest upbringings. Born in Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter’s ...

By Caleb Ferguson and Sabine Allida It’s the time of year for workplace Christmas parties, and gatherings with family and friends. Maybe you’ll drink a lot in one ...

By Lindsay Middleton A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was published in 1843. Over the course of the 19th century, his depictions of the Christmas turkey and charitable spirit were reprinted ...