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Here’s what First Nations Knowledge Holders think about ally wear, respect and responsibility.
The public can choose to forget, to preserve the comforting fiction their favourite heartthrob is a ‘good man’.
B Corp certification is given to businesses who score well for social impact and environmental benefit. But ultrafast fashion is inherently unsustainable.
The Bingin Beach settlement has proven sustainable for more than 50 years, and has become an integral part of the local heritage.
The hip-hop group is directing the world’s attention to Gaza. But it’s not the first Irish republican group to protest the oppression of another colonised peoples.
Why do some of us crave surprise and suspense, while others find comfort in instant resolution? Here’s what psychology says.
New research highlights how game makers can design for trans-inclusivity – because if we want trans joy in the world, we will have to design for it.
Australians are outdone by Americans and Brits, both in how often they swear, and in how many users swear online.
Broadway fans love a good meme – and with Death Becomes Her they have a truly viral hit.
In ‘two places to stay’, a young couple splits their time between appartments gifted by each set of parents.
Architecture in the north is characterised by open structures; in the south buildings are oriented inward. The houses reflect their environment – and the role of women.
In casting himself as supreme leader and pope, Donald Trump inadvertently invoked the Christian understanding of the Antichrist.
Leo XIV will work to translate the ideal of one heart, one mind into structures that protect the vulnerable worker, the displaced migrant and the wounded planet.
The river’s health has been suffering, with a number of harrowing mass fish deaths events taking place in recent years.
Social media is ablaze with reports of kids going wild at screenings of A Minecraft Movie. It’s not antisocial: it’s communal.
Challenging word-based games are not a modern invention. In early medieval England there was a strong appetite for word puzzles.
A tendency to drag down those who set themselves above others, the syndrome supposedly reflects values of equality, humility and the storied ‘fair go’.
Chinese is one of the world’s oldest languages and spoken by over one billion people. Its pronoun system may be on the cusp of significant change.
Outgoing United States president Joe Biden has warned ‘an oligarchy is taking shape in America’. What is an oligarchy? And is America becoming one?
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