1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (364+ words) The summer before starting university can be a time of multiple worries for students. Worry about obtaining a place on your desired course. Worry about navigating clearing to confirm your place. Worries about securing accommodation, sorting student finance, preparation for…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1100+ words) Ten years ago, I had the honour of meeting Gloria Steinem. It was International Women’s Day 2016: Donald Trump was a joke that would supposedly never happen and #MeToo was still two years away. Yet, the clouds were gathering. Being in…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (732+ words) Ghosts in Sweden? It sounds strange to place the supernatural in a country of health-conscious, pragmatic engineers. But even though Swedes readily accept modernity, their popular culture hints at something else. From the outside, Sweden appears to be a secular…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (798+ words) Voters’ economic pain is real. But perceptions matter too, and the government must get better at selling its message on its key policies....

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (454+ words) Historical games let us engage with the past, but what matters is how they frame this history, and what they ask players to do....

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1324+ words) Jon Ronson’s new book on the masculinity crisis was sparked by his son’s strange journey to a castle in upstate New York and a series of late-night text messages....

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (938+ words) As climate change and widening inequality intensify, economists are increasingly questioning whether endless economic growth is compatible with a healthy society and a finite planet. The degrowth movement has put this question at the centre of public debate. Advocates such…...