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John Iliffe: the historian who changed how Africa’s past was understood
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (876+ words) John Iliffe, the distinguished scholar renowned for his life’s work in African history, died on 20 August 2026 at the age of 87. The young Iliffe did his PhD at Peterhouse College, Cambridge. He wrote about the early 20th century governor of German East…...
How students at Colorado State helped teach their community to stop talking past each other and manage
1+ week, 6+ day ago (822+ words) like this one have happened more than 500 times in and around the northern Colorado town over the past...
The Long Version by Petra Hůlová is about a middle-aged feminist caught between the past and future
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (344+ words) The Long Version is a new novel which follows a short period in the life of Sylvie, a middle-aged writer who has just published a best-selling yet critic-dividing feminist book. We meet her at an event to launch her book....
No, local election officials can’t block certification of results – there are plenty of legal safeguards
4+ day, 55+ min ago (827+ words) Some local election officials have refused to certify election results in the past few years....the state election board, which adds up the results from all the counties and certifies the state’s winners...
‘We’ll slaughter the bastards’ – how Bob Jones and the New Zealand Party changed politics in 1984
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (1117+ words) of Robert Muldoon seeking a fourth term, the major obstacle for any opposition party was the first-past-the-post...It was winner-takes-all, and a minority of the vote could be rewarded with a majority of seats in parliament...
Australian children’s classics: Playing Beatie Bow is a time-slip novel that makes Sydney strange
2+ week, 6+ day ago (887+ words) Ruth Park’s classic asks us to inhabit the past as a real place – just as 14-year-old Abigail does, when...
A new video game lets you play out the battle at Gallipoli. Is it trivialising the tragedy of war?
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (454+ words) Historical games let us engage with the past, but what matters is how they frame this history, and what...
Daniel Kahneman changed how we think about human nature – the psychologist remembered by a former student
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (1034+ words) Three then or future Nobel prize winners visited the class....
Viral African dance videos are busting stereotypes in China – and making money for some
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (881+ words) People, bicycles and cars zoom past....Over the past decade, African dance influencers and dance entrepreneurs in China, like Yoofi, have worked...
Italy’s sporting fortunes transformed by immigration, sparking wider debate about identity
3+ week, 6+ day ago (562+ words) There is, however, a third important factor that becomes clear when looking at Italy’s medal winners....