Culture
Arts, traditions, heritage, music, and cultural stories from diverse societies around the world.
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When Substance Use Hijacks Daily Life, Act Early
When substance – Substance use can creep from “occasional” into routines that quietly swallow work, relationships, sleep, and mental health.…
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MIT’s 1970s model warned collapse by 2040
MIT’s 1970s – A computer program built at MIT by Jay Forrester predicted that modern life could unravel by 2040—an…
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What Viktor Orbán means for Hungary’s cultural memory
what Viktor – A personal recollection grows into a broader cultural argument: Hungary’s political shift under Viktor Orbán resonates because…
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Wokeism’s paradox: minorities caught between slogans
wokeism paradox – A term that began as a vigilant call against racial injustice has, over decades and across continents,…
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When rights become expendable, culture bears the cost
When rights – A new issue from New Eastern Europe marks the legacy of Helsinki monitoring while warning of a…
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Soviet dachas taught self-reliance without infrastructure
Soviet dachas – Around Soviet cities, allotment dachas grew into an unlikely cultural institution—one built in a world that lacked…
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Roni Horn opens Seizure of Hope in London
Roni Horn has opened her first London solo exhibition in over a decade, Seizure of Hope, at Hauser & Wirth.…
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Destitute on both sides of the Dniestr
destitute refugees – In the night of 23 February 1932, dozens of people tried to cross the icy Dniestr from…
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Chengrang Cho leans into AI—without surrendering vision
From New York’s visual noise to Taipei’s neighborhood warmth, media artist Chengrang Cho builds images from overlooked moments—then uses AI…
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Small states face hypocrisy, need power, not slogans
what small – At Davos in January, Canadian PM Mark Carney warned that the international rules-based order risks becoming empty…
