Every day, I think of something else I wish I had told someone in person. Because it doesn’t feel the same to share feelings from “I can’t describe how much I miss you” to “you mean the world to me” through a screen. The weight of the words we lock inside ourselves crashes down on us hardest when we feel like we no longer have the means to express them.
Singapore's commitment to “engagement” with its civil society will be tested with time. The litmus test of this brand of consultative politics is its willingness to accept dissenting opinions and policy suggestions that sit uncomfortably with the status quo, and to dispel any lingering worries that these critical perspectives might result in reprisals.
The sustainable and equitable future of tourism must focus on personalized experiences that work in conjunction with local communities. Only by doing so can the problems associated with mass tourism be alleviated.
Art is most often thought to be politically powerful because of its ability to reach new audiences and raise awareness. However, an often-overlooked capability of performance art is its potential to arm audiences who are already sympathetic to a cause with the specific knowledge necessary to take action, serving as a sustained form of activism
The long history of Cuban-American cultural interaction suggests that the two cultures have embarked on a productive cultural exchange despite the political obstacles. Under a receptive U.S. administration, both nations can use this pre-existing cultural interchange to improve diplomatic relations.
My brother, sister and I grew up constantly being asked about our family; more specifically, what it was like having two dads. That question never had an obvious answer.
Since 1944, Middle Eastern- and North African-Americans have been legally “white." However, within the last years, the decades-old movement for creating a separate MENA category on the U.S. census has been reinvigorated, shedding light on how MENA identity differs from mainstream white identity.
A close analysis underscores how Bollywood perpetuates India’s culture of gender violence and constantly places Indian women under siege. While Bollywood has produced movies that portray strong female leads and directly address rape, marriage, gender stereotypes, and child sex trafficking, Bollywood still encourages notions of inferiority by objectifying women — specifically, through “eve-teasing” and “item” songs
The French Academy’s primary mission is the consolidation and creation of French words into a comprehensive dictionary. A regulatory body and a semi-political institution, perhaps the French Academy could even be called a factory of words.
While consumers once championed streaming services as the answer to cable woes, streaming services now risk the same fate as cable by offering consumers...
