— feminism and gender.

framing britney spears exposes the contradictions of american womanhood by moira donegan

i am a transwoman. i am in the closet. i am not coming out. by jennifer coates

inside the toxic sexist culture of australia’s political bubble by dr. blair williams

south korean women hit back as old gender roles return by grace moon

supermodel halima aden: why i quit by sodaba haidare

— fine arts.

grief as mythos by brandon taylor

ryka aoki reads her short story to the new world 

the murder of leo tolstoy by elif batuman

the strangeness of grief by v. s. naipaul

— sociopolical. 

how cognitive bias can explain post-truth by lee mcintyre

o-level results and the problem with expecting youth to figure out their life based on an exam (singapore) by grace yeoh

our worldview is delhi based (india) by mandira nayar

that discomfort you’re feeling is grief by scott berinato

the gatekeepers who get to decide what food is “disgusting” by jiayang fan

whose bandra is it? by dustin silgardo

— tech.

‘deepfakes’ rattle south korea’s tech culture by julian ryall

facial analysis ai is being used in job interviews – it will probably reinforce inequality by ivan manokha

photos by paul nicklen for national geogrphic, who explains: “i have been traveling to northern baffin island for more than twelve years to try and get one underwater picture of a male narwhal. narwhals are very shy. they have a sensitive nature and excellent echolocation. you can see hundreds passing by the ice edge, but when you slip into the water, you may never see one.

“late one afternoon, i had been in the -1.7°C water for a couple of hours, and i was freezing so badly that my legs and arms were cramping up. i couldn’t feel my lips around my snorkel, so i just stared into the black 2,000-foot abyss trying not to think about how cold i was.