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The joke’s on us: why comedy is not always a laughing matter
(6 minutes) In this reflection for Lent and Ramadan, Toby Lees argues we need less cynicism and more contemplation.
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The price of success: rethinking South Korea’s celebrity culture
(5 minutes) After a spate of celebrity suicides, Hanseul Lee thinks it’s time for South Koreans to stop idolising, and then demonising, their K-pop and cinema stars.
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Religious freedom, a risk we must take
(6 minutes) Joshua Gilbert is alarmed by the growth of religious nationalism in the United States.
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The right to education – but for who?
(6 minutes) Education must truly be open to all, argues Julia Wdowin, and not just a way for the favoured to maintain their privileges.
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“May your storytelling also be hopetelling”
(6 minutes) Pope Francis calls on journalists to remember the greatness of their mission.
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A crisis of confidence: what future for the West?
(8 minutes) Seeing the Western world’s Christian heritage as ‘unwanted baggage’ only puts at risk our future, argues Toby Lees.
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The Existential Bob Dylan
(10 minutes) Michael Kirke celebrates a modern-day Homer who, guitar in hand, has sung his epic as the great Greek bard did centuries ago with his lyre.
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“The Remains of a Negro”: Edward Lamb Parsons and his mysterious companion in death
(14 minutes) Adam Brocklehurst went digging to discover some of the human faces involved in the transatlantic slave trade.
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“I am rich and have no idea what to do with my life”
(7 minutes) Vinay Hiremath, the co-founder of Loom, sold his start-up for $975 million to the Australian software company Atlassian in 2023. But in a recent blog post he reveals deep insecurity about the direction his life is taking.
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Learning history’s lessons: how martial law was resisted in South Korea
(4 minutes) Hanseul Lee describes the dramatic role of young people in defending the nation’s democratic institutions.
