Society Tag Archive
Helping the vulnerable access the internet
(4 minute read) Paola Oriunno looks at efforts to close the ‘digital divide’ in Italy.
Chinoiserie: turning the mirror of taste on ourselves
(4 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst explores the sometimes problematic relationship between race and style.
Proudly Unfinished
(2 minute read) Nicole Law discusses the topic of perfectionism and argues that we should shed our obsession with hiding our imperfect selves.
The art of dissent in India
(8 minute read)
How should we respond to the crises in society? Nivedita N finds an art gallery which has been asking – and answering – just this question.
The Tayside Derby: a game of two halves
(6 minute read)
John-Luke Harris finds a corner of Britain where football fans have learned to disagree without being disagreeable.
A man in search of truth or a cultural wrecking ball?
(8 minutes)
Francis Grimer offers an insight into the life and message of the phenomenon that is Jordan B. Peterson.
Perfection comes in all shapes and sizes …
(7 minute read)
Sarah Costerton offers a powerful insight into the joys and challenges of welcoming a child with Down syndrome into the family.
Healing Italy’s divide
(6 minute read)
Assunta Corbo highlights a heroic effort to bring hope to the young people of the Bel Paese’s poorest regions.
In praise of libraries
(5 minute read)
Don’t take for granted the treasure on your doorstep – as libraries in various countries are opening up again, Prakarsh Singh sings their praises.
Wisdom from the East (End)
(7 minute read)
The musings of a simple London woman about the arrival of television to post-war Britain teaches Adam Brocklehurst the folly of trying to hold onto the past.
