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Rapping behind bars in Cameroon
New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon, operates a bit like a city within a city. The facility has its own "taxis" (inmates who hand deliver messages), …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ariana Grande and the public scrutiny of women
Ariana Grande says she will be taking ‘a step back’ from public life. The reason, it seems, is the constant public commentary she faces – particularl…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
A singer’s search for peace
In Lithuania, singer Rūgilė Daujotaitė was becoming a familiar face on television. She was performing at major music events, competing for a place at…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The teenagers who wired Romania
In the late '90s, in daring feats of DIY networking on rooftops across Romania’s capital, Bucharest, teenagers are stringing computer cables between …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The engineers: Flying at the edge
Aviation is being reimagined for a changing planet: Vertical take-off passenger cars for city centres. Hydrogen powered planes for zero carbon travel…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Getting Gaza back online
Amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub. Even before the 7 October 2023 attack and the subsequent war bet…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Skatepark designers Nine Yards
Nine Yards, the designers behind the Paris 2024 Olympic skatepark, get to work on their next big challenge: the rebuild of Olympiaplein, one of Amste…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
What is so-called 'Jihadi cool'?
The extremist content quietly spreading on TikTok and Instagram, targeting unsuspecting young people. Through what is disguised as innocuous lifestyl…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
A Chinese dissident's journey
When Chinese policeman Dong Guangping wrote an article commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Wildfires in Europe
Wildfires continue to burn across the continent. Thousands of people have been evacuated on the Greek island of Crete, as well as in western France, …
2 months, 3 weeks ago