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Back to SearchWhy there's no place like Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was an instant bestseller in 1900. It's still popular today, with a sequel to the movie Wicked coming out this fall. For 1…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Lessons from last century’s failed Mideast peace deal
When Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat met in Washington to sign the first Oslo Accords…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
How the principles of St. Augustine guide the Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV has been deeply influenced by St. Augustine, and so, the fourth century titan of Western thought has re-entered the global conversation.…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What does it mean for a river to be ‘alive’?
Renowned natural history writer Robert Macfarlane traveled to Ecuador, India and Quebec, pondering the question of whether rivers are living beings -…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What Chinese Science Fiction Has to Tell Us
With vengeful alien civilizations, virtual realities and hologram wives, Chinese science fiction is in its heyday — not just in China but around the …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
# 1: What it took to end a 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland
The process of making peace is often imperfect, and can shape the future in both positive and destructive ways. In a five-part series called Inventin…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The threat next door: How NATO’s newest members are preparing to defend against Russia (via The House)
NATO’s secretary general has warned Russia could launch an attack on the alliance within the next five years. Talk to NATO’s two newest members, Finl…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
How Brutalist architecture goes beyond aesthetics
Brutalist architecture has been celebrated as monumental and derided as ‘concrete monstrosity.' But the people who depend on these buildings are ofte…
8 months ago
Libraries are fighting for their freedom — and our democracy
In Canada and the U.S., public libraries have become a target in the culture wars. It’s an urgent conversation to have, no matter where one sits on t…
8 months ago
Why PEI cares more than any other province about voting
PEI has the highest voter turnout of any other province in Canada. Voting is fundamental to this community. Residents see firsthand how their vote ma…
8 months ago