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Children of war

Children of war

This short 1986 documentary follows the International Youth for Peace and Justice Tour, a programme in which teenagers from then-conflict zones...

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Hidden in plain sight

Hidden in plain sight

On a cold November evening in 1984, I was sitting on a stepstool in the ‘H’ section of the Coliseum bookstore near Central Park in Manhattan,...

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Carolyn Ariella Sofia

A poet on Mars

A poet on Mars

P covers their ears and screams, eyes creased shut, face streaked with dirt and tears. It’s been the mother of all tantrums, and there’s no end in...

17.10.2025 10

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Camille Caprioglio

Listening to whales

Listening to whales

Until the 1950s, when ‘whale songs’ were first captured by US underwater surveillance systems during the Cold War, whales were widely thought to be...

16.10.2025 6

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The explosion of choice

The explosion of choice

By the time you read this essay, no matter the hour of the day, you will likely have already made some kind of choice: coffee with skimmed milk,...

16.10.2025 9

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Sophia Rosenfeld

Great art explained: The School of Athens by Raphael

Great art explained: The School of Athens by Raphael

In this instalment of the YouTube series Great Art Explained, the UK curator, gallerist and video essayist James Payne provides a rich and...

15.10.2025 4

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What sleep is

What sleep is

After decades of research, there is still no clearly articulated scientific consensus on what sleep is or why it exists. Yet whenever sleep comes...

14.10.2025 4

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Vladyslav Vyazovskiy