In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Land, the matriarchy can be just as bad as the patriarchy
Spoiler alert: this review contains plot details of the film. At last – after the…
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The Spanish elections and potential outcomes, explained – POLITICO
MADRID — Spain is poised on a precipice: On Sunday, voters will determine if the…
Virginia Woolf’s copy of her first novel was found in a University of Sydney library. What do her newly digitised notes reveal?
One of just two copies of Virginia Woolf’s first novel, The Voyage Out (1915), annotated…
Six moments that define Spain’s chaos election – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. MADRID — On Sunday,…
‘I’m just Ken’ – a brief history of Barbie’s boyfriend, from all-American boy to movie star
As first boyfriends go, you could do worse than Ken Carson. Introduced in 1961 by…
A Trump-light, Ukraine-heavy Aspen Security Forum
And everyone did their best not to talk about the ever-approaching elephant in the room:…
The Best Times to Buy Flights to Europe (Backed by Data)
Dreaming of a European holiday? If you want to be sipping an Aperol Spritz on…
Byelection losses are terrible for the Conservatives – but there are glimmers of hope
It says much of the Conservatives’ current plight that a win of just 495 votes…
Russia closes Crimea bridge — again — after attack on ammo depot – POLITICO
Four days after re-opening the strategic Crimea bridge that links Russia to the occupied Ukrainian…
Russia-Africa summit provides a global stage for Moscow to puff up its influence
Forty-three African heads of state attended the 2019 Russia-Africa summit. They had high hopes that…