Culture

May 17, 2019

Many abortion opponents find conviction in their religious faith. But what do different faiths say about when life really begins?

Women & Girls

The Chinese feminists fighting patriarchy in China from abroad

GlobalPost

May 16, 2019

While China’s government has cracked down on women’s rights activists through censorship, an informal network of Chinese citizens living abroad are working to support their efforts to combat sexual harassment and inequality back home. They want to bring the stories of activists and other women in China to international audiences.

Culture

Werner Herzog on the art of narration, Gorbachev and cat videos

Studio 360

May 16, 2019

The craft behind Herzog’s unmistakable voice-over.

Environment

Inside the long war to protect plastic

The Center for Public Integrity

May 16, 2019

Single-use plastic is clogging oceans and landfills. The industry that makes it has waged a decades-long campaign to keep it on the market.

Food

The doner kebab, an unlikely symbol of European identity

The Conversation

May 15, 2019

While thought of as an unpretentious fast-food dish, the doner kebab is a symbol of the social, political and identity issues facing European society today.

Arts, Culture & Media

This opera singer says the ‘hype’ should be on her voice, not her transgender identity

PRI's The World

May 15, 2019

Lucia Lucas is generating a lot of attention for her performances as opera’s most famous alpha-male characters. She hopes the gender identity hoopla will die down.

Culture

We’re just beginning to grasp the toll of ISIS' archaeological looting in Syria

The Conversation

May 15, 2019

According to a new study, a small portion of a site can yield thousands of objects, adding up to millions of dollars.

Foreign policy

Jared Kushner's peace plan that nobody loves

PRI's The World

May 10, 2019

Jared Kushner has been working on a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians — a "deal of the century" is how President Donald Trump has referred to it. Almost no one is impressed. And it's not clear if the plan will even see the light of day.

Music

K-pop stardom lures Japanese youth to Korea despite diplomatic chill

Reuters

May 10, 2019

A growing number of K-pop star wannabes are coming from Japan. The influx of Japanese talent is reshaping South Korea's K-pop industry, but comes at a time of increasingly bitter political acrimony between the two countries that has damaged diplomatic ties.

Identity

Younger Arabs embrace Palestinian identity, redefining Israeli citizenship

Reuters

May 09, 2019

The Nakba rally — remembering the "Catastrophe" when Palestinian land was lost in the creation of the modern Jewish state — is timed each year to coincide with the day that Israelis in the rest of the country celebrate Independence Day.

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