Media

Mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and queens move to a new resting place in 'Pharaohs’ Golden Parade’

April 05, 2021

As part of the multimillion-dollar event, the 18 kings and four queens were transported from the Egypt Museum in Tahrir Square along the River Nile to their new home at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, south of the capital.

The Big Fix

Author Kim Nicholas on the five stages of 'radical climate acceptance'

The World

March 25, 2021

Kim Nicholas, a climate scientist at Lund University in Sweden, has a new book out this week, "Under the Sky We Make: How to be a Human in a Warming World," to help people understand where they fit into solving the climate crisis.

History

The woman who shot Benito Mussolini was forgotten for decades. Ireland wants to change that.

The World

March 17, 2021

Violet Gibson from Dublin never made it into the history books. But she did come very close to changing the course of 20th-century Europe. She shot Benito Mussolini in 1926. Nearly a century later, the Irish capital is going to honor her.

Conflict

This photographer tells the story of Syria’s war through the eyes of children

The World

March 17, 2021

Syrian photographer Bassam Khabieh turned his lens on children to capture how the war impacted them. His photos are now in a book called, “Witnesses to War: The Children of Syria.”

The Big Fix

Climate change scientist trades in the halls of Oxford for YouTube

The World

March 11, 2021

Adam Levy, who goes by "Climate Adam" on YouTube, often uses humor to debunk climate change myths.

Media

‘All of us have been arrested at least once’: Kurdish press in Turkey walk a fine line

The World

March 09, 2021

Mesopotamia Agency, Turkey's largest Kurdish news outlet, is often at odds with the government’s narrative about its longtime struggle against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Arts, Culture & Media

Ivory Coast film ‘Night of the Kings’ makes Oscar short list

March 03, 2021

French Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte wanted to send a political message with his film that "poetry can come from everywhere, telling stories can come from everywhere — even from prison."

British musicians warn of devastating impact of new Brexit rules

The World

February 17, 2021

Since Jan. 1, when Britain formally left the European Union, musicians and crews can no longer travel freely through Europe while touring.

LGBTQ

Germany’s LGBTQ actors come out publicly en masse to fight discrimination

The World

February 15, 2021

In a movement called #ActOut, actors are advocating for LGBTQ representation on-screen and behind-the-scenes in Germany’s media productions.

Top of The World

Trump's lawyers to deliver impeachment defense; Friday focus on The World's favorite music stories

The World

February 12, 2021

House managers fine-tuned their case Thursday, arguing that former US President Donald Trump incited a deadly attack on the US Capitol. Trump's lawyers plan to argue their client's innocence on multiple fronts.

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