Society
Why Asia still prefers emojis over email: A lesson in cross-border communication
In Southeast Asia, emails gather dust while Line buzzes with cute emojis and updates. Global business hinges on tapping into cultural quirks, while apology emails often raise eyebrows.
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The Battle of Denny Blaine: Nudists vs prudists on Seattle’s lakefront
A nudist beach. A children’s playground. An embattled mayor. And a chain-link fence. The common thread is a sordid and silly episode that has roiled Seattle’s politics – and its summer by the lake.…
How the Faroe Islands reversed the brain drain of an ageing population
The small community found a big answer to an ageing population crisis
An architect’s perspective on what city slickers can learn from country folk
There’s a stereotype that people in the countryside are resistant to change. This could not be further from the truth. In Referinghausen, a village where I grew up in the Sauerland region of southwestern…
This human history expert says we’re wired to work, not relax – but here’s why it’s a good thing
Is it time to rethink work? Journalist Albert Steck asks economist Hans-Joachim Voth why meaningful labour may be key to our wellbeing, and why humans might be built more for purpose than pleasure.
Seduction, power, and murder: inside the 2,000-year reign of the gigolo
Handsome, charming, and often dangerous, gigolos have played surprising roles in history. From philosophers’ companions to jet-set playboys, these men knew how to turn beauty into power.
Liberté, Égalité, Manifestation: The art of the French protest
The joys and pains of the French revolutionary spirit.
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How I’m quietly navigating America’s soaring grocery prices without crying at the $400 melons
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In Italy the real dolce vita experience is at the village ‘sagra’
At this time of year the streets of Peschiera del Garda are clogged with traffic as holidaymakers descend on the lakeside town. Alongside the Italians flocking to second homes and annual rentals, many of…
