Imogen Carter/ BBC: Accepting the coveted Caldecott medal in 1964, an annual award honouring the "most distinguished American picture book for children", the author Maurice Sendak addressed the rumbles of disapproval his winning book had received from some quarters about ...বিস্তারিত
Hannah Docter-Loeb/ National Geographic: For most people, a gel manicure never causes an issue. But for some it can trigger a lifetime of allergies to various medical devices, and to dental fillings and implants that contain a compound call acrylate—a key chemical in th ...বিস্তারিত
Simon Jenkins/ The Guardian: Is the green belt doomed? One of the great creations of postwar British planning – the concept of a national park within reach of every city-dweller – is fast losing friends. Under siege from centralist housing targets, argued between Tori ...বিস্তারিত
Marina Hyde / The Guardian: One-click on a fascinator, readers, because there’s a mega-wedding in the offing. Congratulations to Mr Jeff Bezos, Amazon kajillionaire, and Ms Lauren Sánchez, bralette-wearing philanthropist/immense force of nature. Although news of the co ...বিস্তারিত
Nina Kraus / BBC: My husband reads to me every night before we go to sleep. We deliberately choose books that are familiar – oft-read children's classics make frequent appearances – so I do not worry about missing something important when I drift off. I have noticed t ...বিস্তারিত
Jenna Scatena / BBC: For centuries, Istanbul's hammams have been a source of pleasure and relaxation for visitors and locals alike. These storied bathing houses are part of the city's rich cultural and historical fabric, representing a physical manifestation of Ottoman tr ...বিস্তারিত
Isabelle Gerretsen / BBC: Over the coming months, a vast body of warm water will slosh slowly across the tropical Pacific Ocean in the direction of South America. As it does so, it will trigger the start of a climate phenomenon that will bring dramatic shifts in weather p ...বিস্তারিত
Momo Bertrand Momo Bertrand / Al Jazeera: During a poetry night, I remember joking with a friend that it takes a broken heart to nurture and heal another heart. I added, “Until AI experiences heartbreaks, we must trust human teachers to nurture the hearts and minds of t ...বিস্তারিত
Khaled Abou Zahr / Arab News: Hezbollah on Sunday staged war games at the border with Israel and asserted its readiness to confront Tel Aviv. Tensions have indeed been building up, ranging from rockets fired by Hamas to Israeli strikes in northern Syria, as well as in Gaz ...বিস্তারিত
George Monbiot / The Guardian: No issue is more important, and none so shrouded in myth and wishful thinking. The way we feed ourselves is the key determinant of whether we survive this century, as no other sector is as damaging . Yet we can scarcely begin to discuss it o ...বিস্তারিত