The pursuit of the new behind Abba’s return
How hologram avatars have removed the stress of performing live –– and granted a much loved band eternal youth.
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Abba are back – with the old magic intact
Nostalgic, luxurious and mind-bogglingly complicated, Abba’s new music maintains its legacy of stadium hooks and pop song intelligence.
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The Afghanistan crisis shows Europe cannot wall itself off from the world
As migration linked to conflict and climate change escalates, the EU will need to rethink its approach to refugees.
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It’s not just volleyball that enforces a sexist dress code. Women’s clothing is still policed up and down the country
When will we teach girls that the sensitivities of men are not more important than their own?
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The race to beat US Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy
As coronavirus cases surge, Republicans have subtly shifted their rhetoric on vaccination. But is it too little, too late?
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Can “flight shame” still serve the climate movement in the Covid era?
Shame may have been helpful in maintaining lockdown discipline, but it has also had dark consequences during the pandemic.
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The Good Girls investigates violence against women in Modi’s India
Sonia Faleiro’s story of the deaths of Padma Shakya and Lalli Shakya sheds light on broader issues in contemporary India.
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The voice in your head
How a movement of people who hear voices is reshaping our understanding of mental illness – and consciousness itself.
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