Hijabers of Instagram: Muslim women challenging stereotypes
It is easy for non-Muslims to forget that there are places where Muslim women lead lives full of frivolity and fun. But on social media Indonesian hijabers are challenging the stereotypes.
Five reasons why Game of Thrones satisfies our needs (apart from all the sex and violence)
It's gritty and gripping in equal measure, but the swords and snowstorm narrative also answers a number of basic human needs.
Game of Thrones: TV’s first global blockbuster
A unique set of circumstances allowed HBO to beat Netflix to the punch.
Spider-Man: Homecoming spins a web of fact and fantasy
Peter Parker knows the formula for angular acceleration of a pendulum, and applies his science knowledge with gusto in the latest Spider-Man movie.
Should robot artists be given copyright protection?
Artificial intelligence can now produce original paintings, novels and music.
African-American Music Appreciation Month: 5 essential reads
The story of African-American music is a story of eclipsing expectations and subverting norms.
From the margins, reggae in South Africa continues to struggle for human dignity
Reggae in South Africa has lost its visibility and prominence inside the country after apartheid. But local artists have built up extensive international links.
In Tupac’s life, the struggles and triumphs of a generation
Tupac's sensitivity, intelligence and creativity confronted the hostile forces that antagonized black youth across the country in the 1970s and 1980s.
Millennial bashing in medieval times
The anxiety that young people are messing things up goes back centuries.
Wonder Woman: feminist icon or symbol of oppression?
Why haven't feminists noted that the film is too Western and too white?
It’s time to start The Conversation in Canada
Co-founders Mary Lynn Young and Alfred Hermida explain how The Conversation Canada contributes to re-working what journalism can and should do.
Why is there so little space for women in jazz music?
Women are disturbingly under-represented in Australian jazz, with relatively few female composers and instrumentalists. What's holding them back? And what can be done about it?