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As the England World Cup team get set to debut in Volgograd it's apt to reflect on an Anglo-Russian relationship that has endured tumultuous political times.
Horror loves evil twins and doubles because of concepts like the uncanny and otherness. They also provide memorable images for movie makers.
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A podcast on twins, including why stereotypes about their relationship are so damaging, and why they are so useful to scientists.
Bilocation is a popular Christian myth but also one that is known to modern physics.
Racist 'jokes' embed negative stereotypes. Here's why it's not humourless to refuse to join in.
Men can also be victims of honour-based violence and more needs to be done to help protect them.
What Prince Harry can learn from his predecessors.
Giving children counselling at school saves money in the long term because it equips them with the tools they need in adolescence and adulthood.
Comics often portray those with dementia as abnormal or less than human.
Ever since the shocking spectacle of the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis, American conservatives have reserved a special disdain for the Islamic Republic.
Eurovision Song Contest fandom on social media is giving LGBT issues a global platform.
Marx's spectre still haunts everything from economics to politics to literature. Here's where to start if you want to know more.
Arthur Wharton, Walter Tull, Hassan Hegazi, Mohammed Salim and Frank Soo each made footballing history and their stories deserve to be better known.
India's Food Safety and Standards Authority needs to get a grip of unproven claims about the health benefits of certain products.
At Starbucks, where the staff turnover is lower than most, anti-bias training might make a small difference. Maybe.
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The audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores how antisemitism today is carved from and sustained by powerful precedents and inherited stereotypes.
We shouldn't save play for the playground.
25 years ago, the Waco siege became a symbol of government attacks on religious and civil liberties.
The Superman character has endured and continues to be popular because he is a symbol of renewal and hope.
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