How Spam became one of the most iconic American brands of all time
Eighty years ago, Hormel Foods introduced a simple, canned meat product called Spam. It would go on to become one of the greatest marketing success stories of all time.
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Rodrigo Duterte risks losing support if he gets too close to Donald Trump
Anti-American and anti-corruption stances have given the president of the Philippines broad appeal.
Body cameras: coming to a school near you soon
But can they improve pupils' behaviour?
The left’s response to Trump and alt-right must be international
The people who voted for the new American president may not be as hard for the Left to reach as it may appear.
Shepard Fairey’s inauguration posters may define political art in Trump era
The posters that have become the voice of protest against Trump.
The case for a people’s smart sanctions campaign against Trump’s America
A grassroots opposition movement against the Donald Trump presidency is growing. The question is can it be harnessed into globalised sanctions campaign?
Rise of the glass giants: how modern cities are forcing skyscrapers to evolve
The fifth generation of tall buildings are here, and they're more efficient than ever before.
Trump, the unspeakable and democracy in America
The better-to-do and the established of civil and political society have become complacent and deaf to 'those at the bottom'. The working class has gone over to the right-wing populists.
Trump’s victory is bad – for Africa and for global stability
One of the messages coming out of Donald Trump's victory is that his supporters are rejecting the tolerance and cosmopolitanism of the past 30 years.
Why we’ll always be obsessed with – and afraid of – monsters
All the popular monsters you'll see out trick-or-treating, from Frankenstein to Dracula, were born out of fear and anxiety about change and technology.
Cuba is reheating relations with Russia and US at the same time
Whoever wins the keys to the White House in November, it is far from guaranteed that Barack Obama's detente with the Cubans will continue.
The twilight of the mom and pop motel
What does the shuttering of traditional roadside motels say about America's relationship with travel and freedom?
Diabetes treatment could be revolutionised by making people cold
Scientists thought they were closing in on one great new treatment but may have found another instead.
Ancient DNA in lake mud sheds light on the mystery of how humans first reached America
A new study suggests the first humans probably got to America from Siberia via the Pacific coast rather than through a corridor between two giant ice sheets, as previously thought.
How the 2016 presidential election will shape American identity
Just who do we think we are? A social psychologist from Cal Poly Pomona explains why our national identity will define the election, and our future.
Britain is sending a huge nuclear waste consignment to America – why?
The policy failures behind the upbeat headlines.
Why we need cameras in court
TV cameras will be coming to a court near you.
Why the German language has so many great words
Even if you don't have a word for it, you can make one up.
How the Ku Klux Klan seized cinema to become a force in America
100 years ago, America's infamous racist group staged a near-takeover of the nation's film and media industries. Here's how they did it.
States and gangs: the difficult search for new ways to run the world
To save mankind from the scourge of war… These eight words drawn from the preamble to the Charter of the United Nations have been ringing in my head for the past week. Most believe that they were penned…
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