Culture & Society

Archaeologists discover 1,800-year-old writing tool in Turkey   A bronze stylus was found in Assos, a small historic town located in the northwestern Turkish province of Canakkale. Researchers have uncovered a 1,800-year-old writing implement, or stylus, at...

Indian women wear cow masks to ask: are sacred cattle safer than us? Michael Safi   Kolkata artist Sujatro Ghosh’s latest project points to country’s veneration of cows to highlight rising violence against women. Indian women are...

Legal Marijuana 101: How To Buy Cannabis Online   Marijuana has not yet been accepted by everyone, but it’s well on its way to total acceptance. Several people support both its recreational and medicinal uses, and,...

Grammys awards 2018: full list of winners Jake Nevins in New York   Live updates on the biggest winners from the most important night in music, including best song of the year and best album of...

Assyrians return to Turkey from Europe to save their culture   Assyrians are one of the oldest communities in the Middle East, where they have lived for millennia. In the last hundred years, successive wars have...

That’s Entertainment in India In India’s entertainment biz, two behemoths dominate: Bollywood and cricket. Things may be about to get a lot more interesting. Digitization, aided by a burgeoning middle class with more money to spend...

New Zealand river gets legal status as a person   After 140 years of battle, Whanganui River has all the rights, duties and liabilities that come with personhood. The Whanganui River has been given the legal status...

€100m needed to save the gargoyles and gothic arches of Notre Dame   Fundraising campaign launched to restore Paris landmark amid fears that parts of its exterior could fall. The archbishop of Paris is on a €100m...

1,000-year-old China Song dynasty bowl sells for record $37.7m   Bowl, originally designed to wash brushes, breaks record for Chinese porcelain, auction house Sotheby’s says. A 1,000-year-old bowl from China’s Song dynasty sold at auction for $37.7m...

Cheesed off: Amsterdam to curb tourist shops amid visitor influx by Elle Hunt   New outlets largely catering to visitors, such as bike rentals, will be banned from the city’s historic centre. Amsterdam is banning new shops targeting...