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Scary stories for kids: Monster House is a kid’s film for serious and budding horror buffs alike
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matt Jacobsen, Senior Lecturer in Film History in the School of Society and Environment, Queen Mary University of London In Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), Marion Crane looks up at the house looming in the night sky behind the Bates Motel, its hybrid New England/Victorian style oddly…
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Why an armed group linked to al-Qaida is gaining ground in Mali
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tessa Devereaux, Assistant Professor in Politics, SOAS, University of London Mali’s military regime is coming under increasing pressure from Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), an armed group linked to al-Qaida that now controls large swathes of territory across the Sahel region of western and north-central…
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Why are so few environmental criminals on Interpol’s ‘most wanted’ list?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Diogo Veríssimo, Research Fellow in Conservation Marketing, University of Oxford Environmental crime is big business, often listed among the world’s top five criminal activities, just behind counterfeiting and drug crime. So it would be reasonable to think it is a big priority for global law enforcement.…
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Conflict and the climate crisis may mean it’s time to rethink what we mean by responsible investing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Chau Le, Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance, University of Lincoln Melnikov Dmitriy/Shutterstock Sustainable or responsible investing has experienced huge growth over the past decade. This investment approach is anchored in environmental, social and governance principles and is known as ESG. This set of standards is…
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How teen friendships may predict self harm
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Holly Crudgington, Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Mental Health, University of Oxford PeopleImages/Shutterstock Most of us know what it’s like to be a teenager at school – and how it feels to fit into (or fall outside of) a school’s social hierarchy. This typically includes some version…
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‘Only death can protect us’: How the folk saint La Santa Muerte reflects violence in Mexico
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Myriam Lamrani, Associate Researcher, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University A devotee carrying his daughter rests his hand on the glass to an altar to La Santa Muerte in Tepito in Mexico City. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell When a life-size skeleton dressed like the Grim Reaper first…
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The shutdown – and the House’s inaction – helps pave Congress’ path to irrelevance
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University Where’s Congress? The institution is unwilling to assert itself as an equal branch of government. 4X6, iStock/Getty Images Plus Many Americans will be voting on Election Day – or have already cast votes – in races…
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How the Day of the Dead is being used to protest violence against women
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jane Lavery, Associate Professor in Latin American Studies, University of Southampton Known in Spanish as Día de Muertos, the Day of the Dead is celebrated every year on November 1 and 2. Blending Mesoamerican, Roman Catholic and pagan roots, this celebration sees families gather in many…
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Home vs office working: why it doesn’t have to be a battle
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephen Wood, Professor of Management, University of Leicester William Perugini/Shutterstock More than five years into the homeworking revolution, a narrative seems to have emerged – of employees being hauled back to the office against their will. This contrasts with what COVID taught us: that people can…
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The psychological toll of hurricanes – major storms leave more than wreckage behind
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gulnaz Anjum, Assistant Professor of Climate Psychology, Centre for Social Issues Research, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick When a hurricane strikes, the first images we see are of roofs ripped off, trees uprooted and streets turned into rivers. But the psychological toll is just as…
