Category: MIL OSI
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Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre reopens: what its seven-year transformation reveals about the future of historic venues
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Filmer, Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, Aberystwyth University The relaunching of Glasgow’s famous Citizens Theatre – known locally as the “Citz” – marks the end of a significant seven-year redevelopment project that has seen the people of the city go without a cherished cultural…
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Misunderstood Malthus: The English thinker whose name is synonymous with doom and gloom has lessons for today
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Roy Scranton, Associate Professor of English, University of Notre Dame A portrait of Thomas Malthus by John Linnell. Wellcome Collection via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY No one uses “Malthusian” as a compliment. Since 1798, when the economist and cleric Thomas Malthus first published “An Essay…
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A straight face, with a wink – the subtle humor of deadpan photography
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Emilia Mickevicius, Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography, University of Arizona Installation view of ‘Funny Business: Photography and Humor,’ Phoenix Art Museum, 2025. Katie Jones-Weinert, CC BY-SA Deadpan is not so much a type of joke as a mode of delivery, a manner of address…
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The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Luke Keller, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Ithaca College Stars form in the universe from massive clouds of gas. European Southern Observatory, CC BY-SA For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which…
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A Detroit street is named in honor of Vincent Chin – his death mobilized Asian American activists nationwide
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jennifer Ho, Professor of Asian American Studies, University of Colorado Boulder Peterboro Street was recently renamed Vincent Chin Street in his memory. Valaurian Waller/The Conversation, CC BY-ND The legacy of Vincent Chin has recently been commemorated in a street sign bearing his name on the corner…
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Trump’s Epstein problem is real: New poll shows many in his base disapprove of his handling of the files, and some supporters are having second thoughts about electing him
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Tatishe Nteta, Provost Professor of Political Science and Director of the UMass Amherst Poll, UMass Amherst Pollsters found that 47% of 2024 Trump voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Epstein controversy. These supporters are at a rally in Doral, Fla., on July 9, 2024. Giorgio…
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Even if Trump succeeds in bringing Putin and Zelenskyy together, don’t expect wonders − their only previous face-to-face encounter ended in failure
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Anna Batta, Associate Professor of International Security Studies, Air University Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrive at the Elysee Palace in Paris in 2019. Ian Langsdon/Pool Photo via AP Donald Trump has raised the prospect of directs talks between Presidents Vladimir…
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Tiny Bookshop: why gamers are choosing to spend their free time simulating work – according to philosophy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Owen Brierley, Course Leader in the Department of Creative Industries, Kingston University In the recently released game Tiny Bookshop you are invited to “leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea”. Tiny Bookshop has been described as an ambient narrative management game, which…
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Why Japanese American memories of US internment during the second world war are stirring up protests in 2025
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rachel Pistol, Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton The recent opening of an immigration centre in El Paso, Texas, has reignited protests of the Trump administration’s tough immigration plans from Japanese Americans. The internment camp, which opened in August 2025, is on the site of a…
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Zone zero: the rise of effortless exercise
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tom Brownlee, Associate Professor, Sport and Exercise Science, University of Birmingham It can look almost too easy: athletes gliding along on a bike, runners shuffling at a pace slower than most people’s warm-up, or someone strolling so gently it barely seems like exercise at all. Yet…