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After being unceremoniously fired 10 days into his job as White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci doesn’t appear to harbor any negative feelings toward the US president. In fact, if his Aug. 14 appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is any indication, he’s still very much in Donald Trump’s corner, coming up with […]Read More

In May 2015, Shashi Tharoor, a former undersecretary general of the United Nations and a current member of India’s parliament, gave a stirring speech at a debate in the Oxford Union. He was speaking for the proposition that “Britain owes reparations to her former colonies.” The speech went viral, and Tharoor was perplexed. “Though I […]Read More

The violent events of this weekend’s white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia were illustrated by a flow of images that shocked many, from crowds of riled-up white men brandishing torches to Nazi insignia to people flying through the air as a car barrelled into a crowd. One type of image that was widely shared on […]

The partition of the Indian subcontinent was catastrophic for the over 10 million people caught up in the turmoil of new borders, displacement, and the horrors that plagued those on their way to new homes. But there were a few silver linings. In 2016, I researched Britain Asian recollections of partition to write a play, […]

More business executives have bowed out of Donald Trump’s camp. Kevin Plank, CEO of sportswear company Under Armour, and Brian Krzanich, CEO of chipmaker Intel, have each stepped down from their positions on the US president’s manufacturing council. Both cited Trump’s belated disavowal of the white-nationalist, pro-Trump demonstrators at the violent rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia. […]Read More

Yesterday (Aug. 14), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent out the following email to employees at Microsoft after the deadly car crash at a white nationalist rally in in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, Aug. 12: This past week and in particular this weekend’s events in Charlottesville have been horrific. What I’ve seen and read has had […]

Imagine if Canadians kept infiltrating the United States congress by stealth. Now swap America with Australia, and Canada with New Zealand, and you have the biggest political scandal currently engulfing Canberra: Australia’s deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, is also a Kiwi. And he’s not alone. Three Australian lawmakers, who unknowingly flouted laws against dual citizens […]

One of the most prolific creators of contemporary TV is defecting to Netflix. In an escalation of the war for Hollywood talent, streaming-video giant Netflix has poached Shonda Rhimes, the mind behind hit ABC series like Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder, out from under the Disney-owned TV network. Rhimes, her […]

A comparison habit can wreak psychological havoc, generating envy and leading to depression, so common wisdom has long warned against it. Writer Mark Twain once said, “comparison is the death of joy,” and philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti told admirers, “I never compare myself with anybody, but I learn from everybody, including presumptuous idiots.” Yet comparison is […]

The most glamorous mountain gorilla “education center” has opened in Rwanda. Built in a remnant of an old volcano crater, the Bisate Lodge offers guests the opportunity to learn about the critically endangered apes in their natural habitat, while staying in luxury villas inspired by the king’s old palace. One of the few. (Reuters/Thomas Mukoya) […]Read More

We trust the tags on our clothes to truthfully identify where the clothing was made. But they don’t always tell the whole story. Reuters reports that it is becoming increasingly common for Chinese textile firms to take orders from international fashion brands and then send fabrics and other raw materials to North Korean factories just […]

One of the few organizations in the United States that’s dedicated to helping people leave far-right white-extremism groups of the type that rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend had its funding halted by the White House less than two months ago. Life After Hate is a Chicago-based non-profit whose group of co-founders includes Christian Picciolini, […]