Up into the 20th century, ethnological shows presented people as exotic objects. Two exhibitions shed light on the cruel colonial history.
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Book Review: Zakes Mda’s Subversive Take On Lesotho’s Traditions
Set in the music wars of Lesotho, the new novel by the South African author tells of a wandering minstrel whose hit song leads to his downfall.
Wordle Is a Fun Game. And it’s Also More Than That.
It’s a simpler, more romantic, form of the internet – a place where there are conversations to be had, without worrying about what’s around the corner.
This New Year, Why Not Resolve to Ditch Your Dodgy Old Passwords?
At the very least make sure your financial, social and work accounts each has their own strong, unique login.
Why TV Decluttering Shows Need To Clean Up Their Act
These shows treat the symptoms of overconsumption but not the causes.
Spy Thriller ‘Munich: The Edge of War’ Asks: What If?
Could Hitler have been stopped in 1938? A Netflix production starring Jeremy Irons as former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain explores the question.
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Paints an Old Noir with Lurid, Fantastical Color
The new offering is wilder than the brilliant 1947 original. But director Guillermo del Toro trades its original expansive sense of human tragedy for a simple, bleak pessimism.