What is kawaii – and why did the world fall for the 'cult of cute'?
Nov 24, 2016 00:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Life
This is a true story. One Saturday night, I was sitting with a friend in a trendy downtown bar, when two grown women casually strolled past in ruffled dresses, bonnets and parasols, wheeling matching baby carriages. Out of...
Cuba on alert to see what Trump has planned for America's closest enemy
Nov 24, 2016 00:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
Since the election of Donald Trump as the 45th US president, many in Cuba are wondering: what next? What next for Cuban-American diplomatic relations, or the recently reopened embassies in Washington and Havana? For...
Nov 24, 2016 00:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
You might not have noticed thanks to world events, but the UK parliament recently approved the governments so-called Snoopers Charter and it will soon become law. This nickname for the Investigatory Powers Bill is well...
Have reports of Black Friday's death been greatly exaggerated?
Nov 23, 2016 23:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Black Friday is hyped as one of the biggest in-store shopping days of the year, with stores trumpeting giant sales and even bigger advertising campaigns. Some pundits claim that Black Friday is dying and is no longer...
Could 'whale poo diplomacy' help bring an end to whaling?
Nov 23, 2016 23:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Japans fleet has left port for another season of scientific research whaling in the Southern Ocean. Like last year, there is little that anyone can do to legally rescind Japans self-issued lethal research permit a fact...
Is it OK for medical students to practise on themselves?
Nov 23, 2016 23:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Medical students are practising invasive clinical procedures on themselves and fellow students at home as well as at medical school, a recent New Zealand study has confirmed. These procedures commonly include inserting...
The key to future food supply is sitting on our cities' doorsteps
Nov 23, 2016 23:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Our food systems are under increasing pressure from growing populations, diminishing resources and climate change. But, in a new report, we argue that city foodbowls the agricultural land surrounding our cities could...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned