
Mrs Dalloway at 100: Virginia Woolf’s timeless novel is a work of pandemic fiction
Virginia Woolfs Mrs Dalloway, set on a June day in 1923, is unusual in that its two protagonists society hostess Clarissa Dalloway and shell-shocked veteran Septimus Smith never meet. Published 100 years ago on May 14...

How 7,000 steps a day could help reduce your risk of cancer
Physical inactivity costs the UK an estimated 7.4 billion each year but more importantly, it costs lives. In todays increasingly sedentary world, sitting too much is raising the risk of many serious diseases, including...

From boomers to Gen Z: How to solve the public sector succession crisis
Public servants are the backbone of Canadian government. Canadians expect them to act in the best interest of society, to uphold Canadian democratic institutions, to steward public monies and to deliver programs and...

Koyo Kouoh – tribute to a curator who fiercely promoted African art
The sudden death of the Cameroon-born curator Koyo Kouoh, at the age of 57 and at the height of her career, has shaken the art world. Her passing has left a void in the African arts scene, one which extends far beyond the...

Improving human beings to make them perform better: Why is transhumanism so harmful?
The goal of transhumanists is to improve human beings so they will perform better. In doing so, they contribute above all else to creating people perfectly suited to capitalism. Its important to step back and take a...

Since the beginning of the century, the number of satellites orbiting Earth has increased more than 800%, from less than 1,000 to more than 9,000. This profusion has had a number of strange and disturbing repercussions....
Trump’s tariff threat to foreign films overlooks the value of multilingual cinema
With the 78th Cannes International Film Festival underway this week, there is little doubt that one topic will be central to conversations among filmmakers, sales agents and journalists: United States President Donald...