List of Society articles
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Visitors take pictures with their mobile phones during a performance of the Unitree robot at the Web Summit at Parque das Nações in Lisbon. China Makes a Tech Splash in Portugal
Beijing dabbles in diplomacy at Web Summit.
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Dozens of ostriches stand together on a farm, seen from the shoulder up. Their long necks are parallel to each other; one ostrich in the distance has its head turned to the camera and its mouth open. Canadian Ostriches Have Become Martyrs for the U.S. Right
How a fight over culling birds turned into an anti-government flash point.
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A Russian security officer in a dark uniform and fur hat stands in front of the metal bars of the defendants' cage with a serious expression on his face. Behind him, in the cage, are three men—Sergunin, Liptser, and Kobzev. Sergunin wears a black hoodie, Liptser a white shirt, and the third a blue button-up shirt. The scene takes place in a Russian courtroom; Liptser and Kobzev are craning their necks to see around the guard and into the room. In Putin’s Russia, Even Lawyers Aren’t Safe
Human rights defenders worry that the line between them and the people they represent is beginning to blur.
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Climate-change-fiction-recommendations-homepage2 5 Novelists on Their Favorite Climate Fiction
Sometimes, literature meets the moment better than diplomacy.
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An illustration shows a pyramid of tomatoes at a market with a woman at left and a shouting man with hands to his face at right. behind them is a street scene with pyramids in the distance. The Surprising History of Egypt’s ‘Crazy Tomatoes’
How an ordinary ingredient became a symbol of collective complaint.
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An illustration shows an eye under a camo helmet peeking through jungle foliage. The Forgotten Visionary of U.S. War in Latin America
Lucius Shepard’s hallucinogenic stories anticipated Trump’s war fantasies.
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A man in a dimly lit, gothic laboratory stands gazing up at a large, mechanical contraption resembling a crucifix with a human figure attached. Del Toro’s Netflix ‘Frankenstein’ Feels Like a Classic
The Mexican director has finally made the movie he’s dreamed about since childhood.
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The first batch of the Ukrainian-made drone missile "Peklo" is shown before its delivery to the Ukrainian military in Kyiv on Dec. 6, 2024. A Complacent Pentagon Needs to Learn From Ukraine
The Europeans are deeply engaged with Kyiv on defense technology, but Washington is lagging behind.
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Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage stands in front of a van reading "Keir Starmer won't stop the boats" in reference to migrant crossings across the Channel during a campaign event in Blackpool, northwestern England, on June 20, 2024. Britain Is Having the World’s Most Extreme Immigration Debate
The British discourse makes even the Trump administration look moderate.
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A view of the entrance of White Sands Missile Range, where the Trinity nuclear test site is located, near White Sands, New Mexico, on Feb. 21, 2024. What Does Trump Think Nuclear Testing Is?
A vague statement opens a range of expensive possibilities.
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Catherine Connolly, smiling and wearing a gray suit, arrives at Dublin Castle as supporters cheer her on. Ireland’s Next President Will Assume the Progressive Mantle
Anti-war candidate Catherine Connolly’s victory is the country’s latest rebuke to the global right-wing populist wave.
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A crucifix hangs on the wall of a church above damage on the floor. One the left is an armed soldier in a hallway. Why Is Trump Suddenly Talking About Invading Nigeria?
A U.S. military intervention would be a disaster in an already divided country.
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Visitors take selfies with the logo of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) outside of the TSMC Museum of Innovation on April 18 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Taiwan’s Government Is Scared of Its Own Semiconductor Giant
Taipei needs to learn how to better wield the “silicon shield.”
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Two men pose in front of a brown sculpture of a headless Mao Zedong kneeling with one hand over his heart. The man on the left holds the sculpted severed head of Mao. The man on the right leans against the statue’s base and smokes a cigarette. China Is Stamping Out Dissident Art
Curators, painters, and performers are facing jail or exile.
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A woman with a scarf on her head sits on the ground holding a black sheep. Behind her white sheep are scattered on a grassy, rocky mountainside. The Women Carrying Water—and the World
The complicated life of women struggling with climate change—and cultural change—in Kashmir’s mountains.
