The fortieth anniversary of the Falkland Islands War is an opportunity to draw attention to the extensive collections on the subject, British and Argentinian, in the BL.
Culture
The Kissing Culture of Uruguay
The banker, people at a potluck you’ve never met — even the guy who comes to pump the septic tank — they all kiss you.
The banker, people at a potluck you’ve never met — even the guy who comes to pump the septic tank — they all kiss you.
Investing in Peer-to-Peer Loans
A smart way to make the most out of your savings.
A smart way to make the most out of your savings.
Digital Services Act Human Rights Alliance: Don’t Compromise on the Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Ongoing Negotiations
We have been working with the Alliance to call for rights protections in the DSA since 2021, because the DSA will influence how online platforms operate and affect civic space far beyond the EU.
We have been working with the Alliance to call for rights protections in the DSA since 2021, because the DSA will influence how online platforms operate and affect civic space far beyond the EU.
Social Change Isn’t Accelerating
Social change was proceeding at hyper-speed and, moreover, that it had consequently come to outpace technological change.
Social change was proceeding at hyper-speed and, moreover, that it had consequently come to outpace technological change.
How Spanish-Speaking Migrants Shaped Their New Homes in Australia
By Pedro Alvarez Our Voices (Nuestras Voces) Documentary directed by Diana Páez Spanish with English subtitles Showing nationally as part of the Spanish Film Festival This new documentary uses an interwoven series of interviews to narrate the experiences of Spaniards and Latin Americans who arrived in Victoria in the 1960s and 70s. While focusing on…
Writer’s Award Winner Philip Clark on the Sounds of New York City: Part I
In this first installment of a series of blogs, Philip Clark shares his experience of being a 2022 Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writer’s Award winner.
In this first installment of a series of blogs, Philip Clark shares his experience of being a 2022 Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writer’s Award winner.
Nostalgia for Old Technology, Where Did It Come From?
For those who don’t know; Spotify Wrapped is when Spotify wraps up all your favorite songs, artists, genres and your listening habits and wraps it together in a slideshow.
For those who don’t know; Spotify Wrapped is when Spotify wraps up all your favorite songs, artists, genres and your listening habits and wraps it together in a slideshow.
Ginataang Mais: An Exotic Creamy Filipino Rice Pudding With Corn
— When it comes to discussing the most versatile food in the world, the same list of food items seems to be present in pantries all over the globe. But which one heads that list? Is it eggs or beans? Potatoes, maybe? As popular as they are, it is actually rice that claims the spot.…
Thinking About the Post/Pandemia- Notes From Latin America
By Arturo Escobar The COVID-19 crisis has brought to the fore a renewed awareness of the possibility –for many, an absolute imperative—of a radical eco-social, economic, political and cultural transitions in every society and in the world at large. This notion has found powerful expression in a slogan that has been circulating in Latin…
A Neighborly Solution to Wichita’s Problems With Bulky Waste, Inoperable Cars and Too-Tall Grass
Neighbors Indeed is a nonprofit organization cleaning up neighborhood code violations and connecting neighbors with one another.
Neighbors Indeed is a nonprofit organization cleaning up neighborhood code violations and connecting neighbors with one another.
Abortion Care Is Part of Our Liberation: 7 Things You Need To Know Now
Abortion care is health care, and it is absolutely essential to a thriving future for Black people.
Abortion care is health care, and it is absolutely essential to a thriving future for Black people.
When Wagner ‘Met’ Beethoven
The Bayreuth Festival was founded by the composer Richard Wagner as a showcase for his own works of music drama.
The Bayreuth Festival was founded by the composer Richard Wagner as a showcase for his own works of music drama.
In Conversation With Frank Brannon
This is the second blog looking at Cherokee language printing through the work of book artist and papermaker Frank Brannon.
This is the second blog looking at Cherokee language printing through the work of book artist and papermaker Frank Brannon.
Digital Inclusion: A Call for Pledges To Empower Communities and Enable Local Solutions
The pledging platform was launched during a web dialogue around these issues, where several initial pledges to advance digital inclusion were presented
The pledging platform was launched during a web dialogue around these issues, where several initial pledges to advance digital inclusion were presented
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective
It is important to recognise that facial hair fashions have always been cyclical.
It is important to recognise that facial hair fashions have always been cyclical.