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Private but no equity

India, June 7 -- In 2nd-century Rome, even toilets weren't private. Royalty and nobility sat side by side, on elaborately decorated commodes arranged in rows, to chat through their ablutions. Solitude... Read More


A cannon event: A Wknd chat with Stella Prize winner Lee Lai

India, June 5 -- Friends can sometimes see you as no one else does. That's how it is for a young woman holding it together as she juggles work as a chef in Montreal, wards off a lecherous boss, cares... Read More


Going once, going twice... going viral

India, May 31 -- Emily draws blood first!" auctioneer Phyllis Kao calls out, referring to an early bid of $3.8 million, relayed by a Sotheby's staffer. It's July 2024, and she is at the helm of a live... Read More


Going once, going twice... going viral

India, May 31 -- Emily draws blood first!" auctioneer Phyllis Kao calls out, referring to an early bid of $3.8 million, relayed by a Sotheby's staffer. It's July 2024, and she is at the helm of a live... Read More


If you go down to the woods today

India, April 26 -- As they quietly expand their kingdoms, we can look in the mirror and ruefully shake our heads. Over the past two centuries, amid growing trade and amid colonisation, plants, trees, ... Read More


What do they know that we don't know?: How indigenous people fight invasive species

India, April 24 -- Amid rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, altered land and sea use, invasive alien species are quietly expanding their kingdoms, while humans play catch-up. Amid it all,... Read More


Terribly tiny truths

India, April 12 -- l Know thyself. l A stitch in time saves nine. l Hustle and flow. l I am enough. We have always looked for words to live by. As much as 3,000 years ago, the Chinese were poring over... Read More


Terribly tiny truths: A new book traces the arc of the succinct phrase, aka the aphorism

India, April 11 -- * Pride goeth before a fall. * A stitch in time saves nine. * Know thyself. * Hustle and flow. * I am enough. We have always looked for words to live by. As much as 3,000 year... Read More


Wish you were here

India, March 29 -- Unlike most museums, this one hopes that its collection, instead of growing, will shrink. This is already happening, somewhat. Before Unesco (the United Nations Educational, Scienti... Read More


The good news is, the reins are in our hands: Wknd chats with Stockholm Water Prize winner Kaveh Madani

India, March 27 -- What does it mean for a region to run out of water? It's a bit like financial bankruptcy, says Kaveh Madani, director of the United Nations thinktank on water, the UN University In... Read More