In 2024, do most men still lead lives of quiet desperation? A new documentary, Silent Men, seeks some answers among the taciturn
A century ago, the women of Wales made an audacious appeal for world peace. This is their story—which should inspire us today
Touching bags as a form of love, a history of men shouting, and stagecraft under lockdown. Some stellar film-essays
It's a beautiful game. But even more beautiful when it provides a path towards self-mastery for homeless people, as a new movie shows
“The magnificent here and now of life in the flesh is ours, and ours alone, and ours only for a time.” Natality lessons from D.H. Lawrence
“We are a family of cells making sense of laughter, a watery collection of tireless vitality.” Learn about “queer ecology”, in a new Advaya course
Women favour climate actions that benefit future generations - like bearing current costs of mitigation - more than men
"Trans people literally built the internet, as queer and trans people have been ardent technologists since the beginning"
Alternative Editorial: The Real Front Line
What would Carl Jung tell you to do with your spreadsheet of life goals? Throw it away and embrace the feminine
Young men are peeling off from young women ideologically, all over the planet. Or are these just stages of post-patriarchal development?
Alternative Editorial: When Will The World Catch Up?
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How Frozen became the catalyst for Disney’s shift from male-centric tales
Alternative Editorial: Busy Being Born
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“Peace isn’t the absence of war, but a dynamic process that can be built, nurtured and sustained”. Designing Peace shows the creative possibilities
"Toxic masculinity" is moving to "amalgamated masculinity" - open about emotions, admitting to vulnerability, egalitarian on housework. But still...
We need a “People’s Pub Partnership”—new cooperative business models for pubs, so they can serve community and planet
20% of people in England live in rural areas. Pam Barrett is showing the powers those communities need to keep them healthy and happy
From 'The Girl In The Blue Bra' to 'My Stealthy Freedom', women are using symbols on social media to defy the sexism of authoritarian regimes
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Interviewed by Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart on Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth runs rings round them…