“African Folktales, Reimagined” - a collaboration between six young African directors, UNESCO and Netflix. The results are extraordinary
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, ARTISTS, VIDEO/FILM, GLOBALISTS, FUTURES, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, PLANETARIAN, A BETTER MEDIApat kaneafrica, folktales, folk, cinema
In the move from enlightenment to entanglement, Indy Johar sees a new path through a world in flux
The Arab documentary series “Herstory” profiles ten Saudi Arabian women musicians, from rap to opera, raising their voices
AlterNatives: Matthew Green on how trauma - personal, collective, ancestral - reverberates through communities, strengthening their powers
Have you wondered about the philosophy that sits beneath the Oscar-winner Everything, Everywhere, All At Once? Wonder no longer
Covid didn’t decrease global happiness levels - because of the rise of "benevolent action" in the pandemic
Artificial intelligence is always open to the charge of "garbage in, garbage out". But could we use AI itself to decolonise our language?
Not "third world", or "developing world", but Majority World: Shahidul Alam's media ecosystem
“Our world is beautiful. Despite the inadequate Imperials and their fan club.” Voices from Russians fleeing Russia
From Global Voices, a personal excavation of the "silent" Arab generation, in Amal Ghandour's This Arab Life
What lies “beyond” conventional economic growth? The European Parliament brings together eco-radicals and statespersons to find an answer
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, FUTURES, GLOBALISTS, REGEN ECONOMIES, POLITICAL CULTURE, PARTY POLITICS, NEW ECONOMICSpat kaneclimate crisis, European Parliament, europe, EU, degrowth, postgrowth, growth, green growth
On Burns Night, we remember Robert Burns, the great bard of freedom and romance. The Chinese state doesn't forget him, either
LOCALISM, PLANETARIAN, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, ARTISTS, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, GLOBALISTS, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, SOCIO-POLITICSpat kaneburns supper, poetry, Robert burns, scotland, china
The investigative climate magazine DeSmog provides a useful list of the stories they'll be pursuing in 2023
So we're not living in harmony with nature. The latest COP conference on biodiversity asks: what would it look like if we were?
Finland’s at the top of the World Happiness Index - again. But it comes from controlling your life, and trusting others, than blithe optimism
The reason why Pokemon stays so successful lies in its origins - as meaningful fun for overworked, overstressed kids
Collins Dictionary has named "permacrisis" as its Word Of The Year. "Metacrisis" would be our contender...
Don’t avoid conflict - be creative with it, multiply the options. How many ways can two children deal with one orange?
PLANETARIAN, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL CULTURE, LEARNING, INDIVIDUAL, GLOBALISTS, ACTION, BEHAVIOURpat kaneJohan Galtung, peace studies, conflict, conflict transformation
Hallyu! The Korean Wave at the V&A is an unflinching look at the country’s creative rise
Its leaders anticipating a coming time of floods and fires, the Chinese eco-state is being built, shaping the rest of our century