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Oct 31 • 6 months ago

Bonus episode: Searching for the spirit of Pan-Africanism – podcast

In this bonus episode, the Guardian journalist Chris Osuh explores whether we are living through a Pan-African moment 80 years on from Manchester’s groundbreaking 1945 Pan-African Congress<...

theguardian.com1 min read

Oct 31 • 6 months ago

Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build

Grand Egyptian Museum next to pyramids of Giza billed as world’s largest archaeological facility for single civilisationA vast $1bn museum billed as the world’s largest archaeological facili...

theguardian.com1 min read

Oct 30 • 6 months ago

Netflix drops a doozy of a trailer for Stranger Things S5

Dustin: "We stay true to ourselves, we stay true to our friends, no matter the cost." ...

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Oct 19 • 7 months ago

Louvre heist: hunt on for thieves after eight ‘priceless’ jewellery pieces stolen

Necklace given by Napoleon to his wife among items taken from Paris museum in highly professional daylight raidFrench police are hunting four thieves who carried out a highly professional da...

theguardian.com1 min read

Oct 18 • 7 months ago

Yes, everything online sucks now—but it doesn’t have to

Ars chats with Cory Doctorow about his new book Enshittification. ...

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Oct 18 • 7 months ago

With deadline looming, 4 of 9 universities reject Trump’s “compact” to remake higher ed

But Trump is pressuring the other five. ...

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Oct 17 • 7 months ago

Dead Ends is a fun, macabre medical history for kids

Ars chats with co-authors Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal about their delightful new children's book. ...

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Oct 12 • 7 months ago

Marvel gets meta with Wonder Man trailer [UPDATED]

"There is an opportunity to shock audiences, to re-imagine a whole genre of storytelling." ...

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Oct 12 • 7 months ago

Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas

The public display of artefacts looted by British colonial forces at the new Museum of West African Art was supposed to be the crowning glory of a decades-long restitution effort. What went wrong?<...

theguardian.com1 min read

Oct 11 • 7 months ago

Why doesn’t Cards Against Humanity print its game in the US? It’s complicated.

Price, quality, speed, and relationships all matter. ...

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Oct 10 • 7 months ago

Rubik’s Cube gets a $299 update, complete with IPS screens and its own apps

The Rubik's WOWCube is a 2×2 cube with modern twists. ...

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Oct 09 • 7 months ago

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms teaser debuts at NYCC

"I know I'm just a hedge knight but sometimes I think I could be more." ...

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