- EnglishFoliage for the ColourblindVirginia State Parks installed special viewfinders to allow colourblind visitors to experience their colourful autumn forests.
- EnglishMeryl Streep, “an international treasure”At the Cannes Film Festival, American actress Meryl Streep received an Honorary Palme d’Or, the Festival’s highest honour.
- EnglishFarewell, Paul AusterNovelist and screenwriter Paul Auster was considered one of the most important American writers of his generation.
- EnglishSouth Africa’s Freedom DayThirty years ago, South Africa held its first free elections. The event was a crowning moment after decades of struggle against apartheid, the racist system that had ruled the country until then.
- EnglishEngland wins the Women’s Six Nations ChampionshipThis 27 April, the Red Roses won their eighteenth Six Nations trophy.
- EnglishThe 2024 total solar eclipseMillions of North Americans witnessed a spectacular astronomical event.
- EnglishTrafalgar Square’s Fourth PlinthTrafalgar Square is full of renowned landmarks but also of some less-known elements such as the Fourth Plinth, an unfinished monument that today has become the place for exciting contemporary art installations.
- EnglishCelebrating the visionary William BlakeA new exhibition explores the art and times of William Blake, a unique, seminal figure in English poetry and visual art.
- EnglishPizza is taking London by stormPizza is becoming a dependable staple on the food scene of Britain’s capital.
- EnglishAnimation and the OscarsWe take a look at the relationship between the Academy Awards and animation, from Disney’s Mickey Mouse shorts of the 1920s to this year’s Best Animated Feature Film, Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron .
- EnglishThe UK’s crackdown on phones in schoolsThe British government has issued tough new guidelines banning mobile phones in schools.
- EnglishAre cyborgs becoming a reality?New technological brain implants are helping solve important medical issues, but they are also raising many ethical questions.
- EnglishA Brief History of Italian-American CuisineItalian-American cuisine has a long history. It predates the arrival of Italian immigrants in the United States, and it has continued to evolve to this day.
- EnglishA new sport on the rise: pickleball!For the third year in a row, pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States.
- EnglishHow to keep your New Year’s resolutionsMany people make resolutions for the New Year, but research shows that most fail to keep them. If you want to make your vows of self-improvement come true, you must follow some simple but crucial guidelines.
- EnglishTaylor Swift is Person of the Year 2023American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has been selected as Person of the Year 2023 by the news magazine Time.
- EnglishWhamageddon, an unusual Christmas GameCan you go from the 1 st to the 24 th of December without hearing one of Christmas’ most popular songs?
- EnglishGender gap researcher wins the Nobel Prize in EconomicsAmerican economist Claudia Goldin received the Nobel Prize in Economics 2023. Her groundbreaking research is fundamental in understanding gender inequalities in the labour market and uncovering the causes behind the gender pay gap.
- EnglishThe Beatles are back with one final song!The Beatles reach number one on the UK charts, 54 years after their last number one hit.
- English158-year-old theatre tickets sold for a quarter million dollarsThe original ticket holders witnessed the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.