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Scottish cricket has long had a race problem – time to build a better culture in the sport
Scottish cricket has been found to be institutionally racist following the Changing the Boundaries report published by Plan4Sport on...
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why the Netflix adaptation is actually worth a watch, according to a romantic literature expert
SPOILER ALERT: this article contains plot references to Persuasion. So, the jury’s in. People really, really hate Netflix’s adaptation...
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Face masks affect how children understand speech differently from adults – new research
While mask-wearing is no longer required in many locations, it remains in use as a way to limit the...
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Whiteness is an invented concept that has been used as a tool of oppression
Whiteness is a modern, colonial invention. It was devised in the 17th century and used to provide the logic...
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the history of political violence in Japan
Our reaction upon hearing the news of the shooting of former prime minister Shinzo Abe was one of shock...
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Male dogs are more likely to develop contagious nose cancer from sniffing other dogs’ genitals
Normally we don’t think of cancer as an infectious disease – but what if we told you there is...
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why human rights eroded so dramatically in the past two years
July 1 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from British colonial rule to the People’s Republic of...
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men benefit from abortion rights too – and should speak about them more
It’s striking that, as with many other gender equality issues, the positions of men in relation to abortion are...
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Go glammas! How older people are turning to TikTok to dispel myths about ageing
During lockdown, my 65-year-old mother did something that actually shocked me. She started going on to TikTok so she...
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finally, the worst type of cladding is to be banned, five years on
Five years after 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire, which broke out on June 14,...
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