When a Russian pop star told the world, and Putin, that the Ukraine war must end, she had to go into exile. But her message went out. Russian President Vladimir Putin and singer Alla Pugacheva at an awards ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, December 2014. (Credit:...
After devasting floods in Pakistan, desperate parents are marrying off their daughters. In extreme circumstances, child marriage becomes a means of survival. A young woman wears a bridal gown. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for...
The MacArthur Foundation selects a diverse group of people for an award dubbed the “genius grants”. In doing so they help us redefine our measure of success. Basket artist Jeremy Frey. (Photo courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation) So many people are brought...
Around the world we see LGBTQ rights challenged, attacked and denied. But in parts of Africa, Queer advocates say perspectives are changing. Queer activist/educator Kevin Ngabo (right) and human rights advocate Egide Habinshuti at a Youth Pride event in Kigali,...
Bring people who speak different languages and come from different cultures into the same project and things can get messy. But the results are worth it. People around a table offer ideas in different languages. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced...
In a small town in Northern Italy, young people transform discarded materials into musical instruments to bridge social barriers. Drums made out of discarded material. (Photo courtesy of Banda Rulli Frulli) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s...
With AI taking over much of what we do, will people still value works created purely from one person’s brain? Is creativity worth anything anymore? Edgar Allen Poe considers using AI to write a poem. (Illustration by News Decoder) I have written the piece that...
To give your podcast a unique identity you need to create a “rhythm of narration.” Sound Director Luca Micheli gives us advice on what it takes to do that. A keyboard, birds, cymbals and a cricket representing some sounds and effects used in podcasts....
You might picture stacks of dust-covered books. But nowadays knowledge comes in all kinds of forms — and libraries are adapting to meet that challenge. Jacky Salas Haro uses the anatomage table at the Cal Poly Humboldt Library’s Hall of Simulation during an...
Across the globe, tourist hubs are losing their love for the visitors who throng to them. Can an equilibrium be reached? Graffiti on a garage reads “Tourism Kills the City”. (Credit: Leah Pattem) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s...