Tag: culture
African football’s general secretary accused of creating toxic culture of fear
Mosengo-Omba said to run CAF as a ‘proprietorship’ Employee: ‘Anyone who dares speak up is terminated’ The Confederation of African Football’s general secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba, has been accused of running the organisation as his “proprietorship” and creating a toxic culture of fear where employees are fired for speaking out against him. Several former and current…
Unmasked: Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of misogyny and racism inside Met Police
Serving Metropolitan Police officers called for immigrants to be shot, revelled in the use of force and were dismissive of rape claims in footage captured by a Panorama undercover reporter. The evidence of misogyny and racism challenges the Met’s promise to have tackled what it calls “toxic behaviours” after the murder of Sarah Everard by…
‘Etymology Nerd’ Adam Aleksic on How Internet Culture Is Transforming the Way We Talk
The Linguistic Science behind Viral Social Media Slang Linguist Adam Aleksic explains how viral slang and algorithm-driven speech aren’t destroying language––they’re accelerating its natural evolution. By Rachel Feltman, Allison Parshall & Jeffery DelViscio This episode was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American‘s board of editors. Rachel Feltman: For…
Heidi Klum Details Sharing Her German Culture With Her & Seal’s 4 Kids
Heidi Klum celebrated the inaugural HeidiFest—a Bavarian festival in Munich, Germany—with her and ex-husband Seal’s kids Leni, 21, Henry, 20, Johan, 18, and Lou, 15. For Heidi Klum, a haus is not a home without her kids. That’s why the Project Runway host wants her and ex Seal‘s four children—Leni Klum, 21, Henry Samuel, 20, Johan Samuel,…
Does Culture Change Visual Perception? Debunking the Carpentered-World Hypothesis
By Nora Bradford edited by Allison Parshall & Sarah Lewin Frasier The Müller-Lyer illusion. If you’re enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. The idea that this simple illusion…
Canada’s hockey case exposed a toxic culture – yet the accuser ended up on trial
Judge seemed to scrutinize female accuser more harshly than the five hockey players who were charged with sexual assault but ultimately walked free The stunning conclusion to a pivotal sexual assault trial has left some observers in Canada shocked but unsurprised – not only by a judge who seemed to scrutinize the female accuser more…
Sumy, a center of Ukrainian culture, lives in the crosshairs of a new Russian offensive
By Joanna Kakissis , Polina Lytvynova , Tetiana Burianova SUMY, Ukraine — That terrible Sunday keeps replaying in Natalia Tsybulko’s head. The huge explosions. The frantic calls to find her daughter. The words from her son-in-law that shattered her life. “‘Mom, Olena is no longer with us’,” Tsybulko recalled him saying when he called, his…
Israel’s culture minister calls a Palestinian-Israeli film’s Oscar a ‘sad moment’
By Daniel Estrin , Itay Stern , Nuha Musleh TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s culture minister has called the Oscar win of a joint Palestinian-Israeli documentary “a sad moment for the world of cinema.” Palestinian residents whose community’s struggles are depicted in the film called the award a morale boost. The film No Other Land,…
Photograph Revives Ukraine-Russia Culture War
Russia-Ukraine War An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks, with current Ukrainian soldiers standing in for the warriors, has struck a chord as Kyiv battles to assert its identity. By Constant Méheut Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine It looks like a serene snapshot from Ukraine’s battlefield: A group of armor-clad soldiers huddled around a…
10,000 brave -3C at Bradford’s magical City of Culture launch
Thousands of people braved sub-zero temperatures to watch an open-air spectacle starring magician Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo, a 10-year-old rapper and a dozen aerial dancers to launch Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture. Frayne told the audience he started his career performing street magic in City Park, where the opening ceremony was…
‘High demand’ for City of Culture opening ceremony
Additional tickets for the opening ceremony of City of Culture have been released due to “high demand”, organisers have said. Despite minus temperatures being forecast for Rise, the curtain-raiser for Bradford 2025, the event is expected to be popular. The open-air performance in City Park tonight has Bradford-born magician Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo,…
‘The scale is blowing my mind’: Bradford ready to shift perceptions as city of culture
From a spectacular theatrical opening to Afrobeat brass bands via David Hockney and Wallace and Gromit, the city has big plans Below-zero temperatures are forecast at City Park on Friday evening but the warmth radiating from Bradford’s mighty UK city of culture opening will undoubtedly put everyone in the mood to celebrate. The city was…
Our culture isn’t fantasy – so stop misusing it for mystical books
A Court of Thorn and Roses, also known as ACOTAR is the TikTok-viral fantasy book series which took the genre by storm in 2024. But with character names including Rhysand, Gwyneth, Alis and Morrigan, it seems American author Sarah J Maas drew inspiration far from home. Dubbed “the Tolkien effect”, after the author of the…
We’re Counting Down the Days Until These 2025 Pop Culture Events
Award show season, the Super Bowl and the Met Gala—oh my! There are many pop culture moments to look forward to in 2025. Pencil in these events as well as the release dates of films and TV series. They say good things come to those who wait—and fans have certainly waited a long time for…
The Most Jaw-Dropping Pop Culture Moments of 2024 Revealed
Among the stories that had everyone talking in 2024: Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber giving us a new somebody to love, the U.S. gymnasts sticking the landing and Taylor Swift capping off her Eras era. Do you see how 2024 is behaving? Not very demure, not very mindful. Because the past 12 months have been…