Labubu is Coming to the Big Screen
The Labubu dolls, a global sensation this year, may be adapted into a feature film as reported by the Hollywood Reporter. Sony Pictures has...
Seats Are Not Enough — Patriarchy Must Be Dismantled
For centuries, women and girls have been told to wait their turn, to negotiate harder, to adjust to the structures that exclude them. Yet...
George Clooney Battles the Dark Side of Fame in ‘Jay Kelly’
In the film "Jay Kelly," opening in limited release, George Clooney stars as the main character, a charismatic figure surrounded by a team that...
Animated Film ‘In Your Dreams’ Swaps Fairy Tales for Family Truths
Director Alex Woo pitched the animated Netflix film "In Your Dreams" to actor Simu Liu, who was intrigued by portraying a realistic family that...
Australia’s COP31 Bid Stalls: Green Energy Ambitions and Pacific Ties at Risk
Australia, long considered the front-runner to host COP31, now faces a serious challenge from Turkey, which is pressing its rival bid. Hosting the UN...
Innovation in Global Climate Governance Without the Big Players
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is currently being held in Belém, Brazil,...
Who Pays for the Climate Crisis? Finance Debate Deepens
As the world braces for intensifying climate impacts, the question of who pays for the green transition has become one of the most divisive...
#MeToo’s Digital Blind Spot: The Women the Movement Left Behind
This article discusses the important issues underlying the #MeToo movement that has spread across the globe. On the one hand, the #MeToo movement has...
The Cosmopolitan Paradox: Being a ‘Citizen of the World’ in a World Full of Inequality
In the classroom, we are trained to become global citizens who are fed noble ideas: about eternal peace, unconditional solidarity, and universal human bonds...
COP30 Opens Amid New Insights from Climate Science
With rapid climate change, extreme weather events increasingly impact global populations and environments. Key developments in climate science for 2023 include a faster rise...