"you lead me by rope to a hill of ants"

Kolya makes a strange discovery in this part of our story series titled "Matryoshka of the Sea".

"She spoke of times long gone, times before her days on this placid land, she spoke of Gaia, the goddess below..." Wolven Path continues.

"We all look the same. Sleek. Silver. Useful. Tame."—A poem.

"I await you in Barcelona"

"And it's really hard to find/ Reasons why our dreams did not come true/ My heart yearns for something more"

"My mother died. [...] How do you live without a mother?"

Reflections on the Israel-Gaza war, the narratives and tragic satire of politics, differences in perspectives, and history itself.

The second and final part of Intellectual Rights by Egyptian artist Khaled Mostafa challenges idolism and free will.

A photo story on a protest—organized by the Palestine Action Group Sydney—in solidarity with the people in Gaza (October 29, 2023).

Almost five decades after the Golden Record was sent into space, children in Malmö drafted their own messages from humankind.

Maggie (who sometimes cooks) shares a recipe for carrot sauce pasta.

A new series of articles highlights four people that have been in and disappeared from the news, starting with Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi.