Articles: Culture

Manufactured Art
Editor / June 13, 2011

Manufactured Art

Ai Weiwei’s ‘Sunflower Seeds’ exposes the ever-tenuous link between art and capitalism

Shining in the Rough
Editor / June 12, 2011

Shining in the Rough

Beijing is fostering a bohemian, more authentic art scene

Foreign Invasion
William Barns-Graham / June 12, 2011

Foreign Invasion

Electronic music is taking Bolivia by storm

Égalité and the French Higher Education System
Nina Cohen / May 28, 2011

Égalité and the French Higher Education System

Nina Cohen explores the controversy surrounding the "grandes écoles", France's elite super-universities

Reading the Genome Map
Chris Rands / February 28, 2011

Reading the Genome Map

A decade after the human genome was first sequenced, Chris Rands examines the state and value of research investigating how genetic material contributes to human functionality.

Movers and Shakers
Cailin Crockett / February 13, 2011

Movers and Shakers

For Latina women in the L.A. immigrant rights movement, do gender concerns compete with group rights? Cailin Crockett investigates.

Green Karma
Richard Strauss / November 18, 2010

Green Karma

In India, the idea of conservation gives many poor people dignity to their way of life. Richard Strauss explores Indian attitudes to global warming.

Piracy: The Price of a Booming Nollywood
Abigail Enoch / November 2, 2010

Piracy: The Price of a Booming Nollywood

Nigeria’s film industry has faced incredible growth and hopes for formalisation, yet increasing piracy may put both at risk. Abigail Enoch investigates