Life
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Salman Rushdie releases new novel, six months after knife attack
Written before the US knife attack that nearly took the Indian-born author's life, his novel 'Victory City' purports to be a translation of a historical epic originally written in Sanskrit
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'Upending the world': Swiss teachers take on ChatGPT
The release of ChatGPT, which uses artificial intelligence to convincingly mimic human writing, has sparked concerns in schools worldwide of a looming cheating epidemic
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Hijabi 'indie mothers' embraced by young Indonesian music fans
Originally formed 47 years ago as a Koran recital group, the all-female Nasida Ria band now numbers a dozen performers, fusing Arabic and traditional Indonesian dangdut music, which was once thought tacky and dated in cosmopolitan circles
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How the Russian authorities have contemporary art in their sights
The Russian authorities are increasingly interfering with the programs of the country's museums and art galleries to ensure that they reflect national values
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Is 'rage applying' the new 'quiet quitting'?
'Rage applying" consists in applying to several job offers following an episode of professional disappointment. A phenomenon that refers to a common sentiment among employees in the working world: One deserves a better salary and better conditions
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How chefs are driving the transition to a more plant-based diet
A recent survey, carried out by the German food processing giant GEA, reports that the presence of plant-based foods in the restaurant business is increasing. 92 percent of the chefs surveyed use at least one alternative to meat or dairy products
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Pandemic to paradise: Chinese tourists return to Bali after three years
Exploring "turtle island", taking day trips to neighbouring Lombok and hitting Bali's famed beaches, the world's biggest-spending tourists were back after the Lunar New Year kicked off and Beijing reopened to the world last month
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From cardigans and bow ties to designer carriers, luxury petwear is on the rise
Nothing is too good for man's best friend, and luxury brands have understood this
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Haruki Murakami to publish first new novel in six years
Murakami will release his first new novel in six years since 'Killing Commendatore' was published in February 2017
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Age no matter: Iris Apfel, Maye Musk, Linda Rodin, older models are new stars of fashion
Initiatives seeking to shake up the fashion codes and put an end to ageism have been multiplying at a brisk pace for the last two years
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Is the smartphone now the live music industry's number one enemy?
Not a single concert or music festival goes by without the artist on stage having to perform to a cloud of smartphones raised to film or photograph them