This is the third article in a five-part series on the creative economy and social welfare. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Federal, state, and municipal interventions addressed a range of complex social, economic, and cultural issues. The interwar years…
The first thing you notice is the eyes, the uncertainty, the exhaustion. The next thing you notice is the history, the way every past holds layers. Nothing is new, but everything looks unsettled. Still, as ugly as it sounds, glimmers…
Gberefu Island is a community in the coastal area of the Atlantic Ocean, cutting across such riverine areas as the Awori, Ilaje, Aganyin (Togo), Seme, Egun, Tofi (Republic of Benin). FLORA ONWUDIWE who toured the community from the Badagry end…
November 5th, 2026 10:00 AM BALLYDEHOB born author Michael Barry’s latest book, Catalpa, recounts one of the most daring and improbable rescue missions in Irish history. It is the story of the dramatic escape of six Fenian prisoners from Freemantle Prison in Australia,…
It was 1838 when Welsh immigrant David Jones opened a small shop selling fabrics, silks and other goods on the corner of George and Barrack streets in Sydney.Little did he know his small shop would grow into one of Australia's…
Angola is a young country of 36.6 million people, and its 2024 census is the first in a decade. This guide explains who lives there and how. The Angola population reached 36,604,681 people in the final results of the 2024 census, Angola’s National Institute…
Explore the past and discover which year you'd choose to revisit (or visit for the first time!) Which year would you go back to? Whether you lived through it or not!
During the summer of 1983, six Montpelier High School students under the direction of art teacher Barbara Austin painted an “architectonic” mural on a blank wall at the back of the Capitol Stationers building at 27–29 Main Street. Then and Now, Nov.
SOUTH AFRICA · JOHANNESBURG South Africa’s biggest city began as a gold camp in 1886 and votes for a new council on 4 November 2026. Here is how it works. This Johannesburg city guide explains South Africa’s largest city for a reader who has…
Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to host five megacities with populations exceeding 10 million residents by 2050, as the region's overall urban population nearly doubles to 1.7 billion. Data from the World Bank indicates that Angola's capital city, Luanda, will overtake Nigeria's commercial hub,…
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