The perfect French baguette
Every year, Paris holds a Grand Prix to crown the city’s best baguette – and in recent years, the winners have been bakers whose ‘origins’ are far from France.
Confucius Institutes: The growth of China’s controversial cultural branch
According to China, its Confucius Institute is “a bridge reinforcing friendship” between it and the world.
Burnout is rising in the land of work-life balance
Sweden is famous for championing a balanced lifestyle, but the number of young people being signed off work with severe stress is mushrooming.
Why Does September Come From The Word “Seven”?
September comes from the Latin root septem-, meaning “seven,” because in the original Roman republican calendar September was the seventh month of the year rather than the ninth.
The surprising benefits of being blinded by love
Our romantic partners may be riddled with flaws but do our own biases mean we overlook these, even if there are better options on offer elsewhere?
What’s it like to live in an over-touristed city?
Locals explain how the influx of travellers has affected them, how authorities are responding and how visitors can remain respectful of people who live there year-round.
Is soya bad for women’s health?
Soy’s isoflavones have oestrogenic properties — and have been blamed for raising the risk of breast cancer (as well as prostate cancer for men). But is this really the case?
The Anatomy of the Coming Recession
Unlike the 2008 global financial crisis, which was mostly a large negative aggregate demand shock, the next recession is likely to be caused by permanent negative supply shocks from the Sino-American trade and technology war.
Does this schnitzel define Vienna?
The Wiener schnitzel is as emblematic of Vienna as classical composers – but one family-run eatery serves a cutlet so classic that it embodies what a schnitzel should be.
The ‘condescending old people’ of South Korea’s workforce
Kkondae is just one word of a new language South Koreans are creating to discuss – and hopefully bridge – the gap among generations.