Nationalistic performance versus Bushido traditions: Debates over Japanese cleanup at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, images of Japanese supporters cleaning up stadium seats after the match have once again gone viral, drawing global praise...
The fake parenting expert Chinese daughters invented to talk to their parents
At first glance, Old Zhao looked exactly like the kind of man Chinese parents might trust.
His WeChat avatar showed a respectable middle-aged man in...
Who Shapes the Minds of a Nation? Education, Identity, and Historical Memory in India
Education is meant to help students understand the world, question assumptions, and think critically about history and society. In India, however, education has always...
Fake visuals, defamed civilians, and fabricated wars: How Indian mainstream media failed during operation Sindoor
In early May 2025, India launched “Operation Sindoor”, a military response to a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, that killed 26 tourists. Indian...
Planes don’t fly on masculinity: Why society views women in transportation as an anomaly
The plane had barely left the ground before everything started going wrong.
Air traffic controllers were left stunned when a loud explosion and the emergence...