Culture

Why harmony with nature is a myth
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
How the internet changed news, according to The Onion
Freethink spoke to Onion staffers about parodying news from the print era into the digital age.
Animation may be entering a new renaissance. Here’s why.
Popular animated films have been rendered in an increasingly realistic style recently. Here’s where animation is heading in the future.
How skate punks are ushering in a new era of freedom in myanmar
Skatepunks of Myanmar
5 fascinating ways humans are adapting to cities
The untold story of Rio’s largest favela
The hidden side of "slum" life
Teaser of 'The hidden side of slum life'
3 times our brightest minds made bad predictions
Series| Wrong
We’re all gonna starve!
Series| Coded
How an exiled cryptographer is protecting journalists in his native Ethiopia
Using fashion to fool facial recognition