Culture

Raha Bahloulipour, 24, Italian literature student at University of Tehran, was killed in protests. Her social media reveals a life devoted to cinema, literature, and the fight for basic freedoms.

Conservative forces are deploying a sophisticated strategy targeting Planned Parenthood's funding and questioning mifepristone's safety to restrict abortion access across the United States.

The Washington Post's Book World closure isn't just about cost-cutting. It's about the fundamental transformation of how we discover, discuss, and value literature in the digital age.

With wildlife trafficking worth up to $23 billion annually, AI and digital tools are revolutionizing enforcement from X-ray scanners to DNA testing, shifting from reactive to proactive crime fighting.

Ilia Malinin's quadruple axel mastery has turned Olympic figure skating into a one-man show. But what happens when dominance removes the drama from sport?

Harvard economists tracked 109,000 children and found that growing up with affluent peers increased future earnings by 50%. The secret wasn't better schools—it was friendship.

Heidegger's philosophy reveals how avoiding uncertainty keeps us from authentic living. Explore why embracing risk might be the key to mastering your own life.

Japanese philosophy's concept of 'ningen' (人間) offers a radically different view of selfhood, seeing humans as inherently relational beings rather than isolated individuals.

Behind the innocent appeal of hamsters, birds, and fish lies a massive, invisible crisis of animal suffering that challenges our entire relationship with pets.

New research findings reignite age-old questions about human nature, exploring the delicate balance between cooperation and competition in modern society.

Assad's final escape reveals how modern autocrats fall not through revolution, but through their own spectacular incompetence and delusion.

Undercover investigation reveals disturbing conditions at bird mills breeding parrots for pet stores, raising questions about keeping wild animals as companions.