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ANDREW – Why he was arrested, and the royal family’s legal protection

February 21, 2026 // 0 Comments

By FRANCESCA JACKSON Lancaster University ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrest came after the U.S. government [Continue]

LOVE STORIES – Couples reunited across, over or under the Berlin Wall

February 14, 2026 // 1 Comment

By KELLY HIGNETT Leeds Beckett University THE PEOPLE of Berlin woke on August 13 1961 to discover that their city had been split in two. Despite the earlier cold war division [Continue]

POLITICS – Greenland, Venezuela and the so-called ‘Donroe Doctrine’

January 9, 2026 // 1 Comment

By JONATHAN ESTE The Conversation WATCHING DONALD TRUMP and his defence and national security team announcing the U.S. raid on Caracas on Saturday, it was hard not to [Continue]

AGREE TO DISAGREE: Why we fear conflict and what to do about it

December 25, 2025 // 2 Comments

By LEDA STAWNYCHKO Mount Royal University and MARYAM ASHRAF University of Calgary IN AN ERA of heightened political polarization, merely longing for civility is no longer [Continue]

HISTORY – Métis leader Louis Riel is still divisive 140 years after his hanging

December 18, 2025 // 0 Comments

By CHRISTOPHE PREMAT Stockhold University NOV. 16 MARKED the 140th anniversary of Louis Riel’s execution at the age of 44. Riel was the political and religious leader of [Continue]

ENTERTAINMENT – Warner Bros. sale will bring back the film oligopolies

December 15, 2025 // 0 Comments

By MATTHEW JORDAN Media Studies Professor, Penn State NEWS OF NETFLIX’s BID to buy Warner Bros. last week sent shock waves through the media ecosystem. The pending [Continue]