• Sunak to cite Britain’s ‘sicknote culture’ in bid to overhaul fit note system

    Prime minister to express concern about ‘over-medicalising’ normal worries with diagnoses as mental health conditionsRishi Sunak will today claim Britain is suffering from a “sicknote culture”, as he warns there is a risk of “over-medicalising” normal worries by diagnosing them as mental health conditions.In a speech on how to reduce people being signed off sick from work, the prime minister will say the government is planning to trial getting “work and health professionals” to issue fit notes,...

  • Universal Day of Culture marked in Romania with embassies and cultural institutes

    On Monday, April 15, 2024, at 18:00, we celebrate the first edition of the Universal Day of Culture at the National Museum of Romanian Literature in Bucharest (8 Nicolae Crețulescu street). At the initiative of the museum to choose an object, a building or a personality important for the culture of each country, the Embassy […]

  • Dwayne Johnson Says "Cancel Culture" & "Woke Culture" Really Bug Him

    Dwayne Johnson has gone through plenty of changes during his entertainment career. However, Johnson has made it clear that he certainly won’t be getting into politics. In fact, Dwayne Johnson recently revealed his new stance on politics as well as “cancel culture” and “woke culture.” The 51-year-old WWE star turned actor, whose works include The []

  • Traveling beyond the Yellow Brick Road: “The Wiz” and its forever cultural impact on black culture

    Broadway producer Kenneth Harper wrote “The Wiz” directly based on the

  • Culture is key for Scotland

    It also bolsters our reputation for hosting world-leading events and our contribution around the world. It is also a key tool for our international offices to engage with the international community. In short, the strategy aims to provide an innovative, more sustainable, and economically stronger culture and creative sector; an internationally connected and diverse culture and creative sector that contributes positively to people and communities; and an enhanced international reputation for...

  • Beware Cultural Drift

    Thoughts on modernity’s monoculture mistake.

  • The Toxic Culture at Tesla

    "The factory floors at America’s top seller of electric vehicles are rife with racial harassment, sexual abuse, and injuries on the job."

  • The Toxic Culture at Tesla

    Bryce Covert The factory floors at America’s top seller of electric vehicles are rife with racial harassment, sexual abuse, and injuries on the job.

  • Making a Culture of Creation, Not Consumption

    Throughout history, humankind has excelled in being creative. I’d argue that we still do! Unfortunately, in our modern times, this natural creativity is being pushed aside in favor of our need to consume. This need is just as instinctual, of course; how could we survive if we didn’t consume water, food, sleep, or shelter? We

  • Are the world's cultures growing apart?

    Cultural values may have become more different globally, but more similar regionally, over the past 40 years according to a paper published in Nature Communications. The authors suggest that over time, high-income Western countries have grown increasingly culturally distinct from other world regions. In contrast, countries in the same world region have developed more similar cultural values.

  • The Conformist – cancel culture and fascism

    Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1970 masterpiece, adapted from the 1951 Alberto Moravia novel, is a case study in conformism under a fascist…What to read next: Truth Telling, circular arguments, and the wrongful conviction of colonialism | Julie Bishop highlights ‘female privilege’ in politics (by accident) | It can be so hard to find an honest cheater these days! | The gathering storm against religious freedom

  • Raptors rookie improved his fitness over season

    Gradey Dick's rookie season got off to a rough start as he struggled to put up numbers in his limited time with the Toronto Raptors. But advice that his parents gave kept him focused and motivated.