Victoria Amelina: Refuge in heaven
Writer Hector Abad Faciolince says goodbye to his Ukrainian colleague, who was killed at the age of 37 in the Russian bombing of a restaurant in Kramatorsk
‘Being a YouTuber is as hard as being a soccer player’: The abysmal odds of succeeding as a content creator
Spanish researchers reveal just how difficult it is to reach the necessary numbers to live off the most popular video platform in the world
In a polarized US, how to define a patriot increasingly depends on who’s being asked
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“Patriot” has become infused in political rhetoric and school curriculums, with varying definitions, while being appropriated by white nationalist groups
Mexico’s old ruling party fractures following election loss
The Institutional Revolutionary Parties held the presidency and almost all statehouses without interruption for 70 years. But the PRI, as the party is known, has been reduced to a shadow of its former self
Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of eight pro-democracy activists who live abroad
Britain said it would not tolerate the attempt to intimidate people standing up for democracy. A U.S. official condemned the issuance of what it called an international bounty for the activists
Laurent Ballesta, raconteur of the oceans
The marine biologist and renowned nature photographer is also a great storyteller
Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir
“Don’t Let Them Bury My Story” becomes widely available for purchase on Aug. 15. It’s a call to action for readers to pursue truth, justice and reconciliation no matter how long it takes
How technology colonized our bodies, minds and souls
In ‘The Disconnect’, the Irish journalist and writer Roisin Kiberd dissects the drift of relationships, work and personal identity in the internet age
Avelino Corma, European inventor of the year: ‘Controlling nuclear fusion would be a giant step towards the future, but it’s always thirty years away’
The Spanish chemist won the European Patent Office award for his more than 200 inventions
Dr. Antonio Alcaraz has done 1,600 organ transplants: ‘My first uterus felt like stepping on the Moon’
With over 30 years of experience, the skilled urologist recently helped implant a womb in a woman who was born without one
India, between economic glamor and illusion
Analysts and international organizations foresee years of growth and development in the South Asian giant. But on the ground, some voices express skepticism, warning that the reality is very different
Amidst a heat wave, Mexico’s Wixárika people invoke the rain
Each year, this group of Indigenous people – who are scattered across central-western Mexico – go on a pilgrimage to the desert of San Luis Potosí, to ask the gods for water. EL PAÍS accompanies them on this increasingly urgent ritual, in the face of a drought that threatens their culture and their lives
The National Portrait Gallery rediscovers the history of the United Kingdom, now with more women
The London museum, closed for three years, reopens its doors with an architecture that enhances its own identity in the city and a more inclusive, contemporary approach to the collection