We often take written language for granted– whether it’s texting, reading a book, or scrolling through social media, it’s a part of everyday life. But imagine a time when there were no books, no ...
Instead of referring to sounds in an essentially arbitrary way, pictures refer to the world. As such, they require no ...
Cut of one’s jib, by and large, taken aback... all have their origins in shipping. What does ‘as the crow flies’ have to do with the ocean? Take a look.
The humble fish, or ichthys (ἰχθύς) in Greek, was a symbol that played a crucial role in the early years of Christian history ...
Police are currently investigating criminal damage where racial language and symbols have been written on the Bakestone Moor ...
The entire nation, it seems, is talking emojis after they appeared in a high-level Signal message chat: 👊🏴🔥 ...
Quebec’s Education Act defines bullying as “any repeated direct or indirect behaviour, comment, act or gesture, whether deliberate or not . . . where there is a power imbalance between the persons ...
A new Netflix mini-series, "Adolescence," has people talking. The show’s creators want parents to know teenage boys are in a ...
As the migrant barge left Dorset, openDemocracy explored life on board the Bibby – and the failed policy that cost millions ...
In “Sleepless” at Make Room Los Angeles, the subconscious takes a form both unsettling and hauntingly familiar.