The Canadian poet’s fusion of classical scholarship, experimental poetry, essays and performance has created new forms of contemporary literature, drawing international audiences to work that questions established ideas about language, identity and
The Canadian poet’s fusion of classical scholarship, experimental poetry, essays and performance has created new forms of contemporary literature, drawing international audiences to work that questions established ideas about language, identity and
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David Szalay is a quiet man, seemingly comfortable with solitude and silence, whose existence has been somewhat unsettled by winning the Booker Prize. As El País reports in its interview with the
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Can science prove that there is an existence beyond death? The question has traditionally belonged to religion and philosophy, but a growing group of doctors, neuroscientists, physicists and other researchers are examining
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo As Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith rejects the death penalty while continuing to demand answers over the Easter Sunday attacks, a more fundamental question is becoming increasingly difficult to
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Sir David Attenborough turns 100 at a moment when his voice has never felt more globally resonant. Across more than seven decades of broadcasting, he has become the defining interpreter of the
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In a world saturated with digital noise and constant human chatter, even a simple moment of silence can be deceptive. As reported by Le Monde, one parent recently discovered this when her
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Changing one’s mind is often treated as a weakness in public debate, yet psychologists increasingly argue it may be one of the most valuable cognitive skills we possess. In an analysis published
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When Don Alberto Ravagnani announced that he was stepping away from the Catholic priesthood, the shockwaves rippled far beyond his Milan parish. At just 32, with a Hollywood smile, a strong social
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May I never not be frisky,May I never not be risqué.May my ashes, when you have them, friend,and give them to the ocean,leap in the froth of the waves,still loving movement,still ready,
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Historically, over the last several centuries and across the world, there have been people who are not inclined to believe in religious doctrines espousing the concept of God. Such atheists are often
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Editor’s Note: This article, by nature of the topic, may include language that is considered sensitive and/or vulgar to some readers. While we may be most familiar with modern-day conspiracy theories about government
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A growing number of commercial airline pilots are avoiding mental health treatment out of fear that acknowledging even minor or treatable conditions could lead to grounding and jeopardize their careers, according to
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Editor’s Note: The following interview was originally published in The Sunday Island, a Colombo-based weekly newspaper. What does it mean to claim that psychoanalysis is inherently feminist? How can the unconscious, that
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I did not attend the recent Dalada exposition, but I passed through Kandy during those days and witnessed the long lines – thousands of pilgrims, most of them elderly, queued in fervent
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In a groundbreaking development reported by Nature, scientists have created a broad-spectrum antivenom using antibodies derived from a man who has survived hundreds of venomous snake bites. The new treatment, which also
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