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The film reportedly includes a graphic rape scene. Netflix

Why is ‘Blonde’ – Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic – rated NC-17 instead of TV-MA?

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

The NC-17 rating has historically been a film certification that’s bad for business due to its adults-only label and pornographic stigma. Yet Netflix...

05 Septiembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Kevin Sandler

Serena Williams celebrates a win at her final professional tournament, the 2022 US Open. Frey/TPN/Getty Images

4 lessons from Serena Williams for sportswomen in Africa

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

US icon Serena Williams, considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, is retiring from professional tennis. Williams has won 23 grand sl...

02 Septiembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Awino Okech

Five quotes that define Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister comes to an end next week, giving us all a chance to consider what his legacy will be. More than his predecesso...

01 Septiembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por James Freeman

Members of a union representing workers who clean New York City offices march in 2019. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

Amazon, Starbucks worker wins recall earlier period of union success – when Central American migrants also expanded US labor movement

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Tech workers, warehouse employees and baristas have notched many victories in recent months at major U.S. companies long deemed long shots for unions,...

31 Agosto 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Elizabeth Oglesby

Le chef du Parti conservateur du Québec, Éric Duhaime, prend la parole lors du dévoilement de son programme de campagne électorale à Drummondville, le 14 août 2022. Les Québécois se rendront aux urnes le 3 octobre prochain. La Presse Canadienne/Graham Hughes

Éric Duhaime et les contradictions du Parti conservateur du Québec sur l’échiquier nationaliste

(Tiempo de lectura: 5 - 9 minutos)

Des élections générales se tiendront au Québec le 3 octobre prochain. La campagne électorale sera le moment de mesurer les clivages politiques sur la ...

30 Agosto 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Frédérick Guillaume Dufour et François Tanguay

The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen outside of its headquarters in Washington, DC on August 15, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit reveals how Trump may have compromised national security – a legal expert answers 5 key questions

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

The Justice Department on Aug. 26, 2022, released an affidavit written by an FBI special agent that was used to obtain a court order for the FBI’s sea...

29 Agosto 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Clark D. Cunningham

Criminal barrister strike is no surprise – their pay can start at less than minimum wage

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out, indefinite strike after years of declining pay. This industrial action wi...

28 Agosto 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Daniel Newman y Jacqueline Kinghan

Alex Jones claimed being deplatformed hurt his income. Vic Hinterlang/Shutterstock

Deplatforming online extremists reduces their followers – but there’s a price

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Conspiracy theorist and US far-right media personality Alex Jones was recently ordered to pay US$45 million (£37 million) damages to the family of a c...

27 Agosto 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Emiliano De Cristofaro

Brian Tamaki with Destiny Church members and supporters leading the anti-government march to parliament on August 23. Getty Images

Refusing to rule out working with Brian Tamaki, Luxon gives NZ’s populist right a ‘sniff of credibility’

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

The final act in this week’s protest on the lawns of parliament was the announcement by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki of a new political party. P...

26 Agosto 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Richard Shaw

Vladimir Putin en una caricatura de DonkeyHotey vía flickr.

L’inquiétante rhétorique bestialisante de Vladimir Poutine

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

« Tout peuple, et en particulier le peuple russe, est capable de distinguer les vrais patriotes de la racaille et des traîtres, et de recracher ces ...

25 Agosto 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Laurent Bègue-Shankland

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Mar-a-Lago is shown on Aug. 16, 2022, a week after the FBI’s raid. Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago lawsuit spotlights how difficult search warrants are to challenge – by a criminal suspect or an ex-president – until charges are brought

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Some observers say that the lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump on Aug. 22, 2022, challenging the FBI’s recent search of his Mar-a-Lago est...

24 Agosto 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Clark D. Cunningham

Williams has won 23 grand slams in her career. photoyh/ Shutterstock

Serena Williams: why many female athletes feel pressure to retire after becoming mothers

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Serena Williams has announced she’s retiring from tennis. During her career, the 40-year-old has often been hailed as the best female tennis player, w...

23 Agosto 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Candice Lingam-Willgoss

Filmmaker Biyi Bandele (left) directing the TV series Shuga in 2015. He was also a theatre maker and novelist. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Biyi Bandele, a serial storyteller who elevated Nigerian culture

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The writer, film-maker and theatre creator Biyi Bandele has passed away at the age of 54, news that has stunned the West African arts community where ...

22 Agosto 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Ezinne Ezepue

Prisons in more than a dozen U.S. states are not fully air-conditioned. Leo Patrizi/Getty Images

Conditions in prisons during heat waves pose deadly threats to incarcerated people and prison staff

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Extreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in summertime. People who are incarcerated are among society’s most vulnerable groups and ha...

18 Septiembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por J. Carlee Purdum

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Why is ‘Blonde’ – Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic – rated NC-17 instead of TV-MA?

4 lessons from Serena Williams for sportswomen in Africa

Five quotes that define Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister

Amazon, Starbucks worker wins recall earlier period of union success – when Central American migrants also expanded US labor movement

Éric Duhaime et les contradictions du Parti conservateur du Québec sur l’échiquier nationaliste

FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit reveals how Trump may have compromised national security – a legal expert answers 5 key questions

Criminal barrister strike is no surprise – their pay can start at less than minimum wage

Deplatforming online extremists reduces their followers – but there’s a price

Refusing to rule out working with Brian Tamaki, Luxon gives NZ’s populist right a ‘sniff of credibility’

L’inquiétante rhétorique bestialisante de Vladimir Poutine

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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago lawsuit spotlights how difficult search warrants are to challenge – by a criminal suspect or an ex-president – until charges are brought

Serena Williams: why many female athletes feel pressure to retire after becoming mothers

Biyi Bandele, a serial storyteller who elevated Nigerian culture

Conditions in prisons during heat waves pose deadly threats to incarcerated people and prison staff

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