As reviled as he was revered, the influential French philosopher who wanted to dismantle the dynamics of social exclusion laid the foundations of queer thought. On the centenary of his birth, one of his unpublished texts, ‘The Hermaphrodites,’ which was released in French last year, is being read by new audiences
The president announces new rules banning mobile phones during class: ‘Order must return not only to the streets. It must also come back to our classrooms’
In 1996 the world’s most famous rapper released a record that barely got noticed in Detroit but showed a glimpse of the talent that, soon later, would turn him into a global celebrity
When Iruya, one of the ‘most beautiful places in the world,’ saw a sudden drop in tourism, the local indigenous community found an alternative by selling uniquely flavored ‘papines’
Together with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Mette Frederiksen heads a group of European countries that are highly critical of the Spanish leader’s immigration policies
The group has been hit by 19 arrests in less than a week, but it remains one of La Mayiza’s most important armed wings. Its fugitive leader, Carlos Páez, is accused of overseeing a fentanyl-trafficking network into the United States
Electric car sales are soaring worldwide, driven by rising fuel prices due to the war in the Middle East, following a record increase in renewable energy and battery production
Protests are spreading across France, Italy, Belgium, Albania, Portugal and Spain, driven by frustration over housing costs and economic insecurity
A former minister of Guyana and that country’s ambassador to the United Nations, she stands out alongside Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan as the frontrunners to succeed Antonio Guterres at the helm of an embattled organization struggling to remain relevant in today’s world
The movie, filmed 40 years ago, offered a brutal, prophetic portrait of ordinary violence and became a cult phenomenon through bootleg VHS copies long before its theatrical release
The emergence of photos of a disturbing goat statue on a building façade in El Pedregal, a wealthy neighborhood in Mexico City, only confirms the obvious: the Day of the Dead is approaching
Two Cuban scientists, who began their careers a few years after the Dolly the sheep milestone, have created the country’s first identical copy of an equine
Nintendo unveils a new version of the 1998 classic, considered by many industry experts to be the greatest video game ever made
With capacity for 5,100 inmates, President Laura Fernández’s government presents the CACCO as a ‘historic milestone’ in the fight against drug trafficking
The appointment of the new justices is Washington’s first major democratizing initiative. But civil society demands transparency about the process