Stream weavers: the musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan
Spotify offered the promise that, in the age of digital downloads, all artists would get paid for their music, and…
The Christmas gifts that keep giving (your data away) — and how to prevent this
With the festive season having come to a close, consumers the world over will be playing with a variety of…
Bitcoin.com Co-founder Files Legal Action Against Bridge.link Token Project Over Market Manipulation
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com Co-founder Mate Tokay is filing legal action against the founders of Bridge.link for failing to distribute a…
‘I’m Learning My Lesson the Hard Way’ – Speaking to the People Who Partied On New Year’s Eve
In the UK, there are now more people in hospital with coronavirus than at the highest point of the peak…
Opera during the pandemic | DW Documentary
For its opera season premiere, the Staatstheater Cottbus is staging “Carmen”, the tale of passion, jealousy and tragedy set to…
The daily grind: how to cut carbon emissions from coffee by 77%
For many of us, coffee is essential. It allows us to function in the morning and gives a much needed…
‘He Found Out Where I Live’ – Sex Workers Are Getting Doxxed by Clients
Photo: Mireia via Adobe Stock When Lexi, a 20-year-old sex worker from Texas, first started talking to Mike* online, she says…
‘My Practice Looks Very Different Today’: 15 Artist-Mothers on Balancing Work and Family After a Year Like No Other
The events of 2020 turned the world upside down for everyone. But the burden of life in lockdown has predominantly…
‘Keep the curve crushed’: McGowan declares support for virus elimination over suppression – Sydney Morning Herald
WA Premier Mark McGowan has given the clearest indication yet the state is opting for the elimination of COVID-19 rather…
Christmas: a time for taking
The pandemic has thrown up many challenges for employers and employees, backpackers and farmers. After hearing about the plight of…
Are the US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?
Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration. Over the weekend, Iran’s…
Carl Bernstein Says Latest Trump Tapes Are ‘Far Worse’ Than Watergate
The leaked tapes of Donald Trump trying to pressure Georgia’s secretary of state to overturn the president’s election defeat are…
Photos of Kava Drinking Sessions From Around the Pacific
Kava is a drink made from the dried roots of a Pacific island shrub pounded into a gritty powder. Evidence…
After COVID we may never think about hotels in the same way again
In Australia, New Zealand and around the world, COVID has turned luxury and semi-luxury hotels into quarantine facilities. Among the…