Arts & Culture · Explainer
How a Film Festival’s Selection Begins
Eligibility rules make a film available for consideration; programming turns those possibilities into a particular event.
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Arts & Culture · Explainer
The Skills Behind the Handmade Object
Safeguarding a craft involves the conditions under which someone can learn and continue practicing it.
Arts & Culture · Criticism
What Changes When Street Art Enters a Gallery?
Moving an artwork can change its audience, its ownership, and the meaning of its encounter.
Arts & Culture · Analysis
Inside the Museum Storeroom
Open storage changes the visitor’s relationship with a collection, while making the work of care more visible.
Arts & Culture · Essay
A Language Needs People to Speak It With
Archives can preserve words; living communities give those words somewhere to go.
Politics & Public Life · Explainer
Citizens’ Assemblies: The Question After the Conversation
Bringing a representative group together is only the beginning. The public also needs to know what happens to its recommendations.
Politics & Public Life · Opinion
Democracy Depends on the Institutions Between Elections
Auditors and other oversight bodies deserve attention before a scandal makes their absence obvious.
Politics & Public Life · Analysis
When a Library Collection Becomes a Political Dispute
Book challenges raise questions about access, public authority, and the difference between choosing for a child and choosing for everyone.
Politics & Public Life · Explainer
What Changes Under Proportional Representation?
How votes become seats shapes the choices parties offer and the coalitions they need.
Politics & Public Life · Analysis
Compulsory Voting: What Participation Can Tell Us
Australia offers a useful case for examining turnout, civic obligation, and the limits of a participation statistic.