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Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Topic: The Conversation

Here is how you can make decluttering easier

Hoarding disorder is a psychiatric condition defined by urges to save items and difficulty discarding current possessions.

Chocolate will continue to become costlier. Here is why

As you savour chocolate this Valentine’s Day, remember the fragile ecosystems behind it.

Trump’s appetite for revenge defies literary comparisons, from Iago to Mark Antony

From the malignant Iago to the murderous Clytemnestra, most literary figures feel personal passion. Trump’s anger seems more general than personal.

Beyoncé is right—music genres force artists into conformity

'Sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place,' said the singer during her Grammy speech. Her words were built on a more pointed critique.

Germany’s support for far-right AfD has much to do with its urban-rural divide. New maps show

Germany was reunified on 1989 under western conditions. The experiences of its eastern half were not valued, creating fertile ground for the AfD’s version of nationalism.

Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it

About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in these ruins, and is extracted by local miners.

What Pope Francis’ autobiography tells us about his past

In its quieter and more personal moments, the book offers an intimate picture and perspective of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the man who became Pope Francis.

What ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ tell us about AI in Hollywood

AI in the film and television industry was a major concern of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike—and the fight for protections in the industry is far from over.

AI is changing how people think about life after death

While the idea of a digital afterlife is fascinating, it raises some big questions. For example, who owns your online accounts after you die?

Your fatigue could be linked to something deeper than overwork. Here is what you need to do

Smart choices help optimize mood, energy levels and overall health, and reduce the surges of sluggishness you feel throughout the day.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.