Banning of Non-electric Bikes in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City has announced a phased plan to ban gasoline-powered motorcycles including services such as food delivery taxis (notably Grab), starting in 2026 with a full…
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How Our Brain Responds To Constant Crisis and What Should Change
A few decades ago, most news was presented in a thirty-minute TV broadcast after dinner. Today, news and crisis updates are constant. Teenagers receive up to 237 or…
Water as a Global Common: The Funan Techo Canal Project
Every morning, Ms. Pim Boonratchsena, a 49-year-old Vietnamese Tamui villager, would walk down to the Mekong riverbank, basket in hand, to gather the day’s harvest: green onions, cilantro,…
The Rise in Matcha
It has captured many hearts, including Hollywood stars like Hailey Bieber, Zendaya, and Brad Pitt. This green powder seems to be clouding many people’s algorithms today. Welcome to…
Shut down of the beloved Saigon Square
Sunday afternoon June 1 in District 1, the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, felt oddly hollow. Inside Saigon Square, once usually buzzing with bargain hunters and the…
Why Is Everything Performative?
When did everything start feeling like a performance? You might not be able to drink matcha without someone saying, “Of course you’re a matcha girly.” You can’t even…
How Different Alarm Sounds Can Affect Your Health
It is 6:30 am. Your eyes snap open with the harsh sound of the Big Ben bell on your alarm, which pierces the silence. It is jarring, shrill,…
We weren’t meant to see so many beautiful people.
Inflation of looks. But can our brains handle this non-stop flood of beauty? Snow bunnies. Pinterest girls. ABGs. Gym bros. K-pop idols. Madison Beer. Every day, they flood…
Chelsea’s Historic Club World Cup Win, But Did The Winner Even Matter?
Chelsea's 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was well deserved in Gianni Infantino's inaugural expanded FIFA Club World Cup this Sunday, July 13. But while Chelsea's players were…
Youth Vote Advocates face opposition over bill permitting 16-17 local ballots
In one of Vermont’s most demographically oldest towns, it was surprisingly the youngest residents who wished to have a seat in local elections. After a ten-year campaign led…
