Facing a U.S. ban of the Chinese-owned social media, a TikTok power user makes his case for free speech and freedom to scroll.
Author: Spencer Hooker
Spencer Hooker is pursuing a Masters of Global Communication on the Digital Cultures and Industries track at the American University of Paris. Spencer obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality & Tourism and Strategic Communcations with a minor in Digital Media Production & Journalism. While attending the American University of Paris he served on the Peacock board as an editor for the Digital Media Writing Practicum. He is currently a journalist at Worldcrunch as an editorial intern.
While busy delivering the best international journalism, the Worldcrunch team also stumbles on a fair deal of downright strange stuff happening around the world, reported in every language.
The death of a 27-year-old hotel worker on the island of Kos, and the subsequent arrest of a suspect from Bangladesh, had set off a firestorm back in Poland that mixes anti-immigrant contempt with victim blaming. One year later, the storm hasn’t quieted down, as the investigation remains open.
While busy delivering the best international journalism, the Worldcrunch team also stumbles on a fair deal of downright strange stuff happening around the world, reported in every language.
Once again, this week didn’t get any less weird.
While busy delivering the best international journalism, the Worldcrunch team also stumbles on a fair deal of downright strange stuff happening around the world, reported in every language.
While busy delivering the best international journalism, the Worldcrunch team also stumbles on a fair deal of downright strange stuff happening around the world, reported in every language.
While busy delivering the best international journalism, the Worldcrunch team also stumbles on a fair deal of downright strange stuff happening around the world, reported in every language.
While busy delivering the best international journalism, the Worldcrunch team also stumbles on a fair deal of downright strange stuff happening around the world, reported in every language.
While busy delivering the best international journalism, the Worldcrunch team also stumbles on a fair deal of downright strange stuff happening around the world, reported in every language.
While busy delivering the best international journalism, the Worldcrunch team also stumbles on a fair deal of downright strange stuff happening around the world, reported in every language.
While busy delivering the best international journalism, the Worldcrunch team also stumbles on a fair deal of downright strange stuff happening around the world, reported in every language. Here’s our weekly collection of this weird, weird world.
While busy delivering the best international journalism, the Worldcrunch team also stumbles on a fair deal of downright strange stuff happening around the world, reported in every language. Here’s our weekly collection of this weird, weird world.
An ancestral city that has managed to keep its authenticity while infusing a variety of influences? Here’s a quick guide on where to find the best spots to eat, drink and discover the City of Stairs, as it is sometimes called!
Vladimir Putin is not campaigning for the March 17 presidential election, but his message is on display at the vast “Rossia” exhibition in Moscow, which aims “to show Russians their modern Russia, a country they can be proud of.”
The humble jambon-beurre, the classic ham and butter sandwiches, has long been eaten standing-up at a bistro counter. But now the so-called “neo-sandwich” has arrived on Parisians’ plates — not only in coffee shops and fast food joints but also in restaurants. Garnished with seasonal produce and a chef’s touch, the sandwich is now a dish in its own right.
A former journalist and city councilor, Yekaterina Duntsova, 40, has suddenly gained surprising popularity among Russians opposed to Vladimir Putin and its offensive in Ukraine. She explains why barring her from the March presidential election won’t stop her campaign.
Over the past few years, a growing awareness of the colonial histories of individuals or racist connotations of certain names has led to renamed landmarks and torn down statues. But in the Netherlands, activists may be taking the process to a whole new terrain: products.
Martin Luther King Jr. never directly addressed the Israel-Palestine conflict. But I think I know how he would feel today.
The simmering UK-Greece dispute over the Elgin Marbles shines a light on the worldwide efforts to push Western powers, often with colonial pasts, to give back looted artistic and historical artifacts.