Society and culture

During the XQ.EUJOY internship in Barcelona, Fundació Periodisme Plural and Octaedro hosted three young journalists from across Europe. Dalila Scagliusi, Maria Antonietta Mastropasqua, and Miguel Santos present a video podcast analyzing the impact of social media on various sectors. With …

In recent times, skincare has become almost compulsive: hyaluronic acid serum, Vitamin C, essences, tonics, exfoliants, retinol… The skincare phenomenon has spread through all layers of society, reaching even the youngest: girls under the age of 12, who have become …

A website has 10 seconds to load. If it has not done so within this time limit, there isa 123% greater chance that the user will leave the page Tik Tok, the giant that has 1218 million monthly active …

Adultcentrism: the regime of the “adult establishment” The word ‘childhood’ comes from the Latin ‘infantia’. It comes from the prefix “in-” (meaning “not”) and “fari” (meaning “to speak”). The original meaning of the term referred to the period of life …

“You got my heartbeat racing, my body blazing… I feel the rush, addicted to your touch”. Excitement, euphoria, lividity, sweat. Inhibition. Pop artist Troye Sivan portrays the whole maelstrom of sensations in his song “Rush”. The homoerotic character of the …

Digital natives, misnamed by previous generations as the “glass generation”: sensitive to mental health, diversity, care for the planet… Generation Z begins with those born in the mid-1990s as a result of major global changes such as the creation of …

programme ‘Calle Vosté, Parle Vosté’ in 1996. During her intervention, which lasted only a few minutes, Trasobares, a multifaceted artist and queer icon – who would later become Spain’s first trans councillor – challenged established conventions with her unhinged argument. …

The history of Japanese animation is studded with politically committed products. From the very first productions of this kind such as Strength, Women, And the Ways of The World, made by Masaoka Kenzo in the 1930s, to the present …

Christmas is the religious holiday when all Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, the son of God, on 25 December. For many decades, the whole festive period has been experienced by families as a time of widespread happiness, characterised by …

Online science is becoming increasingly popular. In Italy, more and more users are posting video lectures on social networks, with explanations, experiments, definitions, mathematical formulae, and anecdotes that make students smile and arouse their curiosity.

And the most successful teachers …