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Gen Z but two centuries ago

2026-05-15 18:00:00

Painting of four men sitting at a table with bottles and glasses, one man leaning on the table, another looking contemplative.

A generation of young people with ‘full hearts in an empty world’ sought hope in the face of insurmountable malaise

- by Emily Herring

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Silvesterchlausen

2026-05-14 18:01:00

Photo of a person in a decorative costume with a mask and an elaborate headpiece featuring a figure lifting a rock.

‘We’re not sure what it means or how it started’ – the enigmatic ritual that has existed in Switzerland for centuries

- by Aeon Video

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Rights require money

2026-05-14 18:00:00

A colourful graffiti-covered bus with two men standing in the doorway, featuring vibrant character artwork.

Talk as much as you like about human rights, nothing will change until the architecture of global finance is reformed

- by Attiya Waris

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Idle warriors

2026-05-13 18:01:00

Photo of a person cycling on a city street with parked cars and an orange truck in the background under green trees.

How a public health initiative to reduce air pollution has created ‘full-time citizen complainants’ who patrol the city

- by Aeon Video

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Beneath our human shallows

2026-05-12 18:00:00

Aerial photo of a giant sinkhole in an urban area causing buildings to collapse into the hole.

We need a new imagination for the whole Earth, linking the power of the deep planet with the vitality of the surface

- by James Dinneen

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Classroom 4

2026-05-11 18:01:00

Photo of a woman speaking in a room with people. She’s wearing a red top and a ring, others are seated in the background.

In this award-winning short, inmates and college students explore the history of incarceration from inside a US prison

- by Aeon Video

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