Main image: French soccer star Kylian Mbappé appears in an advertisement in Beijing, China, on Oct. 28, 2026. (Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images). Insert: A meme of Mbappé as Mao Zedong. (Origin ...

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The flocks of the Italian capital are helping to protect its remaining natural parks, even as pressures on the ancient practice grow Federica RossiFederica Rossi is an award-winning Italian freelance ...

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Mason L. Wong is an editorial fellow at New Lines Magazine. He comes to us via the Public Humanities Doctoral Fellowship at ...