Taylor Swift Is Dreaming Of A Very White Africa

The video for American singer Taylor Swift's new song "Wildest Dreams" has been viewed more than 10 million times in the two days since it debuted. The video was shot in Africa and California. In it, we see two beautiful white people falling in love while surrounded by vast expanses of beautiful African landscapes and …

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Dear Filmmakers: Stalking is not Romantic

Baahubali is the most expensive Indian film ever made: The two-part work cost $40 million to make. Its investors don't need to worry, though. After its release in June, Baahubali swiftly broke all Indian box office records, earning $50 million. As Forbes notes, "That makes it the most successful opening in the history of India’s prolific, multi-language film industry which makes over a …

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Technology for development: Skiing on a grass slope?

When world leaders at a United Nations conference agreed last month in Addis Ababa on how to finance international development over the next 15 years, the news made scant headlines. Fundamental questions remain regarding how the international community will achieve the new sustainable development goals, which will be formally adopted by the United Nations in September. And …

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If you really want to fight terrorism, start by fighting child poverty

Poverty feeds terrorism by eroding a basic human need: the need to belong. This may seem like an unlikely place to begin a conversation on terrorism, but after growing up in one of Africa’s largest urban slums for most of my life, I am certain that nurturing a sense of belonging in young people through economic …

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