Maandag klonk uit Zwitserland voorzichtig optimisme over de gesprekken tussen Iran en de VS. Volgens de Amerikaanse hoofdonderhandelaar JD Vance is ondanks „een beetje dreigen” grote vooruitgang geboekt.

Driehonderdduizend mensen in Nederland hebben dementie en in 2040 mogelijk zelfs een half miljoen. Steeds meer gemeenten streven naar ‘dementievriendelijke’ wijken en buurthuizen. Met aandacht voor de kleur van het deurkozijn en het lichtknopje op het toilet.

Darren Schiller has added a photo to the pool:

Sussex Street, North Adelaide

Darren Schiller has added a photo to the pool:

The Botten + Bowser Mural: A striking diptych created by local street artist Lisa King on the wall of the Botten + Bowser development (near the corner of Jerningham and Melbourne Streets). This massive piece depicts the historical brother and sister, Phineas and Mary Botten, who shaped the early days of the area.

Darren Schiller has added a photo to the pool:

Jerningham Street, North Adelaide

How spells of hot weather put us in danger and what measures we can take to protect ourselves

Heatwaves have grown hotter and stronger as the planet has warmed, making what doctors call a “silent killer” even more dangerous. How worried should we be about heat – and how can we stay safe as the climate changes?

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After my separation my world became tiny and my dependence on the online world grew. The internet told me women were to blame, and I started to believe it

In 2024, after the breakdown of my marriage, I came dangerously close to falling down the manosphere pipeline. As someone who has become something of a public advocate for healthy masculinities and inclusion, this is not something I find easy to admit or write about. I struggle to reconcile that version of myself, as recent as two years ago, with the man I am today and the values I so strongly believe in. But I also believe it’s important we tell these stories, both to examine how men can find their way into these spaces and how they can find their way out.

The term “manosphere” might seem like a bit of a buzzword, a fringe ideology that exists in dark corners of the internet. We need to recognise that it is far more widespread than that. A 2022 survey by The Man Cave found that a quarter of young Australian men saw Andrew Tate as a role model, and 36% found him relatable. Subsequent studies have found the movement is on the rise, both here and overseas.

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