Iceland Fixed Its Teen Substance-Abuse Problem By Giving Them Something Better To Do

In 1992, Iceland had all its 14, 15, and 16-year-olds fill out a survey about their experience with drugs and alcohol. 25% smoked daily, and over 40% had gotten drunk in th...

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...

India's Tribes And Lower Castes Demand Legal Right To Shelter, Land

For as long as she can remember, Panchi Sahariya and those in her tribal community in central India have been threatened, harassed, beaten and even arrested for living on l...

Meg Ryan, Robert Mark Kamen To Be Honored At Sonoma Film Festival

Meg Ryan will be honored with the Sonoma Salute Award at the 19th Sonoma Film Festival, a five-day program dedicated to the best in film, food, wine and spirits.
Durin...

Here's Why Polar Bears' Summer Just Got A Bit Worse

The area of frozen ocean that caps the North Pole was smaller this past month than during any January on record.
Measurements released last week by the National Snow ...

ISKCON Unveils Govardhan Eco Village At Wada To Mark Golden Jubilee

Mumbai, January 27, 2016: On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee anniversary, International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) presents two Eco-Vill...

At This Home For Juveniles, Inmates Get Training In Gender Sensitivity And More

AT A time when the country recalls the ghastly December 16 rape case in New Delhi and people are debating over whether or not the juvenile involved in the crime should have...

TOI Journalist Wins Award For Agriculture Crisis Reporting

Priyanka Kakodkar, Editor (Special Projects) of The Times of India, has won the Prem Bhatia Award for excellence in environmental and development reporting for her series o...

Meryl Streep Funds Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40

Meryl Streep has funded a screenwriters lab for women writers over 40, to be run by New York Women in Film and Television and IRIS, a collective of women filmmakers.
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