Netflix's "Nonnas" celebrates grandmothers’ cooking. Why do these dishes have such unique power to comfort us?

Several killings have been linked to a movement that calls itself “rationalist”. But what do they really believe?

Donald Trump is suing his niece, Mary, for $100 million for helping the New York Times with its investigation into his finances. “Good luck with that,” she said to enthusiastic applause when I ...

The Autumn 2025 issue of New Humanist is on sale now! This issue is all about how the battle over space – playing out unseen above us – concerns us all. In the latest edition of our "Voices" section, ...

Robert Prevost's election as Pope brought hope to reformers. But will he push for peace and resist ultra-conservative influence? Pope Leo XIV visits the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.

I was sitting one day in the sunshine, waiting for a festival gig to begin, with a bunch of my fellow comedians. The conversation, as it often does with us, had taken a turn for the personal. Small ...

The new Superman movie offers the vision of a kinder, more tolerant United States. But should we really pin our hopes on a superhero? A scene from the new Superman film. Courtesy of Warner Bros ...

On the side of a road that winds its way through the steep mountains, a plume of steam rises from a battered pot. Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, 42, strains boiling chai into small glass tumblers, sheltered by a ...