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The power of small acts: Glimmers of hope from 2025
In a year marked by despair, it was small, human acts that broke through the noise, reminding us that hope doesn’t vanish. It’s passed hand to hand, one person to another.
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Walking away from a marriage gone bad often involves steep financial, emotional and social costs. But for many women, the freedom that follows is priceless.
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When aging women become monsters: The horror trope we can’t escape
Aging women are increasingly portrayed as monsters across the horror genre, both local and global. The trope isn’t just frightening: It reflects deep-rooted sociocultural fears of women whose power no longer depends on beauty, youth or submission.
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Bakti Barito nurtures future guardians via environmental education
A butterfly flaps its wings, and a storm forms half a world away: Called the butterfly effect, this theory highlights that sometimes the smallest change can trigger the biggest events.
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When the lights go out: What tiny fireflies teach us about healing the Earth
In a small Bali village, one man is trying to bring back the fireflies. His story reminds us that healing the Earth often begins with the smallest of lights.
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Once a childhood ritual, blind boxes have become a multi-billion-dollar industry built on anticipation and nostalgia, but will we keep buying into the thrill?
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From food to beauty to waste, these companies show that impact doesn’t have to come after profit.
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