The strange rise of calling kids ‘mama’
From our US edition
No one’s giving away ‘dada’ any time soon – so why are we relinquishing our precious ‘mama’ so carelessly?
Rosa Prince
Friday
Friday
Is McDonald’s the Apple of the fast food world?
From our US edition
The chain have opened a sleek glass restaurant in their home city of Chicago
Friday
Why won’t America join the war on plastic bags?
From our US edition
Bangladesh was the first to ban them back in 2002. Other countries, from Rwanda to Macedonia, have followed and in many places they are being taxed out of existence. Yet the United States’ reaction to the global drive to tackle the scourge of disposable plastic bags is, largely, a collective “meh”. What is it with America and its love affair with the plastic … Read more
Tuesday
Cynthia Nixon and the growing celebritisation of US politics
From our US edition
She was the angry one from Sex in the City, and now Cynthia Nixon is venting her spleen on behalf of the voters of New York. Last month, Nixon launched her pitch to challenge incumbent Andrew Cuomo as the Democratic candidate for the governorship of New York, invoking the wrath of many New Yorkers over … Read more
