Some of the best reading in the Weekly appears on our Discovery pages. From dinosaurs to the dynamics of online dating, from fitness to birds in flight, we take the opportunity at the back of the edition to flex and have some fun.
This week’s feature is no exception. What lies beneath? A new light-based mapping technology is helping to uncover just that, and is revolutionising archeology. What once took years of painstaking work can now be discerned in just a few days. This is surely a good thing, though you will, no doubt, draw your own conclusions.
Also on the feature front, our Culture coverage in this edition embraces the theatricality of the Asian stage. From the Thai pantomime form Khon, to the Barong dance in Bali, and to the beauty and elegance of Noh in Japan, we consider performance in its many forms.
Having recently returned from a trip to Japan, where I had the pleasure of taking in a magical performance of Kabuki on stage in Tokyo, I can certainly appreciate the charms of such Asian arts. There is a wonderful photo gallery online associated with this Culture coverage, which you can view by clicking here.
Reality must, at some point, intercede.
Our cover story this week takes a look at the most recent race shootings in the United States, at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. As President Barack Obama was forced, once again, to speak to the nation about a mass shooting (the 14th such speech of his leadership), the Guardian’s US staffers consider a nation still haunted by race.
Inside the newspaper we bring you the latest on Greece, where crisis has become the new normal. Correspondent Angelique Chrisafis skilfully captures the fatigue of this country in reporting from the northern city of Thessaloniki.
There’s more fine writing from Patrick Kingsley on the Serbo-Hungarian border with the migrants who are determined to make it, overground and often on foot, from Syria and Afghanistan to Europe. Kingsley brings this complex and troubling issue of the displaced to life in a comprehensive and compassionate piece of reportage on the trek to safety.
From the climate front, Pope Francis jumps into the debate with a moral call for action, as another piece of reporting details the sixth mass extinction now underway. Not cheery, it’s true, but nevertheless important reading.
In Asia, Hong Kong’s parliament defies Beijing over electoral issues. In the Middle East, Israel keeps a wary eye on Syria’s rebels. And Russia is in the news too. On the international pages, we look at the significance of Nato exercises in the Baltic. And in our deeper-read Review section, award-winning social affairs writer Amelia Gentleman learns from four families about the realities of life in Moscow.
From the rather enchanting to the very real, the edition just spinning off the presses offers a range of great reading. I hope it informs and captivates. I welcome your comments, which you can share by clicking here.
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