The Conversation
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What world was Jesus born into? A historian describes the turbulent times of the real nativity
Countless Christmas cards depict the Holy Family – starlit, in a quaint stable, nestled comfortably in a sleepy little village.
How to survive the stress of the holiday season and still keep your cheer
Over the holiday season, women report changes in sleep quality, dietary choices and mental health.
How to deal with worry this Christmas
Negative beliefs include thoughts such as “my worrying is uncontrollable” or “my worrying is dangerous”.
Home Alone’s ‘Wet Bandits’ are medical miracles
But rewatching it as an adult raises an awkward question. How on earth did the Wet Bandits survive the first film at all, let alone escape without lasting injuries?
What makes a song sound ‘Christmassy’? Musicologist explains
Tagg applies semiotics, the study of how we interpret signs in the world around us, to music. These signs may be viewed differently by different people and may change their meaning over time.
What is Hanukkah and how is it celebrated?
Hanukkah is a festival built around the act of kindling light in public, as a declaration that Jewish life will endure despite attempts to extinguish it.
Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success
Cross-national research offers little firm evidence that a coup in one country directly increases the chances of another.
The price of going home: Christmas boxes and the final return from South Africa to Zimbabwe
These are historically rooted signs of achievement and success earned abroad. They are a refashioned form of the festive season of colonial-era injivas: men from the Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe who worked in South African mines and farms, returning home typically once a year with gifts....
Bondi Beach shooting: how it happened
The shooting lasted less than an hour, but the volume of footage and images shared online has made it difficult to track what happened and when.
