Jackie Erlon-Baurjan brings you a unique insight into the geopolitics of the Nevada Semipalatinsk nuclear power plant.

Pyke Haans reviews “The Tale of Silyan”, a film about economic hardship in rural North Macedonia and the hopes for a better future.

Reece Hill examines Marko Perković Thompson’s concert at the Zagreb Hippodrome and how nationalist performances work.

Antonia Vlad reviews Faizah Muhammad’s The Art of Making a Forgotten Cup of Tea, a novel about memory, migration, and everyday rituals.

Sasha Molotkova examines the heavy surveillance and enforcement of ideology at universities in Russia after the start of the full- scale war in Ukraine.

Jonas Heins reviews Karel Čapek’s “War with the Newts”, a book about political folly exposed through a satirical tale of intelligent sea creatures.