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A Period Piece: How Menstrual Health Is Depicted in Film and Television
A Period Piece: How Menstrual Health Is Depicted in Film and Television

From a 1946 Disney film to modern sitcoms and children’s media, portrayals of menstruation on screen reveal shifting cultural attitudes, highlighting both progress and stigma in how menstrual health is discussed, taught, and understood.

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CultureIsabel Nieh HouFebruary 26, 2026issueiv2026Comment
A Chilling Lifestyle in a Warm World
A Chilling Lifestyle in a Warm World

In Utqiaġvik, Alaska, climate change is reshaping not only sea ice and hunting routes but the food systems, health, and cultural continuity of the Iñupiat people, raising urgent questions about sovereignty and survival in a rapidly warming Arctic.

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PoliticsIsabel Nieh HouFebruary 26, 2026issueiv2026Comment
When Protection Fails: Why Xiao Luoxi’s Death Felt Unbearably Heavy
When Protection Fails: Why Xiao Luoxi’s Death Felt Unbearably Heavy

An infant’s post-surgical death in Ningbo led to an official investigation, but the case has since raised broader concerns about transparency and accountability.

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OpinionIsabel Nieh HouFebruary 26, 2026issueiv2026Comment
Everywhere, but Nowhere
Everywhere, but Nowhere

In an increasingly mobile world, who pays the psychological price of constant reinvention?

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CultureIsabel Nieh HouFebruary 26, 2026issueiv2026Comment
The End of Expertise?
The End of Expertise?

Declining trust in institutions is shaping how governments make policy. How can local governments adapt to a world increasingly defined by doubt?

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OpinionIsabel Nieh HouNovember 24, 2025issueiii2025Comment
Remains of Today: How Human Remains are Displayed in Museums
Remains of Today: How Human Remains are Displayed in Museums

As museums rethink how they treat the dead, Jamestown’s “Jane” has become a flashpoint, sparking urgent questions about consent, exploitation, and whether human remains belong in exhibits at all.

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CultureIsabel Nieh HouNovember 24, 2025issueiii2025Comment
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