2+ week, 6+ day ago   (257+ words) The modern world is dominated by brands – from major corporate names to popular influencers on social media. A new study, however, shows that the idea of a recognizable product with an established identity may be much older than previously thought....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (274+ words) Long before personalised number plates appeared on motor vehicles, Queensland’s horse and cattle owners had their own distinctive signs of ownership. These were livestock brands: permanent marks placed on the shoulder or rump of an animal to show who owned…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (489+ words) Wednesday | August 19, 2026 | Dhaka Dhaka now ranks 171st among 173 cities on the Global Livability Index, with planners warning that unplanned urbanisation, environmental degradation and weak governance have pushed the capital towards one of the world’s lowest levels of livability. Dhaka’s worsening livability…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (559+ words) “There are a lot of surviving examples of how real love was communicated through objects in the Regency period,” says Bridgerton’s resident historian, Hannah Greig. “And they can take all kinds of forms, across all sectors of society — from very…...