Young people can buy books, tickets and classes via a government smartphone app. But rather than discovering highbrow arts, many are choosing mass media they already love.
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In Iraq, Going Viral Can Bring Fame, and the Threat of Violence
Ali Adil reached out to President Biden in video from his hot, dusty rooftop. The video brought millions of likes. It also left him afraid to leave his house.
France’s Ideals Are a Harder Sell Among Diverse Youth
France has long sought to create a secular, colorblind republic. But a clash between a government minister and a youth conference shows how those values are being questioned by a new generation.
These Chinese Millennials Are ‘Chilling,’ and Beijing Isn’t Happy
Young people in China have set off a nascent counterculture movement that involves lying down and doing as little as possible.
Heart Problems After Vaccination Are Very Rare, Federal Researchers Say
More than 1,200 cases have been reported, mostly mild and more often in young men and boys. The benefits of vaccination still far outweigh the risks, experts said.
For Israel’s Netanyahu, the Official Residence Became a Fortress
After a year of protests outside Balfour, the prime minister’s house, Israelis are debating what role they played in Benjamin Netanyahu’s downfall.
Sexual Harassment and Online Abuse Pervasive in U.K. Schools, Review Finds
The investigation, which relied on accounts from 900 students, found that sexual harassment — from sexist name-calling to requests for explicit photos — was endemic.
Hong Kong Has a New Type of Prisoner: Pro-Democracy Activists
Hundreds of protesters, many students or college-educated, face potentially stiff sentences after Beijing’s crackdown. Those behind bars already battle isolation and disillusionment.
Gaza Conflict Stokes ‘Identity Crisis’ for Young American Jews
A new generation is confronting the region’s longstanding conflict in a very different context, with very different pressures, from their parents’ and grandparents’ generations.
France’s Outspoken Student Union Positions Itself at the Vanguard of Change
To its critics, the 114-year-old Unef is the incarnation of the American-inspired ideas that threaten France’s founding principles. Its leaders say it is the future.