How Aging Populations Are Transforming Police Work Across Asia
by Tao Chen, Karen Pang, and Yumiko Shimabukuro
What happens to a police force when the people it protects simply grow old?
0:00 / 9:56 · Narrator Charon
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2026-08-06
Today's Crosscut
Policing Adult Romance
Whether through the quiet threat of a stranger's smartphone camera in America or the locked doors of a disciplinary camp in China, society still finds extreme ways to control who young adults love.
The Horrible Rise of the Makeout Police × China’s ‘Internet Addiction’ Schools Are Now Locking up Adults
0:00 / 15:04 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
For the curious →
How Diplomats See the World
What does the world look like when you stop looking for a good story?
0:00 / 17:40 · Narrator Algieba
What Are You Banning When You Ban Influencers?
by Alex Sujong Laughlin
If everyone with a phone is broadcasting their life, who exactly counts as an influencer?
0:00 / 10:52 · Narrator Gacrux
Smart escape →
Gen Z is Testing the Limits of How Weird Parties Can Get
by Victoria Feng
How does a PowerPoint presentation on bad decisions turn a room full of strangers into friends?
0:00 / 7:13 · Narrator Vindemiatrix