Feature Stories

It is a little after 3:45 p.m. at The Page, a gay bar in the French Quarter, and the afternoon light is just beginning to settle into the corners of the room. The only sound is the rhythmic sounds of a knife against a cutting board as a coworker quietly prepares limes for the 4 […]

Brandon. That was the name of the host whose birthday celebration I attended 12 days before Christmas 2025. The party occupied a penthouse within a haunted landmark in Walker’s Point—a neighborhood of industrial bones and artistic nerves, currently caught in the sweeping tide of gentrification east of I-43. As I climbed the creaky stairs, my […]

During a speech in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum in January, President Donald Trump ruled out using military force to acquire Greenland; however, Dr. Ole Wæver said people in Denmark and Greenland have concluded, “nothing can be ruled out.” “Trump is sufficiently unpredictable, irrational, doesn’t really care for what is in the U.S. […]

On the icy steps of the Greenland Parliament building, at 4:30 p.m. Greenland time, which is four hours ahead of Central Time, and hour 10 of the 16 hours of light in Greenland at the end of April, Greenlandic politician Justus Hansen says that although his party, the Demokraatit Party, does not support independence right […]

As the United States’ interest in Greenland looms, critical mineral strategic advisory firm GreenMet is preparing to unleash new industries and opportunities for both the Arctic island and at home, Sabrina Katz said. Their focus is making the U.S. a competitor with China in critical mineral supply and building what would become the world’s largest […]

Dr. Troy J. Bouffard said that hypersonic cruise missiles are the “threat of our future decades,” adding that the fight to protect against hypersonic cruise missiles will involve all of the North American Arctic. While Bouffard said the hypersonic cruise missiles are a threat of the future, he said there is “no evidence” of a […]

NUUK, Greenland — Higher education in Greenland is not as common as it is in America, for a multitude of reasons. Associate Professor Lars Demant-Poort of the University of Greenland: Ilisimatusarfik, spoke to these reasons, but also talked about the positive opportunities that college-level education can and does have. Demant-Port is an associate professor in […]

Melting ice sheets caused by climate change have left large stretches of Greenland’s coastline bare and introduced new environmental problems. Now, scientists are looking at ways to slow down the melt before it’s too late. Dr. William Colgan is an Arctic researcher who has been conducting research on the ice sheets of Greenland for many […]

NUUK, Greenland — On the top floor of the Nuuk Center shopping mall, tucked away in the very back down a long corridor, you will see a sign for a shop full of knick-knacks and Greenlandic art. The shop sign reads “ASIARPA”, named for its owner, Asiarpa Fredriksen-Lund, a half Greenlandic half Danish woman. Lund […]

In the hotly contested race to the Arctic region, Dr. Samantha Hagle believes each of the three global superpowers, the United States, China, and Russia, have different aspects that are driving factors in their interest. For the U.S, it’s national security, even though she believes “we already had what we wanted” with the Pituffik Space […]

NUUK, Greenland — Three months ago, Hanne Kirkegaard took over as the museum director for the Nuuk Art Museum in Greenland. Having grown up there with her parents, brothers, and extended family, she is able to attest to how important art is to the culture and community there. The culture of Greenland is a stark […]

It’s easy to find the Greenlandic perspective on a trip to Nuuk, but it can be harder to find people of different nationalities and therefore different perspectives. Troels is a Danish tourist, visiting Nuuk to see his husband. His voice falls into a hush as he begins to share his experience in Greenland for the […]