Breaking Down the Physics of Wok Tossing

Posted 2018-12-07 19:37:22 by: Kate V.

It is a subtle art and an even subtler ...

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Aspiring nomads can now stay with actual nomads in Mongolia

Posted 2018-12-05 16:37:49 by: Kate V.

Mongolian nomads move every few weeks as part of their traditional lifestyle. Aspiring nomadic travelers like to forsake the idea of a permanent address for the chance to with the internet as their main tether to work, family, and community. Now, thanks to a partnership between Airbnb and the London-based tech startup what3words, those two types of nomads can now meet up somewhere on the Mongolian ...

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How Karachi’s ‘Pickle Street’ Preserves the Past

Posted 2018-12-03 18:26:13 by: Kate V.

A neighborhood famous for its achaar linked migrants to ...

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French museum chief hits back at call to return African art

Posted 2018-11-30 18:10:55 by: Kate V.

The head of France's greatest collection of African art hit back Tuesday at a report urging the return of thousands of artworks to the countries from which they were ...

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The Hidden History of African-American Burial Sites in the Antebellum South

Posted 2018-11-28 17:37:51 by: Kate V.

Enslaved people used codes to mark graves on plantation ...

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Why have humans always worn jewelry?

Posted 2018-11-26 15:46:51 by: Kate V.

Hanging our necks and ears with baubles and trinkets—no matter what the price tag—can read as superficial. But the aesthetic power of jewelry, and the act of adorning our bodies, is one of the oldest and most universal traditions humans ...

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A Botanical Garden is Helping to Revitalize the Kumiai's Endangered Traditions

Posted 2018-11-19 19:44:44 by: Kate V.

San Antonio Necua, Baja California Sur, Mexico – Here in the binational Kumiai tribe’s largest community south of the U.S. Mexico border, a guided tour of the living medicine chest yields an abundance of traditional knowledge that centers on indigenous remedies and ...

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From Shahi Tukda to Dahi Toast: How Indians desi-fied humble white bread

Posted 2018-11-15 16:41:52 by: Kate V.

Across the country, bread is used imaginatively and prolifically to drum up a range of quintessentially desi treats, some of them ...

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Meet Early B, the Versatile Afrikaans Rapper With A Great Sense of Humor & Storytelling Skills

Posted 2018-11-13 19:13:05 by: Kate V.

We chat to Early B about his latest album Aangename ...

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Deoband’s nail-polish fatwa shows how fake news is manufactured

Posted 2018-11-12 17:18:00 by: Kate V.

A fatwa always makes a great story and offers the opportunity to keep India’s focus on ...

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