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For many Ukrainians living abroad, Russia’s invasion of their country became a moment of reevaluation. Some began to rethink where they felt most at home. For others, though, their connection with their Ukrainian identity strengthened. For one New York-based jazz pianist, it wasn’t really one or the other — everything felt like it was in flux.
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Curators at the National Museum of World Culture in Sweden recently invited a group of Zambian women to help understand the meaning of some ancient artifacts and the communities that used them. Samba Yonga, a co-founder of the virtual Women’s History Museum of Zambia, was one of them. She discussed the project with The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler.
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Once dismissed as working-class “noise,” sonidero DJs are now part of Mexico City’s cultural identity — and women are helping lead the transformation.
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Brazilian singer and rapper Brisa Flow made history in 2023 as the first Indigenous artist featured on the lineup of Lollapalooza Brazil. Her music mixes hip-hop with ancestral singing, jazz, electronic and neo-soul. She's also an activist and educator.
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The beloved musical “Mar i Cel,” which premiered in 1988, is back on stages in Barcelona for a fourth, and perhaps final, time. The love story tackles dark issues like bigotry, deportation and cycles of violence — something that people say may be more relevant than ever today.
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"The White Lotus," on HBO, is all about Americans behaving badly in tropical locales, and the third season is set in Thailand. The series is stacked with American celebrities. It's also catapulted a 77-year-old Thai actress to global fame.
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About an hour outside of London, Thames Carpets sells handmade carpets mostly from the Middle East. The business goes back decades, and now, the next generation is spreading awareness of the ancient art on a new platform.
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Comiket is the world's largest comic festival. Twice a year, more than 300,000 comic enthusiasts from around the world travel to Tokyo to support their favorite artists. While the vast majority of artists are Japanese, some foreigners manage to grab a table to show their wares.
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“Maybe Happy Ending” is an intimate science fiction story that has been performed many times in Seoul, South Korea. Now, its adapted version is playing on Broadway. The story, about a pair of robots, sheds light on the human condition in this digital age.
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