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Cultural Tidings - August 24, 2023
- ‘My Goals in Life Vanished’: Afghan Students Rocked by US Visa Denials
- Let’s Teach Children About Slavery Properly by Connecting It to Our Present
- Giving Puglia the Boot: Italians Shun Domestic Resorts and Head to Albania
- ‘I’ll Never Know Where I’m From’: Plight of the Adopted Children of Bangladesh’s Birangona Women
- Barbados Fights Big Sugar for the Survival of Its People
- Belgian University Launches Taylor Swift-Inspired Literature Course
- South-East Asian Countries Demand Denver Museum Return Looted Artefacts
- ‘Get Down From the Car’: Unique Miami Dialect Traced to Cuban Influence
- Eritrean Diaspora Vow to Continue Disrupting Festivals That ‘Promote Dictatorship’
- ‘We Sing for Our Freedom’: Estonians Still Find Strength in Choirs During Difficult Times
- ‘The Last Campfire in Swedish Society’: Sommar I P1, the Radio Show That Unifies a Nation
- Barcelona Gives Hats to Homeless People As Heatwave Sweeps Southern Europe
- ‘We Turn Waste Into Something Golden’: the Creatives Transforming Rags to Riches
- ‘Fighting a Huge Monster’: Mine Battle in Guatemala Became a Playbook for Polluters
- ‘A Huge Human Drama’: How the Revolt That Began on the Gladstone Plantation Led to Emancipation
- La Deutsche Vita: Why Is Germany so Obsessed With 1980S Italo-Pop?
- India’s Rover Takes Walk on the Moon After Frenzied Celebrations
- The Guinness Heir Who Became the ‘Saviour’ of Traditional Irish Songs
- ‘Agents of Change’: Kenya’s Traditional Midwives Help Cut Deaths of Mothers
- Decay and Discovery: the Allure of Abandoned Sites in Malaysia
- Rich Countries ‘Trap’ Poor Nations Into Relying on Fossil Fuels
- India’s Moon Landing Offers Blueprint for Other Countries Dreaming Big
- In Japan’s ‘Gateway to Asia’: Street Food, Night Life and a Thriving Arts Scene
- Monday Briefing: a Tricky Opportunity in Indonesia
- In the Heart of the Outback, Safeguarding a Sacred Land
- ‘Keep Your Clothes On,’ Sunflower Farm Warns Guests
- Can There Be Too Many Cafes in Paris?
- For Girls in Spain, Women’s World Cup Win Is a Joy and a Catalyst
- A Summer Rite in Spain: Coping With the British Tourist Invasion
- For a Trendy Night Out in Paris, How About a Climate Change Workshop?
- British Museum Was Warned Gems Were Being Sold on eBay, Emails Show
Cultural Tidings - August 17, 2023
- When the Music Stops: How the Taliban’s Fear of Art Is Killing Afghan Culture
- ‘I Was Transformed’: The Power of Brazilian jazz Legend Bola Sete
- ‘Like Becoming a Refugee Again’: They Paid for Their Crimes. The US Deported Them Anyway
- Blistering Barnacles! Tintin Mystery in Brussels After Bust of Hergé Vanishes
- ‘We Turn Waste Into Something Golden’: The Creatives Transforming Rags to Riches
- Pizzica: The Centuries-old Italian Folk Music Still Whipping Up a Frenzy
- Decay and Discovery: The Allure of Abandoned Sites in Malaysia
- 75 Years On, Franco’s Cruel Punishment Haunts Spanish Mountain Village
- ‘Into Brain and the Heart’: How China Is Using Apps to Woo Taiwan’s Teenagers
- ‘Main Customers’: Russians Fleeing Putin’s War Find a Home in Phuket
- She Was Brazil’s Barbie. Now She’s Saying Sorry.
- Rock'n'Roll According to the Chinese Communist Party
- This Japanese Candy Tasted Like Nothing. Why Do People Miss It?
- 36 Hours in Palermo, Italy
- In Istanbul, Revered Shrines Receive the Wishes and Woes of a Modern City
- Banned in Kuwait, ‘Barbie’ Sparks Delight, and Anger, in Saudi Arabia
- A Religious Ritual in Iran Becomes a New Form of Protest
Cultural Tidings - August 10, 2023
- Leaders of Amazon Nations Gather in Brazil for Summit on Rainforest’s Future
- How Hip-Hop Gave Voice to a Generation of Egyptians Hungry for Change – Podcast
- Art’s New Wave: Fiji Turns to Underwater Sculptures to Restore Its Bleached Reefs
- Nomads of the Sea: Stateless Bajau Face Up to a Future on Land – Photo Essay
- ‘People Would Have Lost Their Culture’: The Birmingham Record Label That Saved South Asian Music
- ‘Our History Is Rotting Away’: The Newspaper Archivists Preserving Nigeria’s Past
- ‘It’s a Racism Crisis’: Call for Action on Qur’an Burnings in Sweden
- Taiwan’s #MeToo Movement Has Enmeshed Politicians and Celebrities – But A Culture of Silence Endures
- The Women Calling for Reform of Venezuela’s Severe Anti-abortion Laws
- A Shrinking Footprint in Africa for France, the Former Colonizer That Stayed
- A Baseball Trip to Mexico City. But First, a Pilgrimage.
- What Cuisine Means to Taiwan’s Identity and Its Clash With China
- Why ‘Barbie’ Became a Sleeper Hit in China
- Japan’s Enduring ‘Sound of Summer’
- ‘It’s Crazy’: The Scramble for Ancient Treasures After Ukraine’s Dam Disaster
Cultural Tidings - August 3, 2023
- Indigenous Territory Still in Crisis Despite Brazil’s Expulsion of Miners
- Hidden Meaning of Magritte Uncovered as New Image Is Found Under Painting
- Joy and Defiance at Gathering Led by Amazonian Chief Raoni Metuktire
- National Gallery of Australia Hands Back Ninth-century Cambodian Sculptures It Believes Were Stolen
- UN Bodies Call for Urgent Action Over Panama’s Darién Gap Migration Route
- A Tiny Island Fears for Its Way of Life as Outside World Encroaches: ‘They Wanna Do Away With Us’
- Around the World in Seven Carts: How People Shop for Groceries Internationally
- Girls, Boys, Art, Pleasure! Italy’s Paninaro Subculture Rides Again
- Unesco Recommends Putting Venice on Heritage Danger List
- The Indonesian Village That Wants to Cut Off the Internet
- We Need a New Way to Swear… One That Doesn’t Demean the Women of India
- ‘You Wouldn’t Ask if They’re Catholic or Protestant’: The Music Festival Bringing Belfast Together
- Barbenheimer Backlash: Warner Bros Apologises After its Japan Arm Complains
- ‘The Fear of Being Labelled Feminist Is Real’: Barbie Movie Flops in South Korea
- Zimbabwe, She Wrote: The Women Telling Their Country’s Story for a New Era
- The Art of Telling Forbidden Stories in China
- Can a Rapper Change Italy’s Mind About Migrants?