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Actor Iman Vellani, who plays Kamala Khan in the new Disney+ TV show <em>Ms. Marvel</em>, attends a screening in London on May 26.

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  • Television

Many Pakistanis dig the cultural nods on 'Ms. Marvel' but are mixed on casting

Pakistanis weigh in on the new Disney+ show, which features the story of Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American teen who discovers her superpowers in her grandmother's bangle.

June 29, 2022
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By:
  • Zuha Siddiqui
Cinnamon and cardamon bun served in a Swedish cafe, often eaten at <em>fika </em>– a Swedish word that's often translated as "coffee and cake break." <em></em>

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  • World

#SwedenGate sparks food fight: Why some countries share meals more than others

A Reddit user claimed that while visiting a friend's house in Sweden, he had to sit in another room while the family ate dinner. The story ignited a conversation about how the rest of the world eats.

June 07, 2022
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By:
  • Jacky Habib and
  • Malaka Gharib
Cinnamon and cardamon bun served in a Swedish cafe, often eaten at <em>fika </em>– a Swedish word that's often translated as "coffee and cake break." <em></em>

Tagged as: 

  • World

#SwedenGate sparks food fight: Why some countries share meals more than others

A Reddit user claimed that while visiting a friend's house in Sweden, he had to sit in another room while the family ate dinner. The story ignited a conversation about how the rest of the world eats.

June 07, 2022
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By:
  • Jacky Habib and
  • Malaka Gharib
Star Feminine Band in Paris.

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  • Music

Like The Linda Lindas, this teen girl band in Benin makes you dance — and think

The 7-member band hails from a conservative part of the country. They sing about female genital cutting, child marriage and gender equality. And they rock.

May 28, 2022
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By:
  • Nick Roll
Star Feminine Band in Paris.

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  • Music

Like The Linda Lindas, this teen girl band in Benin makes you dance — and think

The 7-member band hails from a conservative part of the country. They sing about female genital cutting, child marriage and gender equality. And they rock.

May 28, 2022
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By:
  • Nick Roll
Ukrainian refugee Alina Archipova gives her daughter medication at a temporary shelter in Berlin, Germany, on March 10.

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  • Global Health

What's a good word for the welcome given to Ukrainian refugees in Europe? 'Generous'

That's how Paul Spiegel characterizes the reception — and medical services — offered by European nations. He spent 7 weeks on the scene for the World Health Organization to assess the situation.

May 05, 2022
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By:
  • Diane Cole

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  • Books

The pandemic inspired a cartoonist to explore their Wuhanese roots and queer identity

In the funny and heartfelt coming-of-age graphic memoir 'Messy Roots,' artist Laura Gao unpacks their relationship with their Asianness, queerness and their ever-changing home city of Wuhan.

April 24, 2022
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
A yard sign protesting the proposed cryptocurrency mine in the town of Forsyth.

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  • Business

Bitcoin mines come to rural Georgia communities. They're bringing opportunities — and tensions

Cryptocurrencies are money that only exist in the internet. Still, they have to be made by computers somewhere, and the pitch to let that be somewhere close to you can be very persuasive.

April 07, 2022
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By:
  • Lars Lonnroth
Peaches ripen on a branch at Chappell Farms orchard in Kline, S.C., in July 2013.

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  • Science

Here's why most of us love the smell of vanilla and peaches and not sweaty feet

Researchers found that most people share similar preferences when it comes to smell, and it has little to do with their cultural background.

April 06, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
South African actress Khanyi Mbau, one of the stars of Netflix's new original reality show set in Africa, <em>Young, Famous & African. </em>

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  • Opinion

Opinion: 5 Things I'd change about Netflix's 'Young, Famous & African'

If Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor could have a hand in creating another season of the reality show, he'd ditch the 'Real Housewives' drama and get the cast to talk about COVID vaccines.

April 05, 2022
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By:
  • Ifeanyi Nsofor
A scene from <em>Midwives</em>: A baby whose face is adorned with thanaka — a kind of sunscreen made from wood bark.

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  • Arts & Life

Sundance prize goes to 'Midwives' — about a Buddhist midwife and her Muslim apprentice

The documentary follows a Buddhist and a Muslim — who don't always get along — as they provide health care to Muslim women and children despite growing political and religious tensions in Myanmar.

January 28, 2022
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
The character Ali Abdul (portrayed by actor Anupam Tripathi) is a Pakistani migrant worker in South Korea whose boss hasn't paid him in months. Ali joins a secret competition called Squid Game to earn money for his family.

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  • Television

What 'Squid Game' gets right and wrong about Pakistani migrant workers

One of the characters in the global Netflix hit is Ali Abdul, a Pakistani migrant working (and exploited) in South Korea. Pakistanis are weighing in on the character — and the casting.

October 18, 2021
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By:
  • Benazir Samad

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  • Books

A Onetime Nomad Reflects On The Beauty And Harshness Of Life In The Somali Desert

Shugri Said Salh recounts her journey from goat- and camel-herding nomad in Somalia to nurse and mom of three in California in her memoir, The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert.

September 04, 2021
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By:
  • Lucy Sherriff
From left: Home cooked food at Srabasti Ghosh's home, ready for delivery. A volunteer delivers food to COVID-19 patients outside their home. Ghosh (right) with a friend who has joined to help.

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  • Global Health

How Two Dancers, A Mom And A Life Coach Help Out In India's COVID Crisis

Amid India's COVID surge, regular folks are channeling their time, talents and resources to support their neighbors — and strangers, too. Public health experts say it's making a real impact.

June 03, 2021
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By:
  • Sreyashi Dey
Ronald Brownstein and the cover of his new book, "Rock Me On The Water: 1974 — The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television and Politics"

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Author Ronald Brownstein On How 1974 Challenged Political And Cultural Status Quo

Thursday on Political Rewind: Los Angeles in the early 1970s was a glittering confluence of creative genius, which transformed American society as we know it. Journalist and cultural historian Ronald Brownstein documents this lively history in his new book, Rock Me on the Water: 1974 — The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics.

We speak with Brownstein about how 1974 would change the face of popular culture forever — and create works far ahead of the political status quo of the time.

June 02, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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