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An Anti-Muslim Symbol From India Is Paraded on Main Street, New Jersey
EDISON, N.J. — The India Day Parade featured a pretty standard lineup of festival fare. A Bollywood actress waved to…
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Cinema Tehran Brings a Dance Party Vibe to Indie Movie Theaters
When Arya Ghavamian was growing up in Iran, a satisfying film experience was hard to come by. After the 1979…
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‘Suddenly, a Sanitation Worker Jumped Out of the Truck’s Cab’
Hosed Down Dear Diary: I was walking my dog on an extremely hot, humid July morning when I passed a…
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Hello, fellow kids: Italian politicians turn to TikTok for votes.
Italian politicians are on a virtual hunt for undecided voters. Over the summer, as polls suggested that most of those…
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Do Not Bring Your ‘Whole Self’ to Work
For those lucky enough to have worked from home over the past two-and-a-half years or seven years or whatever it…
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Sidewalk Surfing With My Disabled Parents
About 15 years ago, I accompanied my mother during her first visit to the nonemergency wing of the Los Alamitos…
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Eliud Kipchoge Smashes His Own Marathon World Record
Two questions come to mind anytime Eliud Kipchoge toes the starting line of a marathon. When will Kipchoge, who before…
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Exploring ‘The Land of Morning Calm’
Before South Korea became globally known for its beauty products, kimchi and pop groups, it was known as the Land…
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Kyoto Wants You Back, but It Has Some Polite Suggestions
In the months before March 2020, the food sellers in Kyoto’s Nishiki market often wished for an end to the…
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On the Edge of Delhi, a Dynamic Cultural Scene Takes Shape
“Delhi is a soldiers’ town, a politicians’ town, journalists’, diplomats’ town. It is Asia’s Washington, though not so picturesque,” wrote…