Thai Biryani from Chiang Mai, Thailand
Leyla Kazim, author of the Cutlery Chronicles, just got home from eight months on the road. We were so excited to get a virtual…
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Everyday Life in Iraq Through the Lens of Matt Willingham
Among the various people—soldiers and aid workers, journalists and politicians—who have passed in and out of Iraq in recent decades, Matt and Cayla Willingham offer outsiders a…
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Dreaming in Color: The Art of Alebrije
In 1936, Pedro Linares, an artist who specialized in papier-mâché piñatas, masks, and Judas figurines, fell gravely ill. As his fever soared, he began…
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Same But Different: Balloons Around the World
At Project Bly, we’ve explored the alleyways of cities around the world, from Asia to Africa and everywhere in between. We’ve sampled grasshoppers in Mexico,…
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Street Eats: Bún Chả from Hanoi, Vietnam
Forget pho, bún chả is Hanoi’s culinary masterpiece. These charcoal-grilled pork belly patties come with a mound of vermicelli rice noodles, a tangle of herbs…
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Cigarettes and Sex in Manchuria
Dude looks like a lady—and he is! As the saying goes “sex sells” and cigarette companies world-wide have been using sex and women in…
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Fearless Nadia:Bollywood’s First Stuntwoman
“Riding like a storm. Fighting like a fury. Loving like a woman.” Need we say more? Well yes, actually, we do need to say…
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Marrakech’s Other Market
At the heart of Marrakech, Morocco are the souks, a labyrinth of twisted streets crowded with shops selling everything from shoes to spices. But the souks are…
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A Walk Down Harmony Street in Malacca, Malaysia
Situated at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, Malacca sits alongside the strait that shares its name—a narrow stretch of water connecting the…
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Is it Art or Craft?
That perennial question: What is the difference between art and craft? Is a rug art or is it craft? If a vase is art,…
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