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Rita Brings Persian Music to Israel
From Iranian refugee to Israeli pop sensation, Rita has brought Persian music to Israel and is winning fans along the way.
Ad Campaign Exposes the Irony of #FirstWorldProblems Meme
Haitians are the spokespeople for a new ad campaign getting lots of YouTube hits this month. The video features Haitians reading tweets from the hashtag #FirstWorldProblems as they stand by the rubble of their former homes and neighborhoods.
Economic Growth Could Imperil Yangon’s Colonial-Era Buildings
A sudden influx of foreign investment could imperil Yangon’s collection of colonial-era.
Barcelona’s Kitsch Crooners
In a working class bar in downtown Barcelona, each Saturday night, a mostly elderly audience gets transported back in time, to the glory days of the copla, and other forms of romantic Spanish popular music.
Cartoon Slideshow: ‘Livewrong’ and ‘Dopestrong’
Bicycle spokes have been transformed into syringes and Livestrong wristbands now read Livewrong and worse in these cartoons about how the mighty Lance Armstrong has fallen. In one cartoon the now disgraced multiple Tour de France yellow jersey winner wins an Oscar for his bravura performance and in another some familiar Mafia dons consider getting into cycling.
Baumgartner’s Jump and Other Skydiving Daredevils
The World’s Marco Werman reflects on the high altitude skydive being attempted by Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner and then recalls the previous record holder’s near disastrous attempt 50 years ago.
Swedish Chef Magnus Nilsson and his Unconventional Recipes for Fäviken
Sweden’s Magnus Nilsson is considered one of Europe’s top chefs. Now he has a cookbook out, named after his restaurant in remote northern Seden, Faviken. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Nilsson about his recipes and why it’s so hard to get the ingredients for them.
Iranian Singer Sussan Deyhim Contributes to the Argo Soundtrack
Iranian singer Sussan Deyhim contributed music to the new film “Argo.” The film is set in Tehran during the US Embassy hostage crisis that followed the Iranian revolution. This is a time period that resonates with Sussan Deyhim even though she had left Iran a couple years prior.
Mexico’s Navy on Point in Drug War on Land
As the Mexican Navy tries to explain how the corpse of a top druglord it killed was later stolen by gunmen, we focus on a different question: what’s the Navy doing fighting druglords in the first place? It turns out the Mexican Navy has been taking the leading role in the fight against the top cartel bosses for a while now.
People vs. Apes: Do Social Skills Give Us an Edge?
We humans are exceptionally good at manipulating our environment, but what makes us so successful compared with other primates? Our intelligence? Our opposable thumbs? A clever experiment conducted in Africa and Europe suggests another answer: our social skills. Ari Daniel Shapiro of our partner program NOVA reports.
Cartoon Slideshow: Merkel Visits Greece – Briefly
These political cartoons satirize Germany’s Angela Merkel visit to Greece this week. It was brief but certainly daring, since the German Chancellor is not exactly the most popular figure in Greece at the moment. Merkel after all is responsible for forcing Greeks onto an extreme austerity diet. Then again, it’s also thanks to Merkel that Greece is still in the Euro game. These political cartoons reflect the saint and sinner image of Angela Merkel in Greece.
Russian Orthodox Church Stakes Out Territory on Social Issues
Church officials says the growth of piety is natural following the collapse of Communism 20 years ago, but Russians, clergy and people alike, are still figuring out what role the church should play.
Insects, Cheese and Gastronauts of the World
Why is it that certain cultures eat certain things, when others are grossed out? Which parts of our taste buds are nature and which are nurture?
DJ Mannasseh Phiri Spins Tracks from the ‘Say Africa’ Recording
Mannasseh Phiri is our DJ in Zambia. Today, he plays some of his favorite tracks from the album “Say Africa” by South African musician Vusi Mahlasela.
National Geographic Photographers See ‘Life in Color’
National Geographic Photographers see the world in bright colors. And to prove its point, National Geographic is publishing a book called “Life in Color.” In it, chapters are arranged not according to geographic locations, but to color schemes.
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