UK riots: a Londoner’s perspective PeopleTopics of the WorldUK August 12, 2011 Brixton is many things to many people. To me, it’s my home. To others it is variously [...]
Picture Postcards: Buying bread in Syria PeopleSyriaTopics of the World August 8, 2011 Today’s Picture Postcard is from Aleppo, Syria. These men are crowded around a window waiting to buy [...]
Aligot of Aubrac FoodFranceHistoryPeoplePocketCulturesTopics of the WorldTravel August 5, 2011 What is Aligot? Mashed potatoes with dairy cream, garlic and Laguiole, a cheese that is similar to [...]
Picture Postcards: Taking a break in Argentina ArgentinaPeopleTopics of the World August 1, 2011 In August we have a new Picture Postcards photo theme – everyday people. We’d love to see [...]
An Effervescent Summer in Bucharest Music, Art & CinemaPeopleRomaniaSportTopics of the World July 29, 2011 1 No time to be bored in Bucharest this summer! The only problem is to have enough time [...]
Can dancing unite the world? Music, Art & CinemaPeopleTopics of the World July 8, 2011 2 Do you know Dancing Matt? His real name is Matt Harding and he became an Internet celebrity [...]
Cultural expertise quiz will be back soon PeopleTopics of the WorldTurkey July 5, 2011 In last week’s quiz we asked how to greet older relatives in Turkey. The answer is: true. [...]
Retracing the Journey of Refugees and Asylum Seekers AustraliaEconomyMusic, Art & CinemaPeopleTopics of the World July 1, 2011 “Deprived of their wallets, phones and passports, they board a leaky refugee boat, are rescued mid-ocean, experience [...]
How do Turkish people greet older relatives? FrancePeopleTopics of the WorldTurkey June 28, 2011 This week’s cultural expertise quiz question comes from Sinan, our contributor in Turkey. You’re a young Turk [...]
Summer Solstice Celebrations in France CelebrationsFranceHistoryPeopleReligionTopics of the World June 24, 2011 10 Today, Friday 24 June, is in France the day we celebrate St. John the Baptist and it [...]
The man who saved 30,000 refugees HistoryPeoplePortugalTopics of the World June 22, 2011 5 On May 7, 1945 the German troops surrendered in Western Europe. It was considered the end of [...]
Afro-Argentineans: where are they? ArgentinaPeopleTopics of the World May 27, 2011 A little girl on her mother’s lap can’t stop staring at the black woman sitting next to [...]