On the surface, the Covid-19 pandemic seems like it would have been great for relationships: unlimited access to your partner, nonstop togetherness...

Entertainment & Arts

BBC: 10 of the best films to watch this June

asianct - June 5, 2022 0

Featuring an Elvis biopic, the Buzz Lightyear origin film and a gentle stop-motion about a shell – these are June's unmissable releases.

Culture

NPR: Cancer screenings like colonoscopies are supposed to be free. Hers cost $2,185

asianct - June 4, 2022 0

Elizabeth Melville and her husband are gradually hiking all 48 mountain peaks that top 4,000 feet in New Hampshire.

Culture

CNN: ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ brings ‘Star Wars’ out of the desert and onto Disney+

asianct - June 3, 2022 0

What was Obi-Wan Kenobi up to during those years when he was watching over Luke Skywalker after the Republic’s fall in “Revenge...

Culture

NPR: Here’s the scoop on vegan ice cream — and why it’s everywhere now

asianct - June 3, 2022 0

As temperatures heat up and hordes of Americans begin spending their days at the beach or pool, they'll be thinking of that...

Culture

CNN: 20 classic French dishes everyone needs to try

asianct - June 2, 2022 0

The roots of French cooking run deep. The foundations of the country's culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when...

Culture

BBC: Lucía Freitas: The star chef of Santiago de Compostela

asianct - May 28, 2022 0

Now that the Galician chef has glimpsed an existence that is about more than just work, she won't go back. "To be...

Culture

BBC: The true origin of French macarons

asianct - May 25, 2022 0

The recipe for Macarons des Sœurs is only passed on orally to the succeeding pâtissier, who is the only one who makes...

Culture

BBC: Palau’s world-first ‘good traveller’ incentive

asianct - May 24, 2022 0

In a world-first initiative, visitors to Palau will be offered exclusive experiences based on how they treat the environment and culture, not...

Culture

CNN: These ‘boomerang’ employees went back to their old jobs. They tell us why

asianct - May 23, 2022 0

In March, a record 4.5 million people quit their jobs, according to the Labor Department, many of whom left to seek higher pay,...

Culture

NPR: For two years, this Washington island has grappled with the long reach of COVID

asianct - May 23, 2022 0

It didn't take long for the pandemic to arrive on Whidbey Island. That pastoral slice of the Pacific Northwest meanders through the...

Culture

VOA: Burkini Disputes Resurface in Southwestern France

asianct - May 21, 2022 0

A simmering controversy over burkinis — a type of head-to-toe swimsuit favored by conservative Muslim women — has roared back to life...

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Culture

CNN: ‘Kansas will not be our last fight’ – Abortion rights victory gives Democrats new hope for midterms

REUTERS: Canada seizes ‘ghost guns,’ 3D-printed gun parts

NPR: Warner Bros. kills off ‘Batgirl’ movie, $90 million in

NPR: The U.S. made a breakthrough battery discovery — then gave the technology to China

VOA: Macau Resumes Quarantine Free Travel With Mainland China

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