History
How Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Sparked Allegations Of ‘Blackwashing’ And A Conversation Over Culture, Race and Identity in Modern Egypt
The world recognizes ancient Egypt as a civilization characterized by its openness to other cultures. It was a melting pot of different civilizations and ethnicities, and one of the ancient world’s premier civilizations because of its legendary history, culture, art […]
An Italian-Iranian Finds Belonging in His Grandmother’s First Hello
As a man of Iranian and Italian ethnic roots, I have experienced two things: mixed-race romanticism and the physical dispersion of my family around the world. The latter has always been a challenge, made more noticeable by hard border closures […]
On the Challenges of Filial Piety While Interacting Across Borders
“You are 34 now, have you considered settling down? When do you think you are ready for a marriage and to build your nuclear family? Eventually, you need to have your life partner and offspring.” “Last week, your grandma didn’t […]
Artificial Intelligence and Its Road to Art
The idea of machines learning and having thoughts of their own like humans is not a new concept. The first to dive deep into this concept was Alan Turing, who is known as the father of computers and artificial intelligence. […]
São Paulo: The City Where Everyone’s Culture FitsÂ
By Phillip Lucas In a city where there’s room for a little of everything, it’s almost impossible not to think about the various forms of culture that São Paulo offers. Host of the Modern Art Week, in 1922, the largest […]
The Journey Of A Japanese Military Medal Of Honor From One Family To Another
This is the story the finding of a Japanese military medal of honor. A MILITARY B.R.A.T. LIVING IN JAPAN Born on Fort Bragg in North Carolina, U.S.A. and raised in multiple countries, Dale Harrison is a military B.R.A.T. with many […]
Stolen Prizes: Should Exotic Artifacts Be Returned To Their Legitimate Owners?
With the new “Indiana Jones” movie due out this summer, the debate on whether artifacts belong in Western museums or in their home countries goes ever on. While museums and nations argue over ownership, stolen artifacts wait for their return […]
Anita Sanchez On What It Means To Be ‘Indigenous’
For Aztec and Mexican-American bestselling author Anita Sanchez, the term “indigenous” has a lot of meanings. “Anthropologically, we are all indigenous, because to be indigenous means to be of the earth, the water, all the animals, the minerals, but we’re […]
