Sunday, October 4 2026
Sonita Alizadeh at Cannes Lions (Photo by John Liang)

How Culturally Fluid Musician Sonita Alizadeh Uses Rap To Spur Action Against Child Marriage

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Author, rapper, Third Culture Kid and human rights activist Sonita Alizadeh was born in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and escaped being sold into marriage as a child — not once, but twice.

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Amandla Stenberg plays Amari in Children of Blood and Bone from Paramount Pictures. | PHOTO CREDIT LEPHATSE MOTSHANA COURTESY OF © 2026 PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

How A Culturally Fluid Cast and Crew Came to Make ‘Children of Blood and Bone’

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The fantasy film “Children of Blood and Bone” features a cast and crew from a wide, culturally fluid swath of the African diaspora.

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Kirsten and Jack McHugh (Photo courtesy Kirsten McHugh)

How Hiking Spain’s Camino De Santiago Helped Kirsten McHugh Reconnect With Her Ill Husband

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After years spent building businesses, chasing dreams and dealing with her husband Jack’s cancer diagnosis, Kirsten McHugh realized they were running out of time for something they had once taken for granted: The time they had left together.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas at Premier of Amazon MGM Studios 'The Bluff' (Photo Credit: © Todd Williamson/JanuaryImages)

PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS ON HER CAREER, CONFIDENCE AND MOTHERHOOD

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While India may be her “home,” culturally fluid actor and producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas has spent much of her career at the intersection of India and global storytelling.

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Oprah Winfrey at Cannes Lions 2026 (Photo by John Liang)

OPRAH WINFREY AND HER LESSONS FOR CULTURALLY FLUID PEOPLE

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If you’re creative and culturally fluid — be it an Adult Third Culture Kid or Military BRAT or even just an expat — Oprah Winfrey has some life lessons that could apply to you.

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'The Four Seasons of Rascal' by Todd Cornell

IN ‘THE FOUR SEASONS OF RASCAL,’ TODD CORNELL WRITES A MEMOIR OF A WESTERNER LIVING DEEP INSIDE CHINESE CULTURE, TOLD THROUGH A DOG

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“The Four Seasons of Rascal: The Dog From Harbin” by Todd Cornell is a story of love and loss between a man and his dog. It is also a tale steeped in cross-cultural understanding, shaped by years lived between China and the United States.

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'SPIT: A Life in Battles' Interior Cover Art (Image credit: Third State Books)

For Adult Cross-Cultural Kid Jonnie Park, ‘Creators Shouldn’t Be Scared To Be Specific When Telling Their Stories’

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Born in Argentina to Korean parents and smuggled by a coyote across the U.S.-Mexico border when he was 3 years old, Jonnie Park grew up in L.A. amid cultural dislocation, his father’s violent alcoholism and the turbulent protests and riots of the early 1990s.

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'The House of the Spirits' (Photo courtesy Amazon Studios)

The New Spanish-Language Adaptation of Adult TCK Isabel Allende’s Novel ‘House of the Spirits’ Will Have a More ‘Authentic’ Vibe

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While acclaimed author and Adult Third Culture Kid Isabel Allende’s novel “The House of the Spirits” had been adapted into a Hollywood film in 1995, it had certain limitations as a movie.

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