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21 Jan 2026

Family Makes Yanbian Water Tofu (tsodibi)

On December 28, 2025, a visitor joined the Lee family in Helan village, Yanbian, to make tsodibi, a local water tofu also called sundubu. The article describes the traditional, multi-step process and the family ritual around it.

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20 Jan 2026

Stephen “Cat” Coore, Third World founder, dies

Stephen “Cat” Coore, founder and long-time musical director of the reggae band Third World, died on January 18, 2026. Musicians, political leaders and fans in Jamaica and abroad paid tribute.

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20 Jan 2026

Chef Filip Ondrušek: food, memory and tradition

Filip Ondrušek is an Austrian‑Slavic chef and ecologist based in São Paulo. He connects cooking with national history, works with biodynamic seasonal ingredients and has cooked in many top restaurants worldwide.

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8 Jan 2026

Melis Buyruk and Her Porcelain Sculptures

Turkish artist Melis Buyruk entered 2025 with two internationally noticed exhibitions. She makes precise porcelain sculptures that translate myth and memory into imagined forms and plans to expand her series and global shows.

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30 Dec 2025

Caribbean year of tensions, culture and climate

The Caribbean saw political tensions between the United States and Venezuela, major cultural wins and environmental challenges. Hurricanes and renewable energy plans shaped the year, while sport successes and political debates marked regional headlines.

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30 Dec 2025

Culturally Wise Programs Help Women in Niger

A University of Michigan study published in PNAS finds that programs matching local values help women in rural Niger more than Western-style interventions. The research says social and psychological factors affect people’s ability to improve their lives.

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29 Dec 2025

Sexual images in Japan's public spaces

Sexual images are visible across Japan's public spaces and many people worry about the effects on children and gender roles. Petitions and store decisions have brought debates about magazines, online adverts and sex education.

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24 Dec 2025

How village rain stories shape climate action

Emily Wanja Nderitu brings African village stories about rain and farming to global climate talks. She works with storytellers, scientists and policymakers to make local knowledge count after conferences end.

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18 Dec 2025

Why People Watch Holiday Romances

Virginia Tech researchers explain why viewers choose formulaic holiday movies. Experts say predictability, seasonal celebration and escapism — tidy stories with happy endings — help people relax and feel more positive during the holidays.

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18 Dec 2025

How Grandparents and Grandchildren Talk

Researchers in the St. Louis SPAN study asked grandparents about their conversations with grandchildren. They found this generation talks more often, uses digital contact a lot, and shows gender and cultural differences in topics discussed.

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17 Dec 2025

Why Christmas carols stay popular

Christmas music is heard everywhere each holiday season. A music professor, Ariana Wyatt, says the songs have a long history and a steady style, which helps them stay part of public life and business.

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15 Dec 2025

Can AI learn cultural values?

Researchers at the University of Washington tested whether AI can learn cultural values by watching people. In a game and a donation task, agents trained on Latino data acted more altruistically than agents trained on white data.

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14 Dec 2025

Study finds similar narcissism patterns across countries

An international study of over 45,000 people in 53 countries found consistent narcissism patterns. Younger adults and men scored higher, people in wealthier countries scored higher, and group-oriented cultures did not differ much from individualistic ones.

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