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Culture Guides
The joy of travel comes from a simple fact: when you go somewhere else things are different. The world is a collage. Or maybe a hologram – from understanding pieces of it we get some clues about the whole.
Interview With Eco-Activists Plane Stupid
On December the 8th, Stanstead Airport in the UK ground to a standstill as activists Plane Stupid infiltrated the airport…
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Ten Pacific Island Culture Shocks
Paul Theroux lets us know some of the stranger sides of humanity out in Oceania.
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The Danger of a Single Story – Lies of Modern Culture
Chimamanda Adichie speaks of the misleading myths that frame the identity of powerless peoples.
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Downloading in Disaster Zones
While the bombs are falling, the plague victims are scrabbling at the tent doors, our main man, Erik is plugged…
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The Full Monte – Alternative Political Video
The Full Monte feature videos showing the people behind the news in trouble spots around the world.
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World’s Funniest Signs
Twitter contest in which we posed the question: what was the funniest sign you’ve ever seen abroad?
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Here be Pirates: A Guide to Buccaneering in the 21st Century
All over the world, hordes of red-eye Deppendents are cramming themselves into cinemas to catch the latest instalment of Pirates…
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A Guide to Buddhism
The story of Buddhism is kind of strange in that it began in India and is now almost extinct there. It…
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