BRITAIN / CULTURE

Taste the World at Womad 2023

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Taste the World is a space where musicians playing on the main stages at Womad are invited to come and have an informal chat as they cook a dish from their homeland interspersed with singing a few songs.

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CULTURE / FOOD

Gift or Burden | The French Refugee Food Festival

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Every year, On June 20th, restaurants throughout France open their kitchens to migrant chefs, allowing customers to sample dishes from countries whose cuisine they may not normally taste.

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Corée / CULTURE

L‘essor fulgurant de la Corée célébré à Londres

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La culture sud-coréenne est passée d’une pâle imitation de ses voisins à une culture dominante à travers le monde.

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CULTURE / LGBTQ+

Queerness from London to Seoul

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In the current toxic and homophobic climate in many countries, the UK’s glorious Flare film festival makes a welcome return. Two films stand out.

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ART / CULTURE

SXSW 2023

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This year’s SXSW festival was a welcome alternative portrait of the American south; possibly reminding us of the fact that there isn’t just one American south, but several…

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CANADA / CULTURE

Kurios

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Cirque du Soleil wanted to create a circus which did not torture animals nor one where scary clowns would appear but one which engaged its audience from beginning to end with themed shows with magical effects.

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CULTURE / KOREA

KOREA RISES

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The Korean Wave illustrates the cultural impact South Korean is having on all our lives. Given everything the country has been through, invasion, occupation, division and a military dictatorship, you cannot begrudge them their current cultural dominance.

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CULTURE / USA

Austin’s SXSW festival 2022

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The festival which shows the gentler and more progressive side of Texas returns. SXSW, after a two-year hiatus, mounts its first in-person event and is bigger and better than ever before.

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