Arts, Culture & Media

‘Guaraní is identity’: How an Indigenous Paraguayan language has endured through the ages

Language

In Paraguay, the Indigenous Guaraní language is spoken as an official language alongside Spanish. Most Paraguayans speak Guaraní or a mixture of Spanish and Guaraní as their first language, whether they are of Indigenous descent or not. 

Belarusian play starring Olympic basketball player sheds light on life under a repressive regime

Arts, Culture & Media

The new film ‘Mountains’ looks at the beauty and challenges of the Haitian American experience

Arts, Culture & Media

The Bambir, one of Armenia’s biggest rock bands, is still going strong after 40 years 

Music

Big Ocean breaks barriers as the first K-pop group whose members are hard of hearing

Music

‘The Great Elephant Migration’ traveling exhibit imagines a world where humans and wild animals share space

Environment

The 100 elephant sculptures were made by Indigenous artists across southern India. Each figure is an anatomically perfect re-creation of a real, wild elephant.

Small Brazilian town of Prudentópolis celebrates Ukrainian ties 

Ukraine

Prudentópolis, in southern Brazil, was founded by immigrants from Ukraine in the late 1800s. They’ve clung to their culture, and in recent years, they’ve also welcomed Ukrainians displaced by war.

The rocky road to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Arts, Culture & Media

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the biggest performing arts festival in the world, and it has catapulted the work of some artists to the West End, Broadway and television. But the road to the festival is also littered with stories of career-ending performances, mental health distress and financial ruin.

‘Serduchka is Ukraine’: Pop star comedian says his job is to lift Ukrainian morale

Ukraine

Andriy Danylko’s onstage persona is Verka Serduchka — a middle-aged woman who works as a railroad sleeping car attendant — who became one of the biggest celebrities in Ukraine in the early ’90s. Today, Danylko uses her to represent Ukraine on the world stage.

In southern Turkey, a surf school helps earthquake survivors process trauma and loss

Lifestyle

The beachside community of Samandağ was devastated by last year’s earthquakes in southern Turkey, which killed roughly 60,000 people. Today, a small surf center introduces local teenagers to the sport — and a way to process trauma while facing fear.