Culture
A decades old Catalan musical may be ending its run, but its message still resonates today
The beloved musical “Mar i Cel,” which premiered in 1988, is back on stages in Barcelona for a fourth, and perhaps final, time. The love story tackles dark issues like bigotry, deportation and cycles of violence — something that people say may be more relevant than ever today.
Turkish artist captures pop culture through traditional miniature techniques
Murat Palta makes a splash in the Turkish art world by imagining how a 16th-century Ottoman miniaturist would depict the world today. He blends traditional miniature techniques with modern themes by drawing from pop culture.
The drink of India’s Indigenous people gets a modern twist
One legacy of British colonial rule in India is a ban on making and selling an Indigenous spirit called mahua. It’s resulted in a stigma attached to the drink. Entrepreneurs have found a legal workaround to get mahua to market, but some worry that the Indigenous community won’t reap the benefits.
