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City of angels

Arts, Culture & Media

When I visited Johannesberg a few years ago, I was startled by how much, townships aside, it reminded me of southern California — the topography, the sunniness, the freeways, the shiny Americanism in general. So the other day when I interviewed the delightful founders of the cool South African rock bandBLK JKS, Mpumi Mcata and […]

Louis Marinelli is head of the Yes California independence campaign, but he doesn't live in California. His home is in Russia.

The leader of the California independence movement lives in Russia

Global Politics

These are the Oscar contenders for Best Foreign Language Film

Arts, Culture & Media

Check out these four ‘must see’ foreign films of 2013

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World music II

Here’s the music you should have heard in 2013

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TOMS Shoes: Does Buy-One-Give-One Work?

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TOMS shoe company is the subject of an investigation by reporter Amy Costello. Costello was The World’s Africa correspondent for many years.

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Lokua Kanza

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The subject of today’s Global Hit is singer Lokua Kanza. He’s from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in central Africa. Kanza has a new album out. And regular contributor Tom Schnabel says it’s a winner.

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Iranian music

Arts, Culture & Media

Today’s Global Hit takes us to Iran, but not contemporary Iran. We’re going back to the 60s and 70s. TWO new compilation CDs of the era have come out this year. Music programmer for KCRW in Santa Monica, California, Tom Schnabel, dips into both of them.

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Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

For our Geo Quiz, we’re looking for Nepal’s largest city. The answer is Kathmandu. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with California art collector Michelle Page about local Nepali artists who specialize in painting portraits of dogs for American pet owners.

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