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The site at Campus Galli near the German-Swiss border where carpenters are erecting a medieval utopia.

A group of carpenters in Germany is erecting a medieval utopia using only 9th-century tools

Community

Archeologists and craftspeople are building a village and monastery following, for the first time, the only blueprint that survived the early Middle Ages — a medieval plan for a utopian community sketched on calfskin.

Seon Joo Oh cooks beef bulgogi during a recent cooking class in Hamilton High School's culinary room.

Hundreds of Milwaukeeans have learned Korean cooking from this woman

Food
Iraqi cellist and conductor Karim Wasfi leads a performance at the National Theatre in Iraq, Baghdad, March 11, 2023.

Iraq’s revived art scene is helping to heal the country’s wounds

Music
street intersection

Leicester’s Indian diaspora searches for answers after violence rocks multicultural British city

Conflict
Mexico City

When disaster hits home: The Mexico City quake one month on

Environment
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A Muslim immigrant and a Christian pastor find common ground — and try to connect with their Latino neighbors too

Justice

It’s not always easy to bridge gaps in communities. But these two friends are giving it a try.

Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW 2015.

‘Power in numbers’ is more than a phrase — it’s a vital part of social change

Justice

Like many people in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, social scientist Zeynep Tufekci was shocked by the killing of three Muslim students there in February. At a hastily organized vigil the following night, she was reminded of the power of community in addressing problems.

‘Community’ star Danny Pudi on his childhood and career

Arts, Culture & Media

Best known for playing Abed on the NBC show ‘Community,’ Pudi talks about his Polish-Indian upbringing and his path to acting.

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