🌍 Identity

• 🌟Anna May Wong Steps into the Spotlight

  Explore the glamorous yet singular journey of Anna May Wong, Hollywood's first Chinese American movie star to shine globally.

• 🔮Yearning to know the end of the story

  Exploring the intertwined nature of identity and destiny through the lens of prognostication.

• 🧟‍♂️Cities, wandering, serendipity and (wait for it) zombies

  A reflection on how a mobile app can transform urban navigation into a playful adventure while encouraging exploration.

• 🙏Even if the hymns are impossible to sing

  An exploration of David Foster Wallace's complex relationship with faith and skepticism, revealing his struggles with church and belief.

• 🏫Indian schoolroom posters

  Reflecting on the curious and vibrant world of Indian educational posters, a blend of culture and taxonomy awaits discovery.

• 🏡Verda with Her Yard Art, by Dave Jordano

  I love how the porch's shadow elegantly mirrors the stairs below it.

• 🌍Mongolian Bling

  A reflection on the irony of cultural exchange in a project celebrating nomadic hip hop.

• 🌐Babel bubbles

  An exploration of linguistic expressions for incomprehensibility across different cultures, inspired by a question about the varying equivalents of "it's Greek to me."

• 🌐Poking Facebook

  The ease of social networking creates challenges for self-reinvention.

• 📺Six continents’ worth of static

  An exploration of the chaotic and diverse world of satellite TV in Jordan.

• 🍚Eating and absorbing a technological tradition

  This excerpt from Francesca Bray highlights how cultural objects and practices can embody profound meanings through the technologies involved in their production, particularly in the context of Japan's agricultural traditions.

• 📚If you offer it, they will come

  Reflecting on the resurgence of literary interest, John Parker examines the appeal of classic literature amidst modern cultural critiques.

• 🌾Between common and professional

  An insightful exploration of the interplay between tradition and innovation in the shaping of North America's landscape by early European settlers.

• 🌍Naming and being

  In exploring the awakening of awareness, this poignant quote from Walker Percy captures the essence of discovery

• 🍜In praise of street food

  Discover how street food reveals the essence of a culture and its people.

• 🆕Cuba’s generation y

  An exploration of how naming in Cuba serves as an act of creative resistance against political and cultural constraints.

• 🌌From NASA to McDonald’s

  Laurie Anderson reflects on the transformative power of stepping outside one's own identity and experiences.

• 🤔Alan Jacobs on athiests’ faith in faith

  A reflection by Alan Jacobs on the influence of secular life over religious beliefs.

• 🌍Mix CD | Triple Frontera

  Celebrating the diverse identities and cultural richness of the Triple Frontera region in South America.