The diversity of Brazilian cuisine
Exploring a country where every flavor tells a story — and every region adds a new note to the table. Brazilian cuisine is as vast and diverse as the country itself. Stretching from the Amazon rainforest to the Pampas plains, Brazil’s geography — and its mix of Indigenous, African, Portuguese, and immigrant influences — has…
Why is football the most popular sport in the world?
A designer’s look at access, identity, and the beautiful game’s global pull. Football—called soccer in North America—doesn’t need much to happen: a ball, some open space, and a handful of people. That simplicity scales from street games to packed stadiums and helps explain why more than any other sport, football has become a shared global…
The Rise of Manga in the West
In the last decade, Japanese manga has gone from a niche cultural import to a mainstream creative force across the Western world.While American superhero comics once ruled shelves and cinemas, manga has quietly — and now decisively — overtaken them in both sales and cultural impact. The Numbers Behind the Boom According to NPD BookScan…
Is Google Making Us Stupid?
by Nicholas Carr Who is Nicolas Car? Nicholas G. Carr is an American author and technology critic known for examining how digital tools affect our thinking, culture, and society. Educated at Dartmouth and Harvard, he first gained attention with “IT Doesn’t Matter” (2003), arguing that information technology had become a commodity rather than a competitive…
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