Arts & Culture

– Manuscript – During the COVID-19 pandemic, Elizabeth Hulanick has turned to toys from her childhood to deal with worry and stress. She started bringing Lego toys to work to build things out of the colorful blocks with her co-workers. She also started playing with Silly Putty, a toy made of special rubbery material that changes colors. Playing with the Silly Putty, she … [Read more...] about Toys for Grown-ups a Growing Market

– Manuscript – Baking Virsa, an eatery in Lahore, Pakistan, is sometimes described as the country’s costliest place for what it serves: flatbreads and meats. The eatery is a small space without windows. Dinners come on plastic plates and diners sit on plastic stools. But Baking Virsa gets visitors from across Pakistan and beyond. Visitors want to learn about the limited … [Read more...] about Small Pakistani Restaurant Serves Tasty, Costly Foods

– Manuscript – Not too long ago, 41-year-old Garrett Fisher flew in a small airplane close to the surface of Europe’s largest glacier, which is in Norway. A glacier is a huge area of snow and ice that moves slowly down a mountain side. In that environment, the plane carrying a man who chases glaciers seemed almost like a toy. Fisher combines two activities he loves, … [Read more...] about Man Travels the World to Photograph Melting Glaciers

– Manuscript – For more than 30 years, members of Alaska’s Anchorage Zen Community gathered for meditation wherever they could find a place. But now they have their own zendo, or meditation hall, in a neighborhood in Alaska’s most populous city. Meditation is the act of spending time in quiet thought. In the zendo, meditation starts when a member of the group rings a … [Read more...] about Zen Meditation Brings Alaskan Community Together

– Manuscript – The storylines are familiar to theatergoers on Broadway: a singer and her guide; a newcomer trying to find his place; and young women chasing their dreams. But no musical has ever sounded like this. Over the weekend, Korean pop music arrived on Broadway as KPOP opened at the Circle in The Square in New York City. The musical is a story of Korean pop, … [Read more...] about KPOP Musical Comes to Broadway in New York City