List of Culture articles
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US President Barack Obama speaks with children dressed as elves, who are or were patients at Children's National Medical Center as they present donated gifts to the Obamas to give to children at the hospital, as they attend a taping of TNT's Christmas in Washington at the National Building Museum in Washington on December 15, 2013. The annual event, hosted by actor Hugh Jackman, features performances by the Backstreet Boys, Anna Kendrick, Sheryl Crow, Janelle Monae and Pat Monahan, and airs on the TNT television network on December 20. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Last-Minute Gifts for Wonks: 2016 Edition
Here are some gifts from around the world, fit for even the most insatiable global affairs glutton.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Christmas, Watch These Classic European Holiday Flicks (and Home Alone)
Want a break from Love Actually? Try Six Degrees of Celebration.
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HAVANA. On the shore of the morro, a former military fort constructed during Spanish colonial times. Night Creatures
Out of work, Cuban youth revel after dark in Havana's underground electronic music scene.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Godspeed, John Glenn. God Help Us, America.
The passing of a hero reminds us of a time when America’s leaders and aspirations inspired us.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Farewell to the Writer-in-Chief
As a man of letters gives way to one barely literate, does politics have any place for literature anymore?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Myth of Chaebol Exceptionalism
Everyone wants to blame South Korea’s incestuous business culture for the recent failures of its massive conglomerates. But that’s not the reason they’re in a funk.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Wait Is Finally Over: Chechen Leader Picks New Protege in ‘The Apprentice’-style Reality TV Show Finale
Ignore the corruption or human rights abuse allegations. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov wants you to know he’s a really great guy, and he’s got a reality show to prove it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 An Army officer reviews ‘Hacksaw Ridge’: A good story but much unneeded carnage
Mel Gibson is back on a redemption tour.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch: Duterte’s Karaoke Performance Is Most Definitely the Wind Beneath Our Wings
But he should probably stick to his day job.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Vladimir Putin Takes His Bromance with Steven Seagal to the Next Level
In what promises to be a watershed moment for U.S.-Russia relations, the Kremlin just granted Steven Seagal Russian citizenship.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Politics Are on Exhibit at Migration Museums, Not History
Museums around the world are now trying to teach the virtues of immigration. But their simplistic stories do citizens a disservice.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 I Broadcast Myself on the Chinese Web for Two Weeks
In the process, I learned why Chinese millennials can't seem to unplug from the live-streaming craze.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Modeling Trump, Chechen Leader Launches His Own ‘The Apprentice’
The leader of Chechnya made two very interesting — and different — TV appearances this week.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Taiwanese Literary Landmark Comes to China’s Venice
The new bookstore from chain Eslite, known for offering yoga and tea lattes, will inevitably include a side of censorship.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Coming to America: the Most Beloved Chinese Novel Ever Written
But is it possible to translate 'Dream of the Red Chamber' for U.S. audiences without ruining it?
