“We have a great culture.” We have all heard it. We have all said it. But what does that mean? Ping-Pong tables, free meals, and beer on tap? No. Yoga, CrossFit classes, and massage chairs? I so need that, but no. The promise of being part of a hip, equity-incentivized, fast growing team? Closer, but […]

Once again, blasphemy has caused a stir in Indonesia — this time over what counts as fiction. In April, Indonesians were shocked by a statement made by a well-known lecturer in philosophy at the University of Indonesia. In a televised debate, Rocky Gerung said that “Scriptures are fictional and there is still more narration.” The context of […]

Who hasn’t dreamed of living as a royal, waking up each morning in Buckingham Palace? Now, a rare opportunity to serve as a chef for the Queen of England (and actually live among royalty!) has popped up: the palace is currently looking for a new Demi Chef de Partie. A chef de what?! A demi chef de partie assists the […]

What exactly is cultural appropriation? A 2017 Opinion piece, quoting Susan Scafidi, a law professor at Fordham University, defined it as: “taking intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, or artifacts from someone else’s culture without permission.” This can include the “unauthorized use of another culture’s dance, dress, music, language, folklore, cuisine, traditional medicine, religious symbols, etc.” […]

LinkedIn predicts that digital jobs will experience the fastest growth in the next 15 years Retail and hospitality have been the fastest growing industries in the UAE over the course of the last 15 years since 2003, according to new data from LinkedIn. According to the LinkedIn data, retail and hospitality are followed by the […]

Michael Martin Murphey brings his five-day WestFest music festival back to Red River For more than 40 years, Michael Martin Murphey has been an indelible figure on the American West cultural landscape. His music career began as an “outlaw” singer-songwriter in the late 1960s in Austin, which was a sleepy town back then and not […]

  Flags from a host of Latin American nations waved from lanyards in the clock tower quad on the morning of May 3, as students and faculty advisors from the Adelante club made last-minute preparations for their annual Cinco de Mayo event. The event, which was almost entirely organized by student members of Adelante club, […]

Minorities face real problems in the US. What a waste of energy to harangue a teenager for wearing a Chinese dress. When is a dress just a dress? Remember those photos of the little cocktail number that looked blue with black lace to some and white with gold lace to others when they were in fact the […]

I firmly believe food is the path to reconciliation in Australia. When I cook with Indigenous ingredients, I tell the stories of the animals and plants I’m using, explaining their significance as totems and the deep connection between food, kinship and culture. At 12, I discovered a family secret: my grandmother was Aboriginal, part of the […]

Art and culture implemented in community spaces through public art and cultural events can have a positive impact on community health in multiple ways. On Monday, April 23, a discussion about Art and Public Health wrapped up the third and final installment of a three-part Art and Culture Discussion Series co-hosted by New England Foundation for […]