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Deep Dive
The perseverance of the Irish people in maintaining their language, history, and values created a world of oral tradition filled with both mythical adventures and practical wisdom.
For Ewenki herders like Yuguo Suo, winter means visitors from around the world; his family homestay offers intimate encounters with reindeer.
Voice acting is a performing art and skill in which actors use their voice alone to portray a character, breathe life into narration, or create sound effects.
Kosher dairies—pescatarian restaurants which follow Jewish religious laws regarding food—were once ubiquitous in certain New York neighborhoods.
Aboard Hōkūleʻa, a sixty-two-foot Polynesian voyaging canoe, the twelve-person crew uses no navigational instruments.
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