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Arts & Culture · August, 2025

Stories about Arts & Culture from August, 2025

Why the pani puri platter remains India’s favourite snack

It's a bite-sized explosion of flavour, packed inside a crispy, hollow shell

Written by Abhinash Das

30 August 2025

‘Social, peripheral and photographic justice for whom?’: A Brazilian photographer asks questions

Recording memories and publishing stories from the urban peripheries is to resist erasure by the established art market

Written by Agência Mural

Translated by Liam Anderson

28 August 2025

Can technology help settle disputes over Kendo scoring?

Kendo's score relies heavily on human interpretation of timing, shouting, footwork, and unity of body/mind

Written by Jo Carter

27 August 2025

A living archive: 42 Indigenous languages in Bangladesh preserved under one online portal

‘Multiling.cloud is an important digital repository for the preservation and promotion of Bangladesh's multilingual diversity’

Written by Nurunnaby Chowdhury

Translated by Nurunnaby Chowdhury

24 August 2025

Anger after university cuts funds supporting dictionary of Australianisms

Many Aussies have found the potential cuts to be ‘chunderous’

Written by Kevin Rennie

21 August 2025

Bulgarian hardcore music veterans bring defiance to ‘Hills of Rock’

The band Urban Grey blends heavy sound with sharp social and political commentary

Written by Diana Nikolova

20 August 2025

Melissa Koby becomes first Black US Open theme artist, and honours Althea Gibson by channelling her own Jamaican grandmother

‘I get to be a pinpoint in her story, and that feels like the real honour’

Written by Candice Stewart

20 August 2025

‘I painted so prison wouldn’t swallow us whole’: An interview with Iranian journalist Vida Rabbani

‘When space and materials are scarce, your mind does the work of finding freedom’

Written by Omid Memarian

19 August 2025

After rock star’s plea goes viral, campaign grows in Japan to save historic warehouses

The warehouses are among the oldest industrial structures in the port city of Hakodate, Hokkaido.

Written by Chris Salzberg

18 August 2025

A film shares the challenges of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic

The film touches on language barriers, LGBTQ+ issues, and the generational differences within immigrant families

Written by Filip Noubel

17 August 2025

A ‘Time of Trial’: Rastafari haven disrespected and ruined in Jamaica

‘In our pursuit of the Cult of Development, Jamaica is losing its way, its humanity’

Written by Emma Lewis

16 August 2025

‘Latag’ culture: Making ends meet with crafts in the Philippines

Latag is a local term referring to laying down a mat or table to sell goods

Written by Kodao Productions

12 August 2025

Dancing for Peace: How schools are uniting Nigeria through culture

Showcasing performances from tribes across Nigeria can help normalize identity differences for young people

Written by Peace News

9 August 2025

Tyap Wikimedia User Group: Revitalizing Nigeria's Tyap language with digital tools and platforms

‘If the elders couldn't speak the language fluently as of 2007, imagine the current state of the language.’

Written by Abdulrosheed Fadipe

8 August 2025

Not your grandma’s Tai Chi: Master Sun reveals the truth behind the flow

Qi is an energy converted from the air we breathe into explosive power

Written by Jo Carter

Translated by Jo Carter

4 August 2025

Wursita: Paving a path to promote the Javanese language in digital spaces

Javanese is a widely spoken yet unrecognized and underrepresented Austronesian language

Written by Adien Gunarta

3 August 2025

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