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Anthony Nesty on How Swimming Has Changed

No Longer Just ‘Goggles and a Suit’: Anthony Nesty on How Swimming Has Changed

The first Black head coach of a U.S. Olympic swimming team talks to us about diversity in the sport and coaching in the Instagram era. At the 1988 Seoul Games, Anthony Nesty, middle, became the first Black swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal. He was recently named the coach for the U.S. men’s team…
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Bluefin Tuna

Why Bluefin Tuna Is So Expensive

A tuna once sold for $1.8 million, but you can get cans of tuna fish for less than $2 at the grocery store. So, what’s the difference? Bluefin tuna can be very expensive depending on where you buy it and which part of the fish you are eating. We spoke with the chef at Shoji…
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Amsterdam: The European capital fighting bad tourists

Amsterdam: The European capital fighting bad tourists

The Dutch capital is only home to about 800,000 people but draws up to 20 million tourists a year. Now, new policies are encouraging sustainable tourism to everyone. On a recent weekday, sunlight streamed through the clouds high above Amsterdam, casting rays on the city’s gabled buildings, its arching bridges and a sign in English…
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Hokkaido Sushi

Why Hokkaido Sushi is so Special

Exploring the Unique Ingredients of Hokkaido Sushi: A Look at the Local Seafood and Produce that Make it So Special Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan, is renowned for its unique and delicious sushi. The local seafood and produce of Hokkaido are essential ingredients in creating the perfect sushi experience. From the succulent salmon to…
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Poem If

If

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being…
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Lord Kitchener Calypso

The influential Calypso sounds of Lord Kitchener from Trinidad and Tobago

Anyone who is somewhat familiar with the well known music of Lord Kitchener knows that he was a very influential calypso artist from Trinidad and Tobago. Lord Kitchener was a well-known and influential calypso artist from Trinidad and Tobago. He was known for his terribly naughty and sexy, humorous, socially conscious and politically charged lyrics.…
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A Little Motivation to Take a Walk

A Little Motivation to Take a Walk

The Benefits of Taking a Walk: How a Little Exercise Can Make a Big Difference Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in a rut? Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed by work or school, or maybe you’re just feeling a bit down. If so, then it might be time to take a walk! Taking a walk…
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What’s left of New York’s Dutch past?

The architecture, language and culture of New Netherland influences New York today, even if most modern-day inhabitants have little idea of the history beneath their feet. From BBC When his children were at preschool in Hackensack, New Jersey, building restorer and historian Tim Adriance taught them a simple nursery rhyme. Although it has a Dutch…
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Business of Survival

Age of Change

The Business of Survival Explore aspirational solutions for change in this beautiful series on BBC.

mushroom recipe

The Very Best of the Best mushroom recipe with chef Jean Pierre exclusively for us.

Hello There Friends, Garlic Mushrooms are so easy to make yet so many people make the simplest mistakes when making them! Let me teach you some simple tricks to making the best Garlic Mushrooms that would blow any Steakhouse out of the water! Let me know what you think in the comments below.