In Cuba, expressing opinions in public can get you in trouble. But for Cubans trying to tell you what they really think, there's a single phrase that does a lot of work and carries coded truths. NPR's ...

The first month of 2026 has witnessed the explosion of American imperialism. It began with the Trump administration’s invasion of Venezuela and abduction of President Nicolas Maduro, continued with ...

The New Ulm Sprachklub creates an intimate circle for German language practice and storytelling. The group, founded about 12 years ago by George L. Glotzbach, continues to preserve German language and ...

Nushu emerged from the isolated villages of southern China and is the only language created and used exclusively by women. Today it is celebrated across China as a symbol of female empowerment, but ...

Palestinians in Gaza are slowly bringing back Christmas celebrations in their communities after more than two years of war. Congregants of the Catholic Holy Family Church in Gaza City gathered this ...

“Most of us struggle mightily with what to do with our hands while talking,” acknowledged communication coach David JP Phillips in a TED Blog post. Putting them behind in your pockets is “too closed ...

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. This past ...

You might know that UNESCO designates cultural and historic sites as world heritage sites. These are often places of great cultural, historical or ecological importance - think of the Great Wall of ...