Dodging Bullets to Make the World's Best Coffee in Mexico
Juan Carlos Lopez is braving local violence so that indigenous workers can get a share of the profits.
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The Mongolian Wonder Women
In Ulaanbaatar, a small women's rights group is using comic books to nurture Mongolian women's ambitions.
Instruments of Fate
Caleb Byerly works with indigenous communities to rediscover—and rebuild—their people's lost instruments.
Can Art Help People Feel the Devastation of Climate Change?
Miranda Massie hopes the Climate Museum in New York City can convince visitors to be better stewards of the climate—by appealing at once to their intellect and their emotions.
How Women's Studies Is Helping Rural Teens Fix Their Social Culture
With her pioneering courses, Annie Delgado is filling in the gaps left by more traditional curricula.
Inside the Theater of Complicity
In SupremacyLand, visitors are forced to examine how they respond to overt expressions of racial bigotry.
Sarah Jones' Theater of Resistance
The playwright and actress' one-woman shows are deeply political—but she isn't here to preach.
Save American Poetry, Read a Cowboy
At the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, readers and writers celebrate the lyrical beauty of rural existence.
The Life and Times of the World's Oldest Performing Drag Queen
Walter Cole has spent the past 50 years performing at his club in Portland. During that time he became an icon and leader in the community.
Mexican Artist Rafa Esparza's Physical Representation of Immigrant Nostalgia
Rafa Esparza's adobe installations serve as a backdrop for the work of others, but they also tell Esparza's own story—and that of his immigrant parents.
You've Got Braille
India's first English-language lifestyle magazine in Braille is bringing quizzes, fashion stories, and inspirational profiles to the biggest blind population in the world.
What Makes a Community Cry Witch?
As political instability roils the Central African Republic, neighbors are accusing neighbors of practicing the dark arts.
A Holocaust Museum Where Talking Is Encouraged
Eva Kor survived Auschwitz and Josef Mengele. Today, she's healing by telling her story.
Angelina Jolie's Latest Film Comes Under Fire From Human Rights Watch
The director may have cast the controversial Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in First They Killed My Father.
This Year's Emmy Nominations Were the Most Diverse Ever. Again.
Comedy was the most diverse category, and Limited Series or Movie the least.
Trump Reminds America That the Arts Have No Place in His Agenda
Trump's budget proposal would come at a cost to his core voter contingent.
Standing Up for Transgender Acceptance
In their California comedy show, couple Robin Tran and Cate Gary share their complex love story—and normalize comedy about gender transitions in the process.
At Film Festivals Last Year, Men Directed Three Times as Many Films as Women
And that's actually an improvement over recent years.
A Look Inside the Refugees' Theatre
As the population of displaced Syrians swells in Germany, one storytelling series aims to expedite integration through first-person narrative.
Why Is This Transgender Teen Drama Reportedly Rated R?
The MPAA has a long history of penalizing films for sexual references, language, and drug use — while being lax with those containing explicit violence.
Steven Mnuchin Apologizes for ‘Lego Batman Movie’ Plug
Though the comment was made in jest, watchdogs likened it to Kellyanne Conway’s plug for Ivanka Trump’s fashion line.
Dating the Petroglyphs of the Mongolian Altai
The history of man and climate, written into the bedrock of Mongolia.
India's First Transgender Band Is Fighting Prejudice One Song at a Time
And Bollywood may just be the perfect platform.