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Dear Love Letter, Where Have You Gone?

Whatever happened to the love letter? Many are sitting in literary archives, while today’s youth prefers WhatsApps and emojis.

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Food / Travel Society

Shish Kebab: Back To The Source Of Turkey’s Best-Known Culinary Export

Shish kebab is the heart of Turkish cuisine. Similar ways of cooking meat exist throughout the world, with differing methods in the East and the West, but Turkey’s classic recipe is what makes culinary expert Oğul Türkkan remember his childhood.

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Economy Food / Travel

Twisting Open The Secrets Of Portugal’s Cork Empire

In the hands of the same family since 1870, the world’s largest producer of corks almost disappeared in the early 2000s. Today, this gem of Portuguese industry has not only reconquered its historic market, but has made cork the darling of many other sectors.

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Life Lessons In Portunhol, South America’s Border Language

Portunhol is a hybrid language spoken on the borders of Portuguese-speaking Brazil and its Spanish-speaking neighbors. The author’s time learning it was a reminder that language is so much more than just a means of communicating.

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