On February 25th of this year, Facebook made international headlines when it banned the Myanmar military (also known as “Tatmadaw”) from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms. “Events since the February 1 coup, including deadly violence, have precipitated a need for this ban,” the tech giant explained in a statement.…
Why Borsch is a Serious Issue for Ukrainians By Mélina Froidure “A soup with political flour”, a dish that “stirred up identity conflicts’’… Content journalists drew their best culinary metaphors when, in the fall of 2020, Ukraine sparked a heated controversy with Moscow over the origins of borsch, a hearty…
By Melina Froidure It was only when I turned 20 that one…
On February 25th of this year, Facebook made international headlines when it banned the Myanmar military (also known as “Tatmadaw”) from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms. “Events since the February 1 coup, including deadly violence, have precipitated a need for this ban,” the tech giant explained in a statement.…
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By Melina Froidure It was only when I turned 20 that one of the great mysteries of my childhood was resolved. I accidentally discovered that I had grapheme-color synesthesia, a neurological condition in which people experience colors when thinking about letters, numbers or words. Everything suddenly gained clarity. Adults had…
Read MoreWhy Borsch is a Serious Issue for Ukrainians By Mélina Froidure “A soup with political flour”, a dish that “stirred up identity conflicts’’… Content journalists drew their best culinary metaphors when, in the fall of 2020, Ukraine sparked a heated controversy with Moscow over the origins of borsch, a hearty…
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