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Carnival in La Palma: talcum powder for Los Indianos and endless days of partying

While many parts of the world turn white for most of the winter, the island of La Palma in Spain does it for a day during its carnival... but in warm weather. Snow is not the reason for La Palma turning white. Instead, it's talcum powder, which...

PLACE: Something Special #30 – A very quick tour of Maastricht

Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something...

Great Adaptations: Chocolat on film

Hi, and welcome to this month's Great Adaptations, where we're looking at the novel Chocolat by Joanne Harris and the 1990 film of the same name, starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp and Dame Judi Dench. Over at Five Books For this month I've been...

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