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The Dark History Behind Recycling
We’ve all been taught recycling is a sustainable way each of us can make a difference. But the truth is that the plastics industry paid millions to push this message--and to sell more plastic. Here's the dark truth and how it's led to...
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Kee Moo Members Speak On Queerness, Belonging, and Freedom
Here’s an insider’s look into Kee Moo, where queer performers found friendship, belonging, freedom, and safety. As a group of friends bonded by both sexuality and music, they share their journeys to self-discovery–and what their favorite...
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Is Plastic Actually Being Recycled?
We’ve all been taught recycling is a sustainable way each of us can make a difference. But the truth is that the plastics industry paid millions to push this message--and to sell more plastic. Here's the dark truth and how it's led to...
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Asia’s Richest and Most Corrupt Man
Full video: How To Lose $150B Overnight https://www.easternstandardtimes.com/episode/explains-adani-hindenburg Gautam Adani was Asia’s richest man and known as a shrewd businessman who has a close, personal relationship with Indian Prime...
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How To Lose $150B Overnight
Gautam Adani was Asia’s richest man and known as a shrewd businessman who has a close, personal relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In January, Hindenburg revealed corporate fraud by releasing a report on Adani Group...
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More migrants are making dangerous trip to Canary Islands
Spain's Canary Islands are seeing a jump in the number of migrants attempting to make the journey from Africa.
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Pikangikum First Nation celebrates its largest-ever grad class
Hundreds of people gathered in Pikangikum First Nation in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday to cheer on the 41 students graduating from Eenchokay Birchstick School. The graduates included a mother and daughter celebrating their shared...
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Watch Pikangikum First Nation celebrate its largest-ever grad class
Hundreds of people gathered in Pikangikum First Nation in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday to cheer on the 41 students graduating from Eenchokay Birchstick School. The graduates included a mother and daughter celebrating their shared...
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Vietnam's Pole Dancing Merman Quan Bui
Quan Bui - Vietnam’s Pole Mermaid - is a world class professional pole dancer and instructor who’s made it his mission to promote body confidence and self love through sexy dancing. Quan’s classes demonstrate and teach other dancers to...
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JËVA: Being Gay Isn’t Your Whole Identity
Full video: The Come Up and The Coming Out of JËVA https://www.easternstandardtimes.com/episode/docs-jeva When Jeffrey was in high school, he first started realizing that he had crushes on his guy friends. He struggled with...
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The Come Up and The Coming Out of JËVA | Docs
When Jeffrey was in high school, he first started realizing that he had crushes on his guy friends. He struggled with this–especially when he told his crush he liked him and was rejected. He began questioning how long he could get away...
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India's First Transgender Soccer Team
India’s first transgender soccer team, YaAll, is created for trans and queer people, who feel unsafe in sports because of how binary it is. YaAll is disrupting, revolutionizing, and impacting not only soccer but India too. Can India...
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Across the Border: Why Women Are Being Trafficked Into China | Docs
China’s one child policy led to 30 million more men than women in the past 36 years, which has directly driven up bride trafficking from neighboring countries. Like Lào Cai, on the border of Vietnam: this mountainous rural province is a...
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Where Food and Drag Come Together
Though Filipino queerness dates back as early as pre-colonial times, the portrayal of drag was limited until shows like Drag Den became mainstream. This acceptance led to Butterboy cafe in #Manila, where brunch includes delicious food...
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Manila’s Butterboy Changed the Drag Scene
Though Filipino queerness dates back as early as pre-colonial times, the portrayal of drag was limited until shows like Drag Den became mainstream. This acceptance led to Butterboy cafe in #Manila, where brunch includes delicious food...
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This Asian Team Has Raised $3.5B
Xtreme Tech Challenge is the largest startup competition in the world, and it’s founded by two Asian men. Young Sohn and Bill Tai defied parental and societal expectations to become successful venture capitalists that are now funding the...
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World’s Largest Startup Competition Founded by Asians
Xtreme Tech Challenge is the largest startup competition in the world, and it’s founded by two Asian men. Young Sohn and Bill Tai defied parental and societal expectations to become successful venture capitalists that are now funding the...
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Donating Clothes is Saviorism, Not a Solution
Did you know that the average amount of times we wear clothing before throwing it away is 7? American saviorism deludes us to believe that “people in need will wear my old clothes” but what’s actually happening is the Global South...
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Donating Clothes Isn’t The Solution
Did you know that the average amount of times we wear clothing before throwing it away is 7? American saviorism deludes us to believe that “people in need will wear my old clothes” but what’s actually happening is the Global South...
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Volcano Guarding is a Family Business
In Indonesia, the government-appointed position of 'Spiritual Guardian' tends to Mount Merapi volcano both physically and spiritually. That’s because Mount Merapi is believed to be more than a volcano–it’s a creature of God. Director...
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This Volcano is a Spiritual Creature | Docs
In Indonesia, the government-appointed position of 'Spiritual Guardian' tends to Mount Merapi volcano both physically and spiritually. That’s because Mount Merapi is believed to be more than a volcano–it’s a creature of God. Director...
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Meet Masala y Maíz in Mexico City
Full video: Masala y Maiz: All About Liberty https://www.easternstandardtimes.com/episode/docs-masala-y-maiz South Asian and Mexican foods aren’t typically perceived as valuable, or worth more than ‘cheap eats’. That’s why Saqib Keval...
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Masala y Maíz: All About Liberty | Mini Docs
South Asian and Mexican foods aren’t typically perceived as valuable, or worth more than ‘cheap eats’. That’s why Saqib Keval and Norma Listman created Masala y Maiz: to bring food back to community, where it’s valued. But there are...
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Masala y Maíz: Todo Sobre La Libertad | Mini Docs
South Asian and Mexican foods aren’t typically perceived as valuable, or worth more than ‘cheap eats’. That’s why Saqib Keval and Norma Listman created Masala y Maiz: to bring food back to community, where it’s valued. But there are...