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Amanda Kersey

Alexey Aizenman, Moscow Landscape, Oil on Canvas.
Arts
How the Russian Revolution changed the lives of Jewish artists
A woman talks on her cellphone on a bus in Madrid.
Culture
Spain tries to speed up — by putting siestas to bed
Ukrainian musician Zhenya Topov
Arts
In a Berlin handpan class, a close encounter of the musical kind
Souvenirs and wax figurines for sale in Fatima, Portugal
Culture
Vendors do a brisk trade in beeswax body parts at Portugal’s Shrine of Fatima
Tattooed human skin forms part of an exhibit in Portugal.
Arts
Portugal is exhibiting human skin with smutty old tattoos
Fado
Arts
Lisbon’s serious fado fans go underground
The Krump family
Global Politics
This Arizona family is moving to Nicaragua to get away from Trump’s America
Barcelona immigrant vendors _01
Justice
In battle for Barcelona’s sidewalks, immigrant vendors want a way out
Jessica Nabongo
Global Politics
What happened to everyone who was going to leave the US if Trump won?
La Mussara
Culture
A trip to Spain’s ghost town: La Mussara
Catalans who want to separate from Spain join hands as part of a human chain across Catalonia on Sept. 11, 2013.
Culture
Why one American wants Catalonia to be Europe’s new nation