Meet Mumbai's Iconic Veggie Burger
Invented by a street vendor in the 1960s, vada pav is Mumbai's most loved street food. But now, there are vada pav chains selling frozen and fried versions of this iconic dish.
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'Loving' Shows A Quiet Couple In The Eye Of History's Storm
Jeff Nichols' new film tells the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, the Virginia couple at the center of the 1967 Supreme Court decision legalizing interracial marriage.
In The Mountains Of Georgia, Foxfire Students Keep Appalachian Culture Alive
For 50 years, high school students in Rabun County have chronicled their region's disappearing traditions and mountain people, from blacksmiths to moonshiners, in publications and a living museum.
The Real 'Hacksaw Ridge' Soldier Saved 75 Souls Without Ever Carrying A Gun
Conscientious objector Desmond Doss became a World War II hero during one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater. Now he's the subject of a new film directed by Mel Gibson.
Bolshoi Dancer Jailed For Acid Attack Reportedly Returns For Practice
Pavel Dmitrichenko is back, just in practice rooms. Nearly four years ago, a Russian court convicted him in a shocking acid attack against the Ballet's then-artistic director Sergei Filin.
'Loving' Provides A Graceful, Intimate Portrait Of A Marriage That Changed History
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga play Richard and Mildred Loving, a Virginia couple whose interracial marriage propels them to the forefront of the civil rights movement — and to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jason Reynolds, C.E. Morgan And Susan Faludi Win 2016 Kirkus Prize
Reynolds' As Brave as You won in the literary award's category for young readers' literature; Morgan's The Sport of Kings won for fiction; and Faludi's In the Darkroom won for nonfiction.
At African-American History Museum, Visitor 'Dwell Time' Is Off The Charts
"Dwell time" is the amount of time visitors spend wandering through a museum. In most museums, that's around two hours. But in the newest Smithsonian, some visitors are there for as long as six.
Marvel's 'Doctor Strange': A Long, Strange, Trippy Origin Story
Have Cloak, Will Astral-Travel: Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Marvel's Master of the Mystic Arts in a film that's visually stunning but doggedly familiar in structure.
A Brave Army Medic Saves Lives In 'Hacksaw Ridge,' Mel Gibson's Return To Directing
Andrew Garfield plays a conscientious objector who won the Medal of Honor in World War II. This "sturdy, muted, unsurprising" film is the first movie Mel Gibson has directed since 2006's Apocalypto.