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We worked out why so many restaurants in Vietnam have great reviews

We’ve just returned from a short, but delightful family holiday to Vietnam. Two occurrences on the trip did cause wry smiles. After a couple of good, but not great, meals in Hoi An (a Google score of 4.9 based on 2500-plus reviews, hello?), we twigged that many Vietnamese restaurants and hotels are cleverly gaming t…

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Habibi Hussein review: The true hero of Palestine's Cinema Jenin finally gets his story told | The National

Audiences love a feel-good story. The 2011 documentary Cinema Jenin: The Story of a Dream had good feelings in spades, featuring German activist and filmmaker Marcus Vetter stopping at nothing to revive a once-beloved cinema in a small town in the occupied West Bank and bring culture back to the dispossessed. In his…

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Arabic word of the week: 'Naqwa', the art of choosing the best | The National

Our Arabic word of the week, naqwa, describes the finest, choicest or most select part of something. It can refer to the best people within a group, the finest portion of a harvest or the most valuable pieces drawn from a larger collection. More than simply meaning “good”, naqwa suggests that a process of examinatio…

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Prehistoric people in Eurasia, North America specifically hunted female mammoths, new study shows

Wooly mammoths were a favorite hunting target for Ice Age people in Eurasia and North America for many reasons. A single animal would provide a large amount of meat and fat. Its hide could be used for clothing. Its bones and tusks could be shaped into tools, weapons and art. And the largest bones could be used as bu…

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