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Europe

Spain

The Keepers of Flamenco

How a Roma tradition became one of Spain's most famous exports

by Christina Zanfagna with Anya de Marie
Flamenco shoes of all colors lined the walls of the Gallardo store like rows of candy....

France

Hat’s Off

Paris’s famous milliner on her three-decade career designing headwear

by Stranger’s Guide
Marie Mercié’s extravagant hats have been worn by Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer and Prince, adorning magazine...

Ireland

Meet Panti Bliss

Ireland's most famous drag queen and LGBTQ activist

by Stranger’s Guide
Rory O’Neill a.k.a. Panti Bliss, is a popular drag performer and LGBTQ/HIV/AIDS activist. Panti’s forthright and...

Ireland

Portrait of a Pub

Progress and procrastination at Dublin's infamous Grogan’s Castle Lounge

by Dara Gannon
Photography by Dara Gannon
Grogan’s is a public house on South William Street in Dublin. Centrally located, it would not...

Ireland

Pony Boys

Irish horse culture in the inner city

Photography by Rian Dundon
When the upstart Limerick hip-hop duo The Rubberbandits released their hit single “Horse Outside” in late...

Ireland

So Long Out of Ireland

Teaching storytelling as a national tradition

by Colum McCann
I have been out of Ireland for many years, but in fact, I have never left....

Ireland

Brexit’s Collateral

The stories of people on the Irish border affected by Brexit

by Paul Clements
Photographs by Lorcan Doherty It has been likened by some commentators to a slow-motion car crash—but...

Ireland

The Travellers

Photography by Birte Kaufmann
My project “The Travellers” gives insight into the everyday life of one of Ireland’s largest minority...
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