Food Art
February 18, 2023

Watch a Japanese Chef Prepare Crab Fried Rice in Under a Minute

When dining out, we don't always get to see the hard work and talent that goes into preparing each dish. So it's enlightening when people share videos of chefs at work. One such case is Takumi Murakami, the chef at the Shibuya, Tokyo, location of the restaurant Kani chahan no mise. His masterful skill of preparing omurice has earned him the title “god of fried rice.

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Woodworking
February 17, 2023

Slices of Wood Etched With Whimsical Nature-Inspired Designs

Chicago-based artist Zoe Feast is a maker with  many talents. Although she’s best known for her playful fabric designs, the artist has recently decided to create her spirited motifs on a different medium. Her whimsical illustrations can now be found on slices of wood. The materials for this collection come from a habit restoration project, for which she and a team of volunteers cleared nonnative plants to return the land back to a prairie state.

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Good News
February 17, 2023

Young Woman Who Donated Her Savings to Earthquake Victims as a Child Wins the Lottery on Her First Try

Sometimes, karma gets you—in the best of ways. When she was 5 years old, Juliette Lamour of Ontario, Canada, and her sister Sophie emptied their shared piggy bank for a good cause. They donated just over $60 dollars to the Canadian Red Cross, which at the time was raising money to help the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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Entertainment
February 17, 2023

Studio Ghibli’s ’Spirited Away’ Stage Play Is Coming to the U.S. This Spring

Last year, the beloved animated film Spirited Away (2001) made its live-action debut on the stage of Tokyo's Imperial Theatre. Adapted and directed by two-time Tony Award winner John Caird and Maoko Imai, the play had a month-long engagement in Tokyo before touring all over Japan. Now, American audiences will have a chance to see this unique play, as filmed performances of Spirited Away: Live on Stage will be getting a theatrical release later this year.

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