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Tired of being ‘fetishized and invisible,’ Asian artists are changing the narrative

Ann Binlot, CNN In much of Western art, Asian women have often appeared as one-dimensional characters — sometimes seen as meek and docile, and at other times hypersexualized and exoticized. But such portrayals fail to show individuals coming from a myriad of cultural backgrounds, their identities rooted in distinctly different countries and histories. “Wonder Women,”

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Surreal photos show cosplay fans in suburbia

Oscar Holland, CNN In Thurstan Redding’s photography series “Kids of Cosplay,” the mundane and the fantastical collide in unexpected ways. Spiderman stares pensively into the middle distance as he grabs milk from a fridge. A group of Batmen cavort outside a small brick bungalow. X-men’s Mystique lays across the street beneath an orange sky, cigarette

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How American-style cheesecake was born in ancient Rome. Romans loved to eat cubed cheesecake as a snack between meals.

How American-style cheesecake was born in ancient Rome

Silvia Marchetti, CNN It was nutritious, easy to prepare and great as a snack, especially when sprinkled with poppy flower seeds and served in cubes. The ancient Romans feasted on a delicious honey-crusted cheesecake called Savillum, which is believed to be the real ancestor of modern US-style cheesecake. Instead of Philadelphia soft cheese, there was

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