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Once upon a time, members of the Code Switch team were just kids, learning about race and identity for the first time. So on this episode, we’re sharing some of the books, movies and music that deeply influenced each of us at an early age — and set us on the path to being the race nerds we are today. This episode was produced by Courtney Stein and Jess Kung, edited by Leah Donnella and engineered by Kwesi Lee.

It usually starts with a joke: “you snore like a tractor” or even, “your snores shook the walls.” But snoring can go beyond jokes and a bit of fun. Interestingly, a 2024 Tamil film DeArcentred around a newly-married couple, Deepika and Arjun, where oddly, the wife’s snoring becomes a point of contention, used both in comedic and emotional strains. The film sensitively portrayed how something as common as snoring can affect not just sleep, but relationships, self-esteem, and daily functioning. It also underlined a deeper truth, which is that snoring is not merely a social nuisance, it could be a…

South Africa vs New Zealand (SA vs NZ), Zimbabwe Tri-Series 2nd T20I Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: South Africa and New Zealand will lock horns in the second match of the T20I Tri-Series being played in Zimbabwe today. The Proteas, beaming with fresh faces in the shortest format under skipper Rassie van der Dussen, got off to a blazing start in the series, beating Zimbabwe by five wickets in the opener. Meanwhile, the Black Caps will be up for their first match since April as new coach Rob Walter takes up his first assignment since replacing Gary Stead. SA vs…

AI is transforming how people navigate the internet, and that has major implications for the web’s business model. NPR speaks with Ashley Gold, senior tech and policy reporter at Axios.

I know it’s a controversial take among frequent flyers, but I genuinely love sitting in the bulkhead row (it’s been called everything from the “least favorite seat” and the row you should “never sit in” down to one of the “worst seats in Economy”). Sure, it comes with a few trade-offs—mainly no underseat storage—but the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks for me. The extra legroom is a game-changer, especially on long-haul flights, and with no seat directly in front, it feels less claustrophobic and more open. That said, flying bulkhead requires a bit of strategy. You must be deliberate about…

Thousands of Nigerians attended the funeral procession of former President Muhammadu Buhari, in his hometown of Dauru.

Sectarian violence in the predominantly Druze city has resumed in force with deaths reported in the dozens.Fighting between Druze armed groups and government troops has continued in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda, with a ceasefire in tatters, as Israel launched further strikes on Syrian forces and warned it would escalate unless they withdrew. The sectarian violence in the predominantly Druze city resumed in force on Wednesday, despite the announcement of a ceasefire by the Syrian government the previous night, Syria’s defence ministry told Al Jazeera. Ministry officials blamed groups “outside the law” for breaking the ceasefire and attacking government…

New DelhiJul 16, 2025 14:13 IST First published on: Jul 16, 2025 at 14:13 IST Share In what insiders termed a significant bureaucratic move, the Centre has posted 1991-batch AGMUT, or central cadre, IAS officer Puneet Kumar Goel as the chief secretary of Manipur. BJP sources said the move, which is said to be part of an ongoing and significant gubernatorial and bureaucratic overhaul, was aligned with “possible legislative business related to the state of Manipur” and likely to entail an extension of the ongoing President’s Rule there during the upcoming Monsoon Session. Manipur is under President’s Rule following ethnic…

Viewers can “hype” a video for the first week after it is published and then “hype” it for free up to three times a week [File] | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement YouTube has launched its ‘Hype’ feature in India that enables viewers to upvote videos by creators with 500 to 5,00,000 subscribers in order to help them reach new viewers and increase their visibility, said the company in a blog post.The Google-owned video platform noted it had received feedback that smaller creators were finding it challenging to reach new viewers even if they already had dedicated fans. The ‘Hype’ feature…

On Location peels back the curtain on some of your favorite films, television shows, and more.If Lena Dunham’s first TV hit, Girls, was her millennial-generation answer to Sex and the City, then her latest is a touching salute to all things British. Too Much is a 10-episode riff on the great Richard Curtis romcom model, from Four Weddings and a Funeral to Bridget Jones, complete with nods to the Jane Austen period dramas that gave him his template.Also taking cues from the success of Emily in Paris, the show plunges heartbroken New Yorker Jess (character comedian Megan Stalter, recently seen…