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Murat Palta makes a splash in the Turkish art world by imagining how a 16th-century Ottoman miniaturist would depict the world today. He blends traditional miniature techniques with modern themes by ...

We have the Spartans — why not the Janissaries for Middle Eastern Americans to cheer, or the Samurai? What is more a part of baseball than Japanese players? We could bring back the Cuban team ...