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Seven members of K-pop band BTS stand wearing black suits in front of a yellow background that says "BTS Butter"

Dedicated BTS fans buy tickets to join virtual K-pop concert

Even fans in the US tuned in at 5:30 a.m. to watch the live BTS concert online. Culture critic Maria Sherman, author of "Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS," joins us to talk about BTS fandom.

Dedicated BTS fans buy tickets to join virtual K-pop concert
Stan Lee poses like Spiderman shooting a web from his wrist

The legacy of Stan Lee: 'Marvel let us dream'

The legacy of Stan Lee: 'Marvel let us dream'
A sunset with the silhouette of a mosque and man approaching

How 16 Americans found family, faith and their immigrant roots — generations after their parents left their homelands

How 16 Americans found family, faith and their immigrant roots — generations after their parents left their homelands
the silhouettes of members of the ultra orthodox community in Jerusalem

The ultra-Orthodox are the hottest thing on Israeli TV

The ultra-Orthodox are the hottest thing on Israeli TV
A Korean bean sprout dish, kongnamul muchim), gets an Uzbek spin (fresh cilantro) at Cafe at Your Mother-in-Law.

At this Brooklyn restaurant, you can get Korean food with a side of Russian history

At this Brooklyn restaurant, you can get Korean food with a side of Russian history
Bulk food bins

A new store opening in Brooklyn aims to reduce food and packaging waste

Bulk food bins have been around for a while. But an entire store devoted to selling everything in bulk, eliminating packaging and asking shoppers to bring their own containers is relatively new. The Fillery, a new store due to open in Brooklyn later this year, wants to be that store.

A new store opening in Brooklyn aims to reduce food and packaging waste
Industry City salsa party

A Puerto Rican enclave in Brooklyn confronts the realities of rising prices and gentrification

Antoinette Martinez grew up in Sunset Park with her extended Puerto Rican family. But with real estate values skyrocketing, there's no way she'll ever be able to get her own place in the neighborhood.

A Puerto Rican enclave in Brooklyn confronts the realities of rising prices and gentrification
Dan Sung Sa restaurant in Duluth, GA

You don't need a big town to find a Koreatown

There are pockets of Korean communities all over the US, places where food and culture make you think you're in Seoul. Chef Deuki Hong and food writer Matt Rodbard set out on a journey across America looking for Koreatowns. They wrote a cookbook about these places and the cuisine made there.

You don't need a big town to find a Koreatown
Carroll Gardens vigil

In Brooklyn, a big Muslim voice sounds out against terror

New York has immigrants from around the world, including huge numbers who practice Islam. Many Muslim communities here faced heavy-handed law enforcement tactics after 9/11, but they've since worked hard to defuse tensions and improve relations with federal and local authorities. The rise of ISIS as some community advocates furious.

In Brooklyn, a big Muslim voice sounds out against terror
E-coli glows

A community bio-tech lab offers a crash course in designing life — open to the public

Synthetic biology is no longer limited to the worlds of giant research institutions and corporations. There is a growing movement to democratize biotech and put its tools into the hands of bio hackers, artists and hobbyists.

A community bio-tech lab offers a crash course in designing life — open to the public
The soccer players at the School for International Studies are a committed group. Four days a week, they meet at around 7 AM for a pickup game before school.

Why knowing some Arabic helps in this New York school's soccer club

Sports can pay off in all sorts of ways. But at this school in Brooklyn, it gives some students from different backgrounds a way to mix that they wouldn't otherwise.

Why knowing some Arabic helps in this New York school's soccer club
The founder of Torah Animal World in Borough Park, Brooklyn, says the museum gets 3,000 visitors a week.

This museum is devoted only to animals mentioned in the Bible

Torah Animal World is dedicated to bringing the Bible to life — sort of. It's populated with hundreds of taxidermied creatures.

This museum is devoted only to animals mentioned in the Bible
The BP Amoco yard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn is one of the stops during The Poison Cauldron tour. Refining ceased along Newtown Creek in the 1960s, and today the name of the game is petroleum distribution from fuel barge fed tank farms like this.

Want to tour a toxic beach? 'Anti-tourism' explores the darker, dirtier corners of the world

The latest trend in tourism doesn't look like tourism at all. With the help of some adventurous tour guides, young urbanites are seeking out the world's most unusual, gross and often dangerous locales.

Want to tour a toxic beach? 'Anti-tourism' explores the darker, dirtier corners of the world
This is a patched work coat, or noragi, that likely never began as a full garment, but was rather made from multiple, very small patches — some of them the size of a postage stamp — that were all sewn together to create an area of cloth, and then layered.

Some Japanese will pay $4,500 for an old Missouri prisoner uniform. Me, I collect Japanese 'boro'

Why Japanese love America's castoff workwear and why some Americans feel the same way about Japanese wear.

Some Japanese will pay $4,500 for an old Missouri prisoner uniform. Me, I collect Japanese 'boro'
Balkan Beat Box

How Middle East sounds drive Jason Derulo's 'Talk Dirty'

Three Israelis recorded a song with a catchy saxophone riff. Seven years later, it's the musical hook for a Top 10 tune. Fans wonder how it happened. We get the story behind the catchy sound of "Talk Dirty."

How Middle East sounds drive Jason Derulo's 'Talk Dirty'