One word: VOGUE.

"Your aura will be renewed." 6/27/18 Dancing for Freedom in the Middle East In Lebanon, a country where the LGBTQ community still faces extreme discrimination, a scene is emerging that gives everyone a safe space to celebrate and express themselves. It's voguing, a dance form created for and by people of color within the LGBTQ community in New York City in the 1980s. Now, dancers like Hoedy Saad are continuing the tradition in the Middle East.  The Art of Blade Therapy In Taiwan, massage therapy gets an edge. Dao Liao, or "blade therapy," has been around for over 2,500 years, first originating in ancient China as an alternative to traditional medicine. Practitioners use specially blunted knives instead of hands to refresh and renew their clientele. The technique is believed to relieve headaches, sores, back pains and migraines and continues to be very popular in Taiwanese culture. This Great Big Story was inspired by Genesis. Dinner at Grandma's: The Restaurant Where Nonnas Rule Nothing beats a home-cooked meal, especially when that home-cooking is a hearty plate from the kitchen of a loving grandmother. Restaurateur Jody Scaravella knows this better than anyone—for the past decade, he's relied solely on older women cooking their most tradition-rich meals to staff the kitchen of his restaurant, Enoteca Maria.   This Great Big Story was made possible by Wells Fargo.  View this email in your browser.  Copyright © 2018 Great Big Story, LLC, All rights reserved.You are receiving this message because you subscribed to the Great Big Story newsletter. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list