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'Music Of Morocco': A Labor Of Love For Mid-Century Moroccan Musical Diversity

In 1959, Paul Bowles traveled around Morocco to record as much traditional music as he could. A new box set of those recordings tells almost as much about Bowles as it does Morocco half a century ago.

Automated sewing machines embroider oversized patches for the tongues of New Balance sneakers at a factory in Skowhegan, Maine. Murray Carpenter hide caption

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Chinese Consumers Embrace New Balance's 'Made In USA' Label

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'Music Of Morocco': A Labor Of Love For Mid-Century Moroccan Musical Diversity

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Alexi Pappas plays a young runner named Plumb Marigold in her film Tracktown. Pappas will compete for Greece at this summer's Olympics. Courtesy of Michael Sherman hide caption

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Track Star Alexi Pappas Chases Olympic Dreams In Her New Feature Film

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