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The article profiles American song writer, singer and storyteller Flory Jagoda, who has received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and her cultural transmission activities by singing and composing Ladino melodies.

The author discusses a workshop she attended in January 2014 by Saint Joseph Sr. Lynn Levo regarding celibacy and sexuality and having intimacy in life. She mentions that Levo discussed sexuality as human energy for connectivity and generativity and as a human search for the wholeness and finds expression through intimacy. She shares their reflections about poverty after reading the book "In the Service of Life: Widening and Deepening Religious Commitment," by Elaine Prevallet.

The article discusses the cultural transmission of popular culture through the East Asian region and the intersection of politics, economy, and culture, according to the research of Koichi Iwabuchi, a professor of media and cultural studies at Monash University. Topics include Iwabuchi's research into Korean popular (K-pop) culture idols and dramas, known as the "Korean Wave," discrimination against Koreans in Japan, and ethnological aspects of mass media culture.

The article is a Christmas story that focuses on how parents in a Spanish family gave up their cherished possessions in order to provide gifts for their children. It is explained why the guitar and Virgin of Charity amulet were valued items. The family's circumstances and poverty is described, as well as their love for one another.

Focuses on the efforts of the French government and European allies to fend of search engine Google Inc.'s dominance. Excerpts from an opinion piece written by Jean-Noël Jeanneney, the president of France's national library, discussing Google's plan to scan millions of books in United States and Great Britain libraries; Amount of money contributed by the European Commission to Jeanneney's counteroffensive, a nascent book-scanning project dubbed the European Digital Library; Fear expressed by Jeanneney that global culture will be overwhelmed by America; Other issues related to culture and technology causing a split between Europe and the U.S.

The article shares the author's perspectives on the importance of cultural identity among Indigenous people of Quebec for its political sovereignty. The author overviews the evolution of the Indigenous people of Quebec to the Indian Act focusing on resisting the structures imposed on identity-theft and cultural identity. The author also emphasizes on the importance of cultural identity and sovereignty of Indigenous people of Quebec.

The article provides information about "The Chorus of Elderly" which is a Turkish group that performs Georgian folk songs in Turkey.

The article focuses on Robert Monroe, a retiree from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, who enrolled at Prince George's Community College at age 62 and, at age 70, is close to receiving his second associate's degree, in criminal justice. It discusses his study habits, which are methodical. His motivation for taking the courses, it says, is that it is something constructive to do which gives his life structure and direction. It discusses his role in his classes, which is mostly as a student but occasionally as a counselor to his much younger classmates about planning ahead or quieting down so that the class can proceed in an orderly manner.

The article presents the author's concern over the language and culture of Anishinaabek, which are losing their strength and importance. He emphasizes on finding new ways to teach the language to young children, who are learning the other language through their interactions with the people outside their home. Children should be made aware of their own ancestors and the richness of their culture so that they can explore their identity.

Reports on the technology-focused lifestyle in the United States. Idea that people have adopted electronic devices such as cellphones that let them tune out the traditional house phone; Children being "the connected generation", with their iPods and use of online instant messaging; Examples of intergenerational tension caused by technology that isolates youth in their own closed society; Concern of baby boomers about the younger generation's lack of awareness when it comes to current events; Advice for bringing "techno kids" into the wider world.