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About once a month, The World Desk publishes a Special Report: an in-depth explainer for a decision residents actually face, with a short video and printable materials. General education, reviewed by a human editor.
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Simple, practical ways to lower the risk of falling: a safer home, supportive shoes, strength and balance, and speaking up with your doctor or pharmacist.
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Passport Weeks
A Passport Week is a fuller theme week built around one country: a Coffee and a Country visit, with a matching Coffee and a Story and Coffee and a Topic when they are ready.
- One a month. Each community picks one Passport Week per calendar month (January, February and so on, not a rolling 30 days).
- A growing library. We produce a new Passport Week every week, so the library keeps growing.
- Specials on request. Communities can ask us to create a special Passport Week.
Anyone can browse the list below. Full Passport Week materials are for subscribers and client communities.
Materials: subscribers only
Passport Week · Italy
Seven days of Italian food, music, art, bocce and conversation: the evening walk, a comic classic by Luigi Pirandello, and two Coffee and a Topic sessions.
- The full Passport Week: Italy kit: calendar, 16 activities, menus, Table Talk cards, trivia, handouts, two art projects, posters
- Coffee and a Country · Italy: “The Evening Walk”
- Coffee and a Story · “The Jar” by Luigi Pirandello, in a new World Desk translation
- Coffee and a Topic, two choices: The Pasta Grannies; A House for One Euro
Materials: subscribers only
Passport Week · India
Seven days of Indian music, food, film, art, tea and conversation: four old friends at a Kolkata tea stall, Rabindranath Tagore’s “The Cabuliwallah,” and two Coffee and a Topic sessions.
- The full Passport Week: India kit: calendar, 16 activities, menus, Table Talk cards, trivia, handouts, two art projects, posters
- Coffee and a Country · India: “Chai at Four”
- Coffee and a Story · “The Cabuliwallah” by Rabindranath Tagore
- Coffee and a Topic, two choices: The Lunch Box Men; Laughing for No Reason
Coming soon · Subscribers only
Passport Week · Haiti
A Passport Week visit to Haiti. Coming soon.
Materials: subscribers only
Passport Week · Cuba
Seven days of Cuban food, music, art and conversation: the Saturday “package” of shows, a classic story by José Martí, and two Coffee and a Topic sessions.
- The full Passport Week: Cuba kit: calendar, activities, menus, Table Talk cards, handouts, two art projects, posters
- Coffee and a Country · Cuba: “The Saturday Package”
- Coffee and a Story · “The Black Doll” by José Martí, with an About the Author page
- Coffee and a Topic, two choices: Thirty Minutes in the Park; Make It Last
Materials: subscribers only
Passport Week · France
Seven days of food, film, art and conversation around the long shared table, with a classic French short story and three Coffee and a Topic sessions.
- The full Passport Week: France kit: calendar, 16 activities, menus, Table Talk cards, handouts, two art projects, posters
- Coffee and a Country · France: “More Than a Meal”
- Coffee and a Story · “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, with an About the Author page
- Coffee and a Topic, three choices: The Forest Above the Cathedral; The House That Bet on a Long Life; Doctor’s Orders: Three Weeks at the Spa
- Fill-in screens for your own events
Materials: subscribers only
Passport Week · Brazil
Coffee and the welcome we pass along, a short story read aloud, and two Coffee and a Topic discussions: one woman’s quiet courage, and the samba that left Bahia.
- Coffee and a Country · Brazil: “The Cafezinho”
- Coffee and a Story · “Whoever Comes Next”
- Coffee and a Topic · “I’m Still Here”
- Coffee and a Topic · “The Plate and the Circle”
Materials: subscribers only
Passport Week · China
Everyday life, customs and stories from China, with a classic short story and a conversation about ancient cave art.
- Coffee and a Country · China
- Coffee and a Story · “My Old Home” by Lu Xun
- Coffee and a Topic · Caves You Can Walk Into