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Today’s episode starts with a worldwide caution from the State Department, detours through the return of cigarette culture, and ends with young people embracing old-school hobbies like needlepoint and mahjong.

Three stories. Three minutes.

Global tension, fake cool, and crochet.

Sources:U.S. Department of StateTruth InitiativeAssociated Press

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