You can trace the word “kawaii” all the way back to the start of the 11th century, when an early form of it, “kawayushi,” which at the time translated more to “having pitiable qualities ...

Elphaba's wig was braided in the capital by a woman who came to London as a Congolese refugee and now runs a hair salon in Seven Sisters. Video by Anna O'Neill and Povilas Balsys. This article was ...