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By Patrick Bixby, author of License to Travel: A Cultural History of the PassportPassports occupy a place in some of our most avid fantasies. They can promise travel to exotic destinations; they can provide secure passage to a new life far away; they can enable flight from the dangers, the restr

Edited by Lia Tjandra, Art Director Emily Park, senior editor: This japchae recipe comes from my favorite Korean food blog, Maangchi. The sweet potato noodles are gluten free, and the dish is easily adaptable to different vegetables and proteins, so feel free to experiment according to your