The television series Asking the Vast Earth (问苍茫, 2023) opens with a scene of a young Mao Zedong swimming in the Xiang River, swollen from the heavy rains. A fisherman calls from the bank
On January 27, 1945, soldiers of the Soviet Red Army made a grim and historic discovery. As they entered the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest and most notorious Nazi concentration and extermination
More
The following excerpts are adapted from a report published in The Times (UK). In 1990, the eccentric British art duo Gilbert & George found themselves in Moscow, invited to display their work
More
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to declassify documents relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights icon Martin Luther King
More
Recent research has confirmed the existence of enormous mountains buried deep beneath the Earth’s surface—structures far taller than Mount Everest. These mountains, located within Earth’s mantle, are around 1,000 kilometers tall, over
More
A fresh dispute has erupted over the origins of the ancient bronze statue known as Victorious Youth, currently housed at the Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles, with Italian cultural authorities now
More
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, one of the world’s most popular cultural destinations, has made the unconventional decision to reduce the number of visitors it welcomes each year. Emilie Gordenker, the
More
Once revered as the lifeblood of mainland Southeast Asia, the Mekong River is now battling for survival. Stretching across six countries and supporting tens of millions of people, the river’s flow has
More
Harold Wilson, one of Britain’s most left-wing prime ministers, is shown to have had a close relationship with MI5 during his time in office, according to newly declassified files from the National
More
An Extraordinary Individual The cultural affinity shared between India and Sri Lanka is a bond which cannot be fathomed from the normal measurements of geopolitics. It echoes the deepest spiritual heritages derived from
More
Throughout the history of mankind, fires have had a dramatic effect on the course of world events, prompting reforms, laws on urban planning, and setting in place new environmental policies. As wildfires scorch Southern
More