JAPAN’S BEAR PROBLEM
Japan is facing an unprecedented rise in human–bear encounters, a trend that has turned a long-standing
coexistence
into a national concern. Over the past
SYMPOSIUM
In early January 2026, Texas A&M University restricted a philosophy professor from teaching excerpts of
Plato’s Symposium
in his undergraduate course, citing
KOWLOON WALLED CITY
There are places that no longer exist, yet refuse to disappear. They linger in photographs, in blurred memories, in stories whispered with a mix of
OLD MAN IN ZHUJIAJIAO (POTD)
This frame was taken in Zhujiajiao, one of those ancient water towns that survive on the edge of Shanghai’s relentless expansion, like a
memory
WHY THE RIP IS INTERESTING
Spoiler alert: today’s topic may catch you off guard — a crime movie, well outside my usual territory. But stay with me, and you’ll