YEAR IN A NUTSHELL…Clockwise, from top left: The year 1933 saw the passing of the “Queen of the Nightclubs”Texas Guinan—more than 10,000 showed up for her funeral in November; also that monthThomas G.W. SettleandC.L Fordneyascended to the stratosphere in theCentury of Progressballoon...
As for the origin of the racist and false dog and cat-eating migrants trope, New York magazine’s Jonathan Chaitcallsit a “lie,” that “originated from white-supremacist sites online, which relentlessly promote the idea that non-white immig...
Fiji Airways revealed their brand new state‑of‑the‑art business class lounge at Nadi International Airport last night. Following 12 months of design and development, Fiji Airways says their Premier Lounge is a first‑of‑its‑kind for the region complete with a number of special...
Sun Yat Sen, is acknowledged by both the most hardcore Communists and the most fervent Nationalists as the common origin point for modern China. This is drilled into every schoolkid on both sides of the Strait and forms a common vocabulary among their diplomats. The point is to understand Xi...