"It captures what it's like to live in this chaotic and deadening world so well it might be the movie of the year, and last year, and next year too. If a visitor from the future wanted to know what it was like to be alive right now, this is what I'd show them." —Sam Adams...
Photo: Uni You, courtesy of Isabel Crook, The Beijinger One of Canada’s most respected “Old China Hands,” Ms. Isabel Crook, passed away in Beijing at the age of 107 on Sunday, August 20. She was born to Canadian ...
She goes on describing how she and her friend could free themselves from the man and how she feared him. I asked her to explain what she means by ‘ciapaty’ and she explains: “you know, all kinds of nationalities, all Indians, I don’t know”. A similar explanation was given to m...
New Zealand-born designer Sean Kelly emerged as the victor in Season 13 by impressing the judges challenge after challenge. For the memorable “rainway” challenge — which tasked the competitors with creating a look that was both avant-garde and waterproof — he presented a white dress that blo...
George Washington was born in Westmoreland County in Colonial Virginia to Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington. At the time George Washington was born, the Julian calendar was used throughout the land. Using the Julian calendar, George Washington’s date of birth was noted asFebruary 11,...
This unfailing truth has played a significant role in consolidating a new-born government, upholding world peace and promoting human development and progress.In early 1947, Strong concluded her fifth visit to China and had to leave Yan’an. She later wrote in a letter that China was where she...
When Ellis-Taylor was born in 1969 in San Francisco, her mother had been grappling with sharp judgment from her religious community. The congregation of her Baptist church (where Ellis-Taylor’s grandfather was a pastor) did not approve of her mother’s pregnancy, which sparked from premarital...
A local museum has a tulip, daffodil, hyacinth crocus display every February. We’ve gone the past few years and it REALLY lifted up my spirits. I missed it this year. I didn’t even have the energy to dream about it. And also, my car was literally stuck in ice. We haven’t gone...
I’m a married expat myself, and have a daughter who was born in Brazil and has dual citizenship. In fact, most of the American, Canadian, and British expats I know have children who live abroad with them. For each country, you’ll find an overview of what makes it so attractive to...
The two are an odd pair if there ever was one: one tall, one small; one lowborn, one highborn. Yet their fast friendship will overcome any differences they may have, and guide them through some truly perilous adventures. — B.E. Starring: Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell, Finn Bennett...