Talk about blindsided. Mr. Liu, a 29-year-old man who lives in the Eastern Chinese province Zhejiang, was dispirited about his social life. He reached such a low point in his dating that he agreed to a blind date set up by his mom. He spoke to the woman and offered to buy her dinner. When
We are so done with 2020. Many of us would like to go to sleep and wake up with this year in the rearview mirror. But we can’t. And unfortunately, the year is about to get one hour longer when we “fall back” to end Daylight Savings Time on November 1. At least one official
The Middle East deal that many decried as a “sideshow” continues to get better. Several days ago the United Arab Emirates and Israel announced a several-point agreement that included reducing travel restrictions and obstacles. The two countries will now allow citizens to move between the two countries without visas. And it’s getting better. The two
You’re forgiven if you’ve never heard of ‘caganers,’ which translates as ‘poopers,’ which are small clay figurines of people sitting on toilets or simply squatting, that are sold around Christmas in the Catalonia region of Spain. As odd as it might sound, the figurines are hidden in Nativity scenes and commonly feature Santa Claus in
Maybe they hope we’ll forget by then? Fukushima is the site of the infamous nuclear plant that was damaged by a tsunami in 2011. The cooling pools were damaged, as were the nuclear rods, which led the structures to melt down. To stop the meltdown from continuing, the authorities decided to use seawater to cool
