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Yesterday, we read in the New York Times that China has imposed a new Visa system on Tibet that makes it impossible for foreigners to visit the occupied mountain nation. This is worrisome for many reasons, none more so than the fact that whatever political and religious oppression takes place there will now be even [...]

Over the weekend a video of a botched building demolition in Turkey made the rounds on the Internets, and it got us wanting to see more buildings being blown up. Of course, demolition technicians are brilliant physicists, explosives experts and engineers, and get things right more often than not. We set out to prove as [...]

One of the most iconic images of modern history is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary: on June 5th, 1989 an unknown man faced down a row of tanks on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, where months of protest had finally ceased when the military removed protesters from the public plaza by force. Nobody ever discovered who [...]

On this date some years ago, research tells us, the first modern submarine was completed. Not surprisingly, it was the result of a major military research and development project, and a virtually limitless budget. What about the little guys, though? What about the toolshed handymen and wannabe mermaids (to indulge all manner of gendered stereotypes) [...]

China gets a bum rap (and with good reason) for all kinds of humanitarian and environmental shortcomings and offenses, but there’s some good amidst all this bad. After all, a rapidly modernizing nation with inexhaustible financial and human resources can get just about anything it wants done (like, for instance, the 3 Gorges Dam project). [...]

In a rare display of anger, the 14th Dalai Lama (at right) voiced impassioned frustration with the ongoing Chinese suppression of Tibetans and their culture yesterday, on the 50th anniversary of his exile from the occupied territory. In a struggle that has lasted over half a century now, and seen one of its factions grow [...]

Geronimo’s descendants sue secret organization, claim they have the remains of the Apache leader in their secret crypt.
Martian water exists and apparently contains anti-freeze.
I (still) want to believe.
Beauty is skin deep. And also, the rest of the way deep too.
Free-loading dolphins expect health care handouts from hard working humans.
Solar power in China! For 0.00006% [...]

Though no formal plans for the new president’s first trip to China have been drawn up yet, it’s never too early to start planning, reading and watching. Such is the premise behind Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s listicle of 5 suggested books on China and 5 complementary films for the new President, all of which are equally valid [...]

The big featured article on the New York Times’s front page this morning pertained to the skyrocketing unemployment rates among one of the most disadvantaged workforces in the world: migrant workers in China. The number of those workers without jobs has doubled in the last five weeks, reaching roughly 20 million. Though often rendered invisible [...]

Happy Chinese New Year, and welcome to the year of the ox. Because we here at Listicles embrace multiculturalism of only the most tokenistic variety (is multiculturalism tokenistic by definition? Discuss), we offer our predictions for the year ahead by way of China’s traditional oracular authority, the fortune cookie.
Actually, fortune cookies have typically been served [...]