An American journalist traveled to Russia against the advice of his friends and colleagues and reports on his surprising impressions. (Ed.) John Varoli used to […]
Category: Eyewitness Reports
Meeting Animals In Prayer
Most high and most low This month I’ve been observing Ramadan, which means praying five times a day. As I prostrate, the dog comes to […]
Grieving a Dying World(view)
The Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana). “This panel shows the Buddha surrounded by lay and monastic mourners expressing their grief. These reactions are contrasted with […]
Being Buddhist For A Day
Keeping the 10 precepts, and failing Today, February 24, is Poya. A full moon day. Poya is a public holiday in Sri Lanka and you can do […]
Palau President admits to being colonial vassal of the United States
A leaked letter from Surangel S, Whipps, Jr, President of Palau to an as yet unnamed United States Senator has revealed a number of controversial […]
What’s Really Going On In China’s Real Estate Market?
Over the past 10 years in China, home prices in the vast majority of the country’s 2nd to 4th tier cities doubled in value and […]
Hamas Billionaires — How Big Do They Live? The 900 Trillion Dollar Question!!!
Billionaire Khaled Mashal, a prominent Hamas figure, lives in luxury in Qatar and eats at some of the best restaurants in the Middle East. (Image […]
Revelation: Repressive China Suppressed A Popular Toy Bear — Or Was It the Western Fake News Media?
Years ago, when I happened to see a large stall with lots of Winnie-the-Pooh products at the market in a medium-sized Chinese city, I stopped […]