Dalceridae are commonly referred to as “slug” caterpillars because of their impressively slimy appearance. If I’m honest, I think the nickname is a little unfair. Slugs are unanimously considered to be ugly, whereas I...
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Recently, a convoy of Korean warships arrived in Vladivostok, Russia. I’m not sure what they were up to, but I’m assuming it’s pretty nippy out there. Good, huh? MORE FROM KOREA: SOUTH KOREANS EATING...
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Us humans like to look at things we didn’t expect to see. Anything from car crashes to murder victims, it’s an odd habit that I doubt we’ll ever lose. The bad old days...
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You could easily argue that the Korean soldier Yang Kyoungjong was the luckiest and the unluckiest soldier that ever lived. He managed to find himself fighting for three different countries: Japan, Germany and...
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Some believe Jesus was crucified, buried in a cave, rose again and ascended to heaven leaving no earthly trace. Others believe Jesus died as a normal man and remained buried and rotted away,...
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In 1934, as part of Stalin’s nationality policy, Russia provided the Jewish population with their very own self-governed Oblast (the equivalent of the UK’s counties). The idea was to keep Yiddish culture alive,...
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Colletto Fava is a 5,000 ft (1,500 metre) hill in Italy. In 2005, Members of the Viennese art group Gelitin (which inclides M. Puletta, Corroni Fali, Razzoli Caputo, and R. Calizone) decided to...
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The pine forest swastika was a massive and mysterious pattern drawn by carefully planted larch trees in a pine forest near Zernikow, Uckermark district, Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. The image, covering 3,600 square metres...
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A video of a laborer windmilling to death metal. It’s not something I’ve seen before, it’s not something I’ve wanted to see before, it’s not something I have even considered searching for. But,...
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Julie Heffernan is a California born, New York resident. Her paintings were described by the writer Rebecca Solnit as “a new kind of history painting.” Her works are full of an ancient mythological symbolism but with...
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