Few things are more creepy and beautiful than an abandoned building – even fewer are more so than an abandoned settlement. But abandoned cities trump both of them. An entire city that has been left behind as humans move somewhere else, now that’s an interesting...
A Coup d’état is the illegal overthrow of government and seizure of power by a small group of people. It’s as simple as that. When the conspirators take and maintain power for at least one week, it’s a successful coup. Any time less than a week is...
Bruce Lee was a real icon. He’s credited with bringing martial arts movies to the west, and for basically inventing mixed martial arts. He is also given credit for his role in breaking stereotypes and changing the way Chinese people were represented in...
I grew up watching Jackie Chan movies, and I remember them fondly. So I was pleased when someone asked me to write a list of the best Jackie Chan movies. He’s led an interesting life, growing up in the Chinese circus before finding his way into the Hong-Kong...
A proxy war is a conflict where the two main sides avoid direct conflict. They do this by supporting other forces to fight on their behalf. An example might be the current Syrian civil war, where Western-backed forces seem to be fighting against Russian-backed forces....
