Looking for Luck
Best Wishes
Eager to brighten their prospects in India’s civic elections, political hopefuls are turning to superstition en masse.
Mobilizing To Dance
Dance
In light of the Occupy Wall Street protests, as well as the uprisings in London and the Middle East earlier this year, it seems that people are assembling more than ever. But in Taiwan, 700 army academy cadets recently gathered to celebrate, not to complain: in commemoration of its 100th anniversary earlier this week, the island’s government organized a number of festivities, including a jubilant…
RUSSIA’S HAIRY SECRET
Hair
The race for the Russian presidential elections officially begins today, with parties submitting their lists of candidates. After keeping journalists and their audiences guessing for over a year, Vladmir Putin has decided to run for President after all. And while everyone is raising questions about the possible democratization and modernization of Russia, the one question that they should be asking…