Clair de Lune (Debussy) 4K Version

This visualization uses a digital 3D model of the Moon built from global elevation maps and image mosaics by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. It was created to accompany a performance of Claude Debussy’s Clair de Lune by the National Symphony Orchestra Pops, led by conductor Emil de Cou, at the Kennedy Center for the […]

Made in China’ Gadgets Turned into Mass Surveillance Devices

There has been growing concern in the West over the proliferation of Chinese electronics, which appear to have been hard-wired for mass surveillance and espionage. This should come as no surprise to consumers who have long been aware of various corporations and government entities monitoring them through their devices. But the problem with Chinese Communist […]

Piero di Cosimo, Florentine Painter of Classical Mythology

Piero di Cosimo (2 January 1462 – 1521), also known as Piero di Lorenzo, was an Italian Renaissance painter. The son of a goldsmith, Piero was born in Florence and apprenticed under the artist Cosimo Rosseli, from whom he derived his popular name and whom he assisted in the painting of the Sistine Chapel in […]

Webb Captures Rarely Seen Prelude to A Supernova

The rare sight of a Wolf-Rayet star — among the most luminous, most massive, and most briefly-detectable stars known — was one of the first observations made by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (Webb). Webb shows the star WR 124 in unprecedented detail with its powerful infrared instruments. The star is 15 000 light-years […]

How SVB Aided Chinese Communist Party in Its Tech Invasion

The March 10 collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) sent shockwaves throughout the American economic system, causing stock prices to plummet. The pain, felt throughout the rest of the world, was noticeable in China, where SVB has devoted a considerable amount of resources to fuel China’s technology growth for several decades. Across the Pacific, […]

Is Recycling Clothes an Achievable Mission?

The threat of climate change has forced the world to start thinking more about ways to reduce carbon emissions. Governments and non-state actors incentivize companies and individuals to reduce carbon waste. The fashion industry is one of the major industries where there have been serious attempts to reduce carbon emissions. Brands appeal to sustainability enthusiasts […]

Elizabeth Taylor interview with Barbara Walters in 1997

Elizabeth Taylor interview with Barbara Walters in 1997. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the […]

Building Reusable Cities: Prospects and Challenges

A future with reusable cities where materials from old buildings are used to construct new ones is no longer unimaginable. We are gradually moving toward that reality where cities will be purposefully built to reuse the original materials in future buildings. The construction takes an approach focused on repurposing and reassembly from the moment these […]

Scheduled Shen Yun shows almost cancelled in the Dominican Republic, tell us the 3 Musketeers

Did you know that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been interfering with the global performances of Shen Yun Performing Arts through financial and political means? This has happened several times in the past. However, it was surprising that even during the first-ever Dominican Republic tour of the 3 Musketeers, they encountered similar issues and […]

SVB Bank Closure Sends Ripples Across The U.S. Economy

The abrupt closure of three banks in the United States is sending shockwaves in various sectors of the economy and raising concerns about the U.S. banking system. Recent bank failures started with Silvergate Bank – a large player in the crypto industry on March 9, then Silicon Valley Bank on March 10 and later, Signature […]