Catalina Vicens et l’ensemble Servir Antico – The City of Ladies (Video)
Organized by Maison d’Érasme in collaboration with Willemsfonds, Masereelfonds and Davidsfonds. A co-production with Early Music Vancouver. With the support of the Department of Cultuur, Jeugd en Media of the Flemish Community.
Empresses in the Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912
Overview When an empress or any rank of consort (imperial wife) was chosen to enter the palace, she pledged total allegiance to the imperial family and severed ties to her natal family. In effect, she became imperial property. At the same time, she was also highly regarded and could help shape the history of the […]
China’s Summer Movie Ticket Sales Nearly Halved Amid Sluggish Economy
By Lin Nai-Chuan WASHINGTON —Movie ticket sales in China have generated more than $1.5 billion so far this summer, a little more than half of last year’s record total of $2.89 billion, according to China’s Film Data Information Network, an institution directly under the Central Propaganda Department. Summer is usually one of three lucrative periods […]
Unicornis Captivatur, Codex Engelberg 14th c. (video)
Lieselot de Wilde – voice and calcant Catalina Vicens – organ Instrument after Van Eyck’s ‘Ghent Altarpiece’ organ (ca. 1432) by Winold van der Putten from the National Organ Museum (NL) UNICORNIS CAPTIVATUR The unicorn is taken captive, And presented to the king’s chamber From the snare of the hunters; The serpent is raised up […]
Nurse´s Song
By William Blake* WHEN the voices of children are heard on the green, And laughing is heard on the hill, My heart is at rest within my breast, And everything else is still. “Then come home, my children, the sun is gone down, And the dews of the night arise; Come, come, leave off play, […]
China’s Real Economic Crisis
By Zongyuan Zoe Liu Why Beijing Won’t Give Up on a Failing Model The Chinese economy is stuck. Following Beijing’s decision, in late 2022, to abruptly end its draconian “zero COVID” policy, many observers assumed that China’s growth engine would rapidly reignite. After years of pandemic lockdowns that brought some economic sectors to a virtual […]
Mary Poppins Wins Visual Effects: 1965 Oscars
Alain Delon presents the Oscar for Special Visual Effects for “Mary Poppins” to Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett and Hamilton Luske at the 37th Academy Awards in 1965. Hosted by Bob Hope.
Europe’s Stunning High-Tech Luxury Train
By Erin Levi As I sink into the plush, cream-coloured leather recliner, a glass of Champagne in hand and hiking boots raised, I’m ready for a three-hour spectacle where nature takes centre stage. But the stage isn’t just in front of me – it’s all around. I’m not in a theatre; I’m in Switzerland aboard […]
The Perils of Isolationism
By Condoleezza Rice The World Still Needs America—and America Still Needs the World In times of uncertainty, people reach for historical analogies. After 9/11, George W. Bush administration officials invoked Pearl Harbor as a standard comparison in processing the intelligence failure that led to the attack. Secretary of State Colin Powell referred to Imperial Japan’s […]
World’s Second Largest Diamond Found in Botswana Mine
By Michelle Graff The giant gem came from Karowe, the same mine that yielded the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona and the 1,758-carat Sewelô diamond. Letlhakane, Botswana—Lucara Diamond Corp. injected some excitement into an otherwise quiet and downbeat news cycle for the diamond industry on Wednesday. The diamond mining company announced the recovery of an “exceptional” […]