A new biography of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping has laid bare "ideological confrontations and contradictions within the Party", its chief editor said recently.
A Chinese park ranger in Tanzania shares the drama of the animal kingdom in his new book, Xing Yi reports.
Judge Judy is offering advice to women free of charge.
In 1995 an advertising executive named Ilene Beckerman narrated her life story through the clothes she wore at different ages. Nearly 15 years later, Nora and Delia Ephron turned her whimsical conceit for an autobiography into a smash off-Broadway hit.
Take a disgraced reporter desperate for a comeback and a tip about new evidence in the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy and you have The Kennedy Connection, a crime thriller written by a media insider fascinated with one of the defining moments of American history.
Google teams up with more Chinese art museums for online exhibitions, Deng Zhangyu reports.
Like millions of parents, Aaron Sacharow welcomes those moments when his son - 7-year-old Tyler - takes a break from video games and picks up a book instead.
Making sausages, pates and cured meats at home can be tricky, but US chef Jamie Bissonnette in his debut book, The New Charcuterie Cookbook, shows their flavors are worth the time and effort.
During her recent trip to Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, the Cijiaolin village was the first stop for Wang Li, a 31-year-old military soprano. Not far from downtown Lhasa and situated on the southern bank of the Lhasa River, the village is home to some 300 Tibetan nomadic families. Wang, from the Performing Arts Company of China's Air Force, went to Lhasa to perform the lead role in Princess Wencheng, a musical drama, during the traditional Shoton Festival, one of the region's most popular annual celebrations that usually falls in the seventh month of the Tibetan calendar. This year, it was from Aug 25 to 29.
German pianist Joja Wendt had received strict musical training since his mother, a vocal teacher, first taught him classical piano notes when he was 4. However, to audiences around the world, he is best-known for his ability to improvise the scores of the classical piano repertoires, with a great sense of humor.
Every two years for over the past half century, the Paris social season has opened with one of the most prestigious art fairs in the world. This autumn, the world's treasures in antiques, fine art and high-end jewelry will be presented at the 27th Biennale des Antiquaires et de la Haute Joaillerie in Paris from Sept 11 to 21.
At a camp for Zen Buddhism in Lushan Mountain in East China's Jiangxi province, travelers lead a cloistered life for about a week. The daily routine begins at 5:30 am, when a bell is sounded. Campers then take part in an hourlong reading session from the "Diamond Sutra", a Buddhist text on wisdom, initiated by a Zen master to improve their concentration.
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