Actor Robert Ryan spent a good deal of his life promoting peace, civil rights and other social causes. In his long film career, he did something more daring: He willingly became the face of the very evils he denounced.
What are toddlers? In the addled brain of Bunmi Laditan, the mom-of-three behind the cheeky Honest Toddler on Twitter, they're a "cross between a sociopath, a rabid animal, a cocker spaniel, a demon and an angel".
A book about two men, one in his 50s and the other in his 20s, taking a 7,000-kilometer journey on kick scooters was recently published.
Beautiful beaches, first-rate shopping, luxury hotels and grand theme parks are working magic to attract Chinese tourists to Dubai.
Last April, 35-year-old Shen Lingling decided to quit her job and do a gap year for a 12-month study tour program in Chicago.
Cui Zhenkuan is still seeking change and innovation at the age of 80. With a career spanning more than six decades, the painter has committed himself to pushing the boundaries of ink art.
For the past 50 years, Chinese ink artist Lin Feng has lived in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The people and culture of the area has had a major impact on him.
Camille Pissarro's famous Boulevard Montmartre at Night shows a brightly illuminated avenue in Paris - the city lights turned into gentle dabs of oil paint. Next to the French impressionist's 1897 work is a painting by German expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner from 1912, depicting a Berlin street scene in flashy yellow, blue and black - the broad brushstrokes clearly visible.
When visitors to Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, marvel at the breathtaking ancient palace, they may easily start to imagine themselves inside a popular historical TV series.
Taiwan director Hou Hsiao-hsien scooped the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday for his slow-burning minimalist drama, The Assassin.
It's about 2:30 pm and Brandon Trowbridge is startled by my arrival to interview him. He's totally forgotten about the appointment after a busy morning, and has just started his lunch.
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