In Japan, the onset of spring is synonymous with the
cherry blossom, or sakura, season. To attract some
of the thousands of locals and tourists that flock to
parks to see the beautiful, albeit brief, two-week
bloom, many restaurants offer sakura inspired
specialties.
On March 10, Professor Robert Kelly was doing what
the expert on South Korea does regularly —
discussing a political situation on live television with
a BBC News reporter via Skype. In this case, the
topic was South Korean President Park Geun-hye's
unprecedented March 9th impeachment for
committing “acts that violated the Constitution an...
Two days before Valentine’s Day, 40 couples dressed
in gorgeous wedding gowns and black tuxedos tied
the knot at a mass wedding ceremony in Peru’s
capital, Lima. Not impressed? How about if we tell
you that the brides and grooms were dogs?
On February 11, thousands of people, many dressed
in costumes and masks, gathered at the Rio de
Cannaregio in Venice to watch the spectacular water
show that marked the opening of the Carnevale di
Venezia, or Carnival of Venice. The brainchild of the
creative minds at Corona Events artist company, it
featured colorful floating structures and acrobatic ...
To get into the spirit of last night’s NFL
Championship game between the Atlanta Falcons
and the New England Patriots, astronauts aboard the
International Space Station (ISS) also decided to play
“ball.” In a video released by NASA, Tim Kopra is
seen gently tossing a football down the length of the
ISS. By the time it got to the end, the ball had cov...
Disney is famous for creating interrelated plot lines
across its superhero blockbusters – from Iron Man to
The Avengers to even the television series, Agents of
Shield. Now the movie studio has confirmed a theory
first suggested by a fan in 2013 — the animated
movies made by its subsidiary, Pixar, also share a
common universe.
Hawaii’s Big Island is known for many things — its
rich culture, active volcanoes, black sand beaches,
green rainforests, and of course year-round warm,
humid, weather. This year, the sunny paradise can
add snow to this impressive list. Since early
December, almost three feet of snow has blanketed
the over 13,000-feet high volcano peaks of the Ma...
American rock band OK Go has been entertaining
fans with their original music videos since 2006. The
inaugural creation for their song "Here It Goes
Again" filmed with the group’s four members
performing atop fast-moving treadmills became one
of the year’s biggest hits and even won a Grammy.
The video for “This Too Shall Pass” released in 201...
The Mannequin Challenge is the latest viral Internet
video trend that is taking the world by storm. As the
name indicates, it involves being frozen in action for
about a minute while the video is being recorded,
usually with a catchy tune playing in the
background.
