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America may seem civilized to you, as you lock your door and hop on the subway or into the car, then hang around indoors all day. When you go to the zoo, there's a disconnect. Ferocious animals seem to be things that exist behind bars. It's easy to ...

Ahoy, matey! This Thursday, May 24 will see the U.S. release of a brand new chapter in the adventures of Jack Sparrow in The Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. While fans across the globe are warming their hands in anticipation, and studios ...

Last December, West Bengal -- India's poorest and third-most populous state -- outlawed rickshaws on the basis that human-powered transport is, "A disgraceful practice that flourished when the British lorded over the people." Buddhadeb ...

Six countries around the world have the eagle as their national animal: Albania, Germany, and Nigeria each share the regular, run-of-the-mill eagle, while Mexico, Poland, and the United States associate themselves with the Golden Eagle, White-tailed ...

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We Americans are notoriously bad at history and geography and the rest of the world sadly knows it. Unfortunately, the opportunity for misinformation and ignorance seems to be exponentially increasing thanks to online encyclopedias written and edited ...

The critically-acclaimed bestseller (yes, such a thing exists) Life of Pi is another step closer to finally hitting the big screen, according to Entertainment Weekly. Ang Lee, the director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain, is ...

Two and a half years ago or so I took a trip through India. I found it to be one of the most amazing trips I've ever taken. Like so many who make a trip to this massive subcontinent, I wish I could have stayed for a year or more. There was so much to ...

When I went to Bern, Switzerland by mistake once (I meant to go to Lucerne, but ended up on the wrong train), the only picture I took was of the bear in the bear pit. Because my own camera had broken when I dropped it on the stone floor of the church ...

Read part 1 of this story here. The automated gates chug and clatter open as a jeep, its windows ribbed with steel, noisily announces its arrival in the tiger park. Without the usual gaggle of tourists to impress, the occupants of a neighbouring ...