#International Population overload The astronauts of the final Apollo space mission (17) took the 'Blue Marble' photograph 51 years ago in January 1972. It was the first taken of our globe as it looks in space and has become a source of wonder and hope for many people. by Wanlikhang 14 February, 2024
#Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong’s new cultural district deserves our support Believe it or not, this wide, green open waterfront space (pictured above) is in Hong Kong, a place more famous for developers frantically crowding buildings into every spare centimeter. This area should be celebrated, but the West Kowloon Cultural Center is being criticized for not being profitable. That argument is missing the point. by Wanlikhang 16 November, 2023
#International Dulce et decorum est…. …pro patria mori. This is a line from the Roman poet Horace's Odes (3.2.13). In English - "It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country." Throughout history, rulers have quoted the phrase to encourage citizens to go to war. It is one of the most shameful confidence tricks leaders perpetrate. by Wanlikhang 09 November, 2023