Exploring the rich traditions of Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the most significant cultural celebrations across Asia. Originating in China, the holiday marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring, symbolizing renewal, prosperity, and family unity. Celebrated in countries such as South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore, and among diaspora communities worldwide, this vibrant festival is rich with ancient customs. It's celebrated on the first day of the lunar calendar, typically falling between January 21 and February 20. With parades, festive foods, and centuries-old rituals, click on for a fascinating look into the traditions of Lunar New Year.
2025-01-24T18:03:21Z
Spirit Airlines may deny boarding for passengers with ‘offensive’ tattoos, ‘see-through clothing’
Spirit Airlines has recently updated its contract of carriage, implementing new dress code rules for its passengers. Going forward, passengers “may be required to leave an aircraft” if they are “barefoot or inadequately clothed, or whose clothing or article, including body art, is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature.” “Inadequately clothed” also includes “see-through clothing." Clearly, it is now obvious that, including deciding what to wear, there are many things you may need to keep in mind before boarding a flight. From remembering your passport to packing the right items, traveling can be stressful. That's why it's important to remember some small things that can make a huge difference in your flight and potentially your health, while also maintaining common courtesy towards fellow passengers. Click through the following gallery to find out what you should never do while airborne.
2025-01-09T14:55:22Z
World’s largest iceberg on collision course with British island
Antarctica is the world’s southernmost and least-populated continent. Unless you count its colonies of penguins, which are estimated to number around 44 million according to the latest stats by the World Population Review. Known as the highest, driest, coldest, and windiest place on Earth, Antarctica also harbors the planet’s largest ice sheet. Now, new observations reveal that the largest iceberg in the world, dubbed the "queen of icebergs," is making its way toward a remote British island near Antarctica, six weeks after detaching from the sea floor. A23a, which separated from its grounding near the South Orkney Islands, is now on a collision course with the South Georgia Islands. While the iceberg will eventually fracture and melt, researchers are currently concerned about its potential disruption to penguins’ summer breeding season. Previous instances of giant icebergs becoming lodged near the South Georgia Islands have resulted in ecological crises, with countless seals and birds dying after losing access to the icy beaches and coves crucial for their feeding and survival. Situated about 170 miles (280 km) from the island, A23a could become grounded and shatter upon contact. Though this iceberg's detachment isn’t linked to climate change (it calved decades ago), scientists warn that warming oceans and air are making Antarctic ice sheets increasingly unstable, likely leading to more giant icebergs breaking away in the future. What could this mean for Antarctica, our planet, and the 44 million penguins that call it home? Click through the gallery to uncover the beautiful and fragile continent.
2025-01-20T15:15:35Z
Children and other unbelievable things sent through the mail
The parcel service revolutionized the way people sent stuff around the world. For a fee, individuals could ship all sorts of things across the country, and, in some cases, across borders. While today there are many rules on what can and cannot be posted, which include limits on size, weight, and quantity, in the early days things were a lot more ambiguous, and some people certainly took advantage of this fact! From parents posting their children to body parts being shipped out, in this gallery you'll get to know all about the weird stuff sent through the post. Click on for more.
2023-12-19T11:09:47Z
Exploring the world's 50 most vibrant neighborhoods
Everyone wants to travel like a local, and while it’s easy to translate languages with your phone and stay in people's homes instead of hotels through various apps, it’s much more difficult to figure out where the coolest neighborhoods are because they’re off the tourist path. Based on factors of affordability, new venues, arts and culture, foodie destinations, and general up-and-coming energy, Time Out surveyed more than 27,000 city-dwellers along with city experts to find what they’ve determined to be the top 50 cultural and culinary hot spots in the world. These are the places buzzing with life, free of overrated traps, and rich with the culture and community you couldn't get near many cities' most popular landmarks. Click through to see which neighborhoods made the cut.
2024-02-12T20:37:04Z
Countries with more than one capital city
The world has experienced plenty of wars, revolutions, and fallen empires, which changed borders and presented new capitals. In 1900, only around 40 nations had capital cities. By 2000, the number grew to more than 200, largely a result of new countries emerging after the collapse of the British and French empires, the Soviet Union, and Yugoslavia. Most nations chose one city as their official capital, but there are some with two or more, where they split administrative, legislative, and judicial headquarters, for instance. Curious? Then click on and take a look at the countries with more than one capital city.
2024-12-30T14:36:13Z
The 30 freest countries on our planet
One of the benchmarks of human progress is measured in the amount of freedom people experience in a given country. However, it's something that's not easy to determine objectively. The Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. and the Fraser Institute in Vancouver, Canada, co-publish the annual Human Freedom Index Report, which observes the relationship between freedom and other social and economic phenomena. Personal freedom might be described as our ability to voice our opinion, equality experienced before the courts, and the ease of travel to/from a country. Economic freedom is the ability of people in that country to do well, without the need for government assistance or an economic authority. To calculate the final Human Freedom score, personal freedom and economic freedom are measured and combined, then compared to the scores of other countries. Curious to know if your country made the top 30? Click on to find out!
2024-03-20T09:04:23Z