The Ups and Downs of Katherine Graham 奋斗与坚持：报业女巨人的一生 It could safely be said of Katherine Graham that few women had a greater influence on 20th-century American history. Wh...
All That Jazz “爵”代风华 You may have heard of Kenny G, but what do you really know about jazz? Jazz is a genuinely American art form that has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon. It is cert...
For the Love of Chocolate! 浓情巧克力 Most people know that chocolate is made from cocoa and that the origins of chocolate can be traced back to Central and South America. For centuries, the nati...
AN INTRODUCTION TO FRANCHISING 开间专卖店 Back in 1954, Ray Kroc was already in his 50s when he persuaded the McDonald brothers to let him be responsible for a franchising operation. He expanded...
Bad Things Come in Small Packages 拆信小心！ While most armies in the world shun their use, and military authorities exclude them from warfare, the technology to produce biological and chemical w...
La Sagrada Familia:The Unfinished Dream 圣家堂：未完的绮梦 By day, it rises up from Barcelona like an art nouveau dream. By night, it looms over the city like a Gothic nightmare. Whether it i...
When the Olympic Flame arrives in Salt Lake City, Utah, to inaugurate the 2002 Winter Games, it will have traveled roughly 22,500 kilometers through more than 40 states. For many people in Salt Lake C...
Although people of different ethnicities have been mixing for centuries, the subject of interracial relationships is still controversial. Even now, mixed couples face many obstacles, including laws re...
For many of us, walking in the rain can be a pleasant and even soothing experience. For those of us who wear glasses, though, drops of water on the lenses and obscured vision can have us running for c...
Bobby and Peter Farrelly have been widely hailed, and occasionally criticized, for their wacky, lowbrow humor that leaves audiences rolling in the aisles. We have enjoyed their goofy, unforgettable sc...
Transsexuality is an interesting, if baffling, subject for most people. It is often confused with transvestitism, even though the two are distinctly different. Transvestites feel a compulsion to dress...
The Fairy-Tale Castle of Mad King Ludwig 令国王痴迷的童话城堡 Nestled in the mountains of Bavaria, the fairy-tale castle of Neuschwanstein (New Swan Castle) stands as a king's tribute to the...
