Around the world in 20 days
Revoli Tarnim

Dr. Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones sailed into the record books early Saturday morning, when their Breitling Orbiter 3 completed the first non-stop balloon trip around the world. They began their adventure on March 1st, after they took off from Chateau-d’Oex in the Swiss Alps. more...

Wagging the dog
Mike Ching

In 1959, Fidel Castro ended the Cuban revolution, putting an end to hot local conflict. But in doing so, he created the conditions for a long-distance conflict between the Cubans who lost their assets and social positions and those who took them over. more...

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