Article: Li Zhensheng: Photographer of China’s cultural revolution https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53174079 Li Zhensheng realized that he could photograph the Chinese Cultural Revolution if he pretended to take the role of a state-friendly photographer. As a result, he was able to take thousands of sensitive photographs of the Cultural Revolution that he would Read more
“A statue of a slave trader which was torn down during an anti-racism protest in Bristol was “an affront”, the city’s mayor has said. Marvin Rees said he felt no “sense of loss” after the bronze statue of Edward Colston was pulled down using ropes and thrown into the harbour Read more
“More than 150 elders from five northern Alberta First Nations have contributed to a new tool designed to preserve Cree words and phrases. The free app, KTCEA Elders Speak, is a product of the Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Education Authority, which oversees six schools within five northern Alberta Read more
Article: The Depths of Animal Grief “Elephants’ response to death has been called, “probably the strangest thing about them.” They almost always react to a dead elephant’s remains. Occasionally they react to a human’s. The remains or bones of other species, they ignore. Joyce Poole writes, “It is their silence Read more
Article: Exam Hell and the Crisis in History Education “Rote memorization has displaced critical thinking and driven young Japanese students away from the study of history, argues the author, who blames the universities’ own fact-driven entrance examinations for the crisis facing the humanities and social sciences in higher education.” https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/a05103/exam-hell-and-the-crisis-in-history-education.html Read more
Article: Links found between selfie viewing and decreased self-esteem” “Frequent viewing of selfies through social network sites like Facebook is linked to a decrease in self-esteem and life satisfaction, according to Penn State researchers in mass communications.” links found between selfie viewing and decreased self-esteem” https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019141814.htm This RLE has a Read more