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Dennis Wilson
In 1961, brothers Dennis, Brian, and Carl Wilson formed The Beach Boys, one of the most influential bands in rock and pop music history. Dennis, the group's drummer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and sex symbol, also had a successful solo career. His longtime battle with drug and alcohol abuse had a profound impact on his life, and at age 39, Dennis died in an alcohol-related drowning. What was the nature of Wilson's relationship with convicted murderer Charles Manson?
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 6:00 am
Nestor Makhno
Nestor Makhno was an anarcho-communist Ukrainian revolutionary who refused to align with the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution in 1917. The enormous social experiment in anarchism that he helped create in Ukraine, first by driving out opposing armies and then by organizing the new anarchist system, was cut short by the Bolsheviks in 1921, when he was finally forced into exile. What anarchist work co-written by Makhno remains both influential and controversial today?
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 6:00 am
China Adopts its Current Constitution
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China, modeled after the 1936 Soviet Constitution, reflects Deng Xiaoping's determination to lay a lasting foundation for domestic stability and modernization and is unique in its encouragement of foreign participation in China's economy. It provides a legal framework for the liberalizing economic policies of the 1980s and drops the previous constitution's guarantee of the right to strike. What body has revised the current constitution four times?
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 6:00 am
The Incense Route
The Incense Route was a series of important ancient trade routes linking Egypt to India by way of Arabia. The incense trade flourished between the 3rd century BCE and the 2nd century CE, during which time these routes played a vital role in the transport of frankincense and myrrh from Arabia; spices, ebony, and textiles from India; and wood, feathers, hides, and gold from East Africa. Spectacular evidence of the ancient trade can be seen in 16th-century BCE Egyptian frescos that depict what?
Posted on 3 December 2008 | 6:00 am
Jean-Luc Godard
Godard was one of the founders of the French New Wave movement in cinema in the 1960s. The movement rejected the classic narrative style of filmmaking. Instead, Godard used radical stylistic tools, including jump cuts, character asides, and documentary-style techniques, to blur the boundary between fact and fiction. Godard's many works include Breathless; Weekend; and Masculin, féminin. Which of his films was condemned by the Catholic Church for alleged heresy?
Posted on 3 December 2008 | 6:00 am
World's Worst Industrial Disaster Occurs in India
The accidental release of methyl isocyanate gas from the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killed an estimated 3,000 people and ultimately resulted in the deaths of some 15,000 people. Another 500,000 survivors suffer from ailments related to the disaster. Recent documents, which came to light during a lawsuit against the company, reveal that Carbide had exported "untested, unproven technology" to India. What did a 2004 BBC investigation find at the disaster site?
Posted on 3 December 2008 | 6:00 am
Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace was considered a master of fashion. Born in Calabria, in southern Italy, he learned to design and make his own clothes as a young boy. By 1978, he had opened his own popular Milan boutique. He was awarded the coveted American Fashion Oscar in 1993, but in 1997 his career was cut short when he was murdered on the steps of his Miami, Florida, mansion. What has happened to the Versace label since Gianni Versace's death?
Posted on 2 December 2008 | 6:00 am
Calligraphy
Calligraphy, a term derived from the Greek word for "beautiful writing," is a form of artistic writing practiced by cultures throughout the world for millennia. Regarded in China and Japan as the greatest of the visual arts, calligraphy also figures prominently in Islamic art, which forbids the depiction of human and animal forms. Calligraphic works can range from functional, hand-lettered inscriptions to abstract fine art pieces. Which 21st cent calligraphic work cost some $4 million to create?
Posted on 2 December 2008 | 6:00 am
Fidel Castro Announces Cuba Will Adopt Communism
In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro announced that he was a Marxist-Leninist and that, under his leadership, Cuba would become a Communist state. His announcement came nearly eight months after the disastrous, US-sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion. Cuba's adoption of Communism, coupled with the country's proximity to the US, was a key element in the Cold War and continues to affect international relations. How many attempts have been made on Castro's life?
Posted on 2 December 2008 | 6:00 am
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