Until Japan’s capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869, the country’s emperors ruled from Kyoto’s Imperial Palace for 11 centuries. During that millennium, the city flowered with dozens of shrines, temples and castles built in a rhapsodic variety of East Asian vernaculars: some meditative and simple, some with towering Chinese-style pagodas, others wrapped in gold. … Read more
No one will feel blue in this Smurfs universe. In celebration of the upcoming “Smurfs” movie, Airbnb has partnered with Paramount Animation to bring the world to life and allow a few lucky fans to live like a Smurf for a day. The four-hour experience will take place in the Belgian woods, the origin of … Read more
DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK, Del. — On a muggy July evening, Delaware state biologist Jason Davis is doing what kids have done for ages: Trying to catch a firefly. It’s nowhere near as easy as the summer evenings of his own childhood, with only a few in this large wetland between a bay and the … Read more
Up-and-coming rapper Enchanting has died at age 26 after she had reportedly been on life support, her former mentor and fellow rapper Gucci Mane confirmed. The “Wake up in the Sky” hitmaker, 44, mourned the death of his former protégée, whose real name was Channing Nicole Larry, in a tribute on social media Tuesday. “So … Read more