THE WORLD AT WARCRAFT Jackie Chan did what he did best after the release of the Warcraft movie:be obnoxious.Jackie Chan—a man who made a career out of getting hit by mops and then,in turn,hitting people with other mo...
FAR SIDE OF THE MOONIn February,China shared vivid,high-definition,full-color photos of the moon from its 2013 Chang’e-3 mission,complete with Yutu rover.Why,you might ask?Because China’s sending another mission nea...
ARMED ROBOTS FOR SALE What’s rule one of robots,eh?Well,obviously it’s that a robot may not injure a human being or,through inaction,allow a human being to come to harm.But,after Asimov’s three laws(as well as the ...
NANJING:THE BURNING CITYDark Horse Comics-with their hands in everything from Sin Cityto Hellboy--published the China-centered historical graphic novel Nanjing:The Burning City by Ethan Young this fall,adding to a gro...
DGM BUYS INTO VALIANT COMICSBeijing-based DGM Entertainment recently bought itself into the Valiant Comic universe,with plans of turning some of Valiant’s more popular characters into films and television.Readers mig...
THE EQUESTRIAN ENGINEERChina has had some major scientific achievements over the past year—leaps in physics,technology,and space exploration.But,for seemingly no other reason than to have one,inventor Su Daocheng dec...
COAL ON MARS'It’s so exciting.This could be a promising indicator of life on Mars,'Lin Yangting,lead scientist from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences,told state media.The exci...