WW2
Who Stole the Four-Hour Workday?
A four-hour workday could solve a lot of our problems. If everyone worked fewer hours, there would be more jobs for the unemployed to fill. The economy wouldn't be able to produce quite as much, which means it wouldn't be able to pollute as much...
The Internet Has Changed the Way We Remember War
I spoke to Tate Modern curator Simon Baker about Conflict, Time, Photography, a new exhibition featuring the work of Don McCullin, Simon Norfolk, and Chloe Dewe Mathews.
The Man Who Photographs Plane Wrecks
"You see an old plane, or an old merry-go-round overtaken by trees, and it provokes a story. It's the immaterial value that I still love."
Japan or China? Australia Picks Both
Last week Australia finalised a free trade agreement with Japan and Tony Abbott praised the skill and honour of Japanese soldiers in World War Two. China, Australia's largest trading partner who has bad blood with Japan, was less than impressed.
Rewatching 'Windtalkers' Is a Terrible Way to Memorialize the Last Navajo Code Talker
Chester Nez, the last of the Navajo radio operators of World War II, just died at age 93. The only way the media can seem to give his life context is by mentioning Windtalkers, a 2002 box-office flop starring Nicolas Cage.
Liam Maloney’s Stunning Portraits of Canadian Air Force Veterans from WWII
Liam Maloney has always been fascinated by airmen.
Germany's Blood-Drenched Debt Could Save Greece's Economy
Some Greeks are claiming Germany owes them $211.5 billion, including interest, for being complete assholes during WWII. Needless to say, that would put quite a dent in Greece's financial woes.
World's Oldest Digital Computer Still Works, Is Still Slow
Ever get kind of nostalgic when you head home for the holidays and decide to fire up the old Packard Bell to see if it’s still kicking? Maybe play a game or two of Skifree or load up Encarta ‘95 to learn some stuff about the world? Well, that’s more or...