Home » Hot off the Press » Nothing Lasts
In yet another addition to the “nothing lasts forever” department, South Korea’s top national treasure was destroyed in a fire last night, the International Herald Tribune reports. The Sungnye Gate — or “Great South Gate” — was built in 1398 (94 years before Columbus’s arrival in the “new world”) as the southern entryway into the then-walled capital of Seoul.
And it took but one night of fire to do what invading Japanese and Chinese armies couldn’t, despite centuries of takeovers: burn the Korean treasure beyond repair. Foul play is suspected, though no suspects have been named.
Here's a collection of items that wind their way from...Read More
It wasn’t about Israel. It was Nov. 28, 1941. Israel,...Read More
Zakiya Carr Johnson hates the American system. She hates American...Read More